Scholarships for Master Programmes in Public Policy and ... - Daad

1. Public Economics, Law and Politics (PELP)
The Location
The city of Lüneburg is over 1,000 years old and
situated in the North of Germany close to the
vibrant city of Hamburg. The Leuphana Graduate
School stands for a new university model. As
part of its Excellence Competition in December
2007, the Donors’ Association for German
Science granted distinguished recognition to the
Leuphana model for its profile and strategy.
Intensive faculty advising and work in small
groups encourage the communicative exchange
and an active learning community.
Photo credits: Michael J. Zirbes, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lüneburg
The Course
The two-year degree programme Public
Economics, Law and Politics (PELP) MA
requires 120 ECTS credit points and is
concluded with the Master’s thesis during the
fourth semester. The programme unites
disciplines that have traditionally examined the
relationship between state, society and
economy. Questions, problems and solutions
that emerge from this complex network of
relations will be analysed from the perspective of
Political Science, Economics and Law. The
causes, the contexts and the social and
economic effect of state action stand at the
centre of this programme. In addition, the
programme also focuses on development theory
and policy which will be of special interest to
PPGG candidates. Students are provided with an
academically grounded, yet interdisciplinary,
account of how politics, law and economy
interact. Classes are mainly taught in German,
but there are also classes that are taught in
English.
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