All about studying IR at KU
If you have any questions about our IR courses, final theses, or other examinations by members of the Chair, please contact the respective lecturer or the Faculty’s Student Advisory Service (Studienberatung der GGF).
Courses in the winter semester 2025/2026 (if not specified otherwise, the courses are held in German)
BA courses
Module "Actors and Systems in International Politics"
Lecture: "Actors and Systems in International Politics" - Prof Dr Klaus Brummer
Tutorial: "German Foreign and Security Policy" - Dr Andreas N. Ludwig
Tutorial: "US Foreign Policy" (in English) - Jeff Montrose, MA
MA courses
Modul "Theories, Structures and Orders in World Politics"
Master Seminar: "Triebkräfte der internationalen Beziehungen" - Prof Dr Klaus Brummer
Master Seminar: "Foreign Policy Decision-Making" (in English) - Prof Dr Klaus Brummer
Tutorial: “Overcoming State-Centrism: Sub-State Actors in International Relations” (in English) - Dr Andreas N. Ludwig
Tutorial: "Scenario Building Methods in International Relations: Theory and Practice" (in English) - Dr Andreas N. Ludwig
Module "International Law: Sources, Principles and Current Developments"
Lecture/Seminar: "International Law" (in English) - Dr Gurgen Petrossian
Tutorial: "Legalization of International Politics" (in English) - Prof Dr Klaus Brummer
Module "Model United Nations"
Seminar: "Model United Nations" (in English) - Stephan Fouquet, MA
Simulation: "Model United Nations" (in English) - Stephan Fouquet, MA
Key Qualifications
Key Qualifications at the GGF is aimed at students in the 1st and 2nd semesters and includes offers that are specifically tailored to the introductory phase of studies.
However, students from higher semesters are also welcome....
The faculty's own program for academic propaedeutics also includes special events for students of political science each semester.
All events can be found on KU.Campus here...