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Exchange Political Science

Exchange and Study Abroad Students

Exchange students please note the following, for course with levels 300 or 400:

This is an advanced course. You must be a Political Science or International Relations student at your home university in order to take it. If you are unsure of whether you meet this requirement, please contact us at exchangeps@fsw.leidenuniv.nl before requesting admission to this course.

Exchange Political Science 2024-2025

These courses offered by the Institute of Political Science are open for Exchange students and Study Abroad. The courses take place in Leiden or The Hague, as indicated in the course description.

please see the Prospective students website for information on how to apply.

Schedules are accessible via MyTimetable, after registration.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Semester I
Introduction to International Organisations 5
Introduction to International Relations (for Exchange) 5
Comparative Analysis of Political Systems 5
Electoral Competition in Contemporary Democracies 5
Analyzing International Relations 5
International Political Economy (IRO) 5
Actors in World Politics (for Exchange) 5
Economics for Political Scientists 5
The Politics and Strategy of Weapons of Mass Destruction 5
Introduction to International Political Economy 5
The Power of the Past: The Contemporary Relevance of Histories 10

Semester II
Europe's Armed Forces and Societies 5
Global History 5
Ontwikkelingsvraagstukken in de Internationale Politiek 5
Global Security 5
International Security 5
Introduction to Comparative Politics (for Exchange) 5
International Development 5
Contemporary Political Philosophy 5
Comparative State Formation 10
Energy Governance in a Post-carbon World 10
Growth: A Social Ideal and its Ecological Limits 10
Media and Public Opinion in International Relations 10
Politics of Memory 10
The European Union in Crisis: Challenges, Compromises, Results 10
The Psychological Origins of Mass Politics 10
Democratic Consolidation and Erosion 10
Global Governance and Multilateral Institutions 10
Environmental Politics 5
International Law and Human Rights 5
Rationele Keuzetheorie 5
Rational Choice Theory 5
Democratisation Processes in Contemporary Africa 10
Politiek van de Europese Unie (for Exchange) 5
Politics of the European Union (for Exchange) 5
Negotiations in the European Union 10
Political Myths and Political Realities: Lessons learned from Indigenous and Pre-historic Practice 10
Politics of Migration 10