Master of Science in Politics, Economics and Philosophy

In the master’s program in Politics, Economics, and Philosophy (PEP), you learn to analyze individual and collective decision-making processes in order to solve problems in the areas of politics, corporate governance, or international relations later on. This rigorous, research-oriented program concentrates on current theories and methods of political science, economics, and philosophy.

Our lives are determined by decisions: in politics and in economics, but also in our private lives. Whether it’s a matter of more civic involvement in politics, of decision-making in flat or steep corporate hierarchies, or of international treaties that call for shared decision-making, every decision is a critical juncture affecting the subsequent course.

Analyzing individual and collective decisions

In the master’s program in Politics, Economics, and Philosophy (PEP), you learn to analyze individual and collective decision-making processes in order to solve problems in the areas of politics, corporate governance, or international relations later on. This rigorous, research-oriented program concentrates on current theories and methods of political science, economics, and philosophy.

Let yourself be inspired and you can look forward to a course of studies that guides you toward new, different, and above all, forward-oriented ways of thinking.

Why you should study Pep in Hamburg

It is probably in the nature of things that where the currents of transport and goods of the world economy run together, thinking also flows in larger contexts. Against this background, a harbor metropolis such as Hamburg is the right location in which to fundamentally contemplate the political, economic, and philosophical aspects that influence democracies and economies.

Here, where the largest container ships in the world dock, where more than 460 companies from Asia alone have their European headquarters or branch offices, or the aerospace industry with Airbus points the way to the future, the globalized world is tangible. The fact that the Economics and Social Sciences Faculty of Universität Hamburg is only a hop, skip and a jump away from the docks and terminals and the Elbphilharmonie enhances the appeal of a campus that is attracting more and more international students to Hamburg.

The University Universität Hamburg is the largest institution for research and education in northern Germany. As one of the country’s largest universities, we offer a diverse range of degree programs and excellent research opportunities. The University boasts numerous interdisciplinary projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network of leading regional, national, and international higher education and research institutions. Sustainable Science and Scholarship Universität Hamburg is committed to sustainability.

All our faculties have taken great strides towards sustainability in both research and teaching.

Excellent research

As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for 4 core research areas: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research) and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology).

An equally important core research area is Infection Research, in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies.

Excellent University

Furthermore, alongside 10 universities and 1 university alliance, Universität Hamburg was named a University of Excellence and was deemed a "flagship university."

Outstanding variety: 180-degree programs

Universität Hamburg offers more than 180-degree programs within its eight faculties:

• Faculty of Law Faculty of Business
• Economics and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Mathematics
• Informatics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement
• Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School).

Universität Hamburg is also home to several museums and collections, such as the Herbarium Hamburgense, the Geological-Paleontological Museum, the Loki Schmidt Garden, and the Hamburg Observatory.

History

Universität Hamburg was founded in 1919 by local citizens. Important founding figures include Senator Werner von Melle and the merchant Edmund Siemers. Nobel Prize winners such as the physicists Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi taught and researched at the University. Many other distinguished scholars, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, also worked here.