Admission to the Master's programme "Peace Research and International Relations" is open to students with a higher education entrance qualification who have passed the BA examination or an equivalent examination in Political Science, International Relations or a related subject with a grade of at least "good" according to the German grading system (2.5, upper second class or equivalent). Final grades of international applicants will be converted into the German grading system. Please note that we as the academic advisory team are not in a position to provide accurate information regarding the recognition of international degrees in Germany. These matters are handled by our central Student Affairs Office (Advising and Admission of International Students) who can provide information about the recognition of specific degrees as well as grade conversion.

Applicants will be required to have obtained at least 60 ECTS in Political Science or International Relations during their Bachelor’s studies. If your Bachelor’s degree is not in Political and/or Social Sciences and/or International Relations, your Transcript of Records must clearly indicate the ECTS that may be counted towards this requirement*. For further information consult the exam regulations.

Successful applications are selected on the basis of their B.A. degree grade, internships or other professional activities in a field related to peace research or international relations, as well as awards for academic or any other subject-related achievements.

Moreover, applicants have to provide proof of their knowledge of English at the level of B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

*Due to capacity constraints, our team is unable to assess your eligibility before you submit your application. If you are unsure whether your coursework qualifies for the 60 ECTS, here is a sample list of courses that may fall into this category: 

- IR and International Policy Analysis

- Foreign Policy Analysis

- Regional and International Organizations

- Conflict Studies

- International Political Economy

- Quantitative and Qualitative methods

- Comparative Politics

- Political Theory

- International Law

During the application process you will be asked to upload the following documents. Please make sure that you have them at hand to successfully complete your application.

• Bachelor's Degree Certificate (in German or English)*
• Complete Transcript of Records with a final grade or calculated grade average (in German or English)*
• CV in tabular format (in English)
• Motivational Letter (1-2 pages, in English)
• Proof of English Language Qualification (for all applicants whose first language is not English)

It is not a problem if you do not yet have your Bachelor's degree certificate at the time of application. In this case, please submit a current Transcript of Records, stating your current average grade as well. Please note that your Transcript of Records should show that you will have completed your Bachelor's degree by the end of the summer semester, so all completed courses should really be entered.

Please note that you must also submit a certified copy of your school leaving certificate to the university if your application is successful.

* If your original document is in another language, you must submit an official translation (by your university or an official translator). If this is not possible by the application deadline, you can upload your original document together with a statement that you will submit the official translation as soon as possible. You can then still submit the translation after the deadline. Please note: no admissions can be granted without the official translation of your documents being available! So try to actually submit the translation as soon as possible.

Successful completion of the Master's programme “Peace Research and International Relations” presupposes a good working knowledge of English. Therefore, students have to provide proof of their knowledge of English at the level of Level B2/C1 or equivalent according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

As proof are accepted:

• TOEFL ibt: minimum score of 79 (test center version or home edition).

• any equivalence test specified by TS/TOEFL with a corresponding score.

• IELTS: a minimum band of 6.5.

• Cambridge English certificates (FCE, CAE, or CPE) with at least level B2.

• UniCert exams are not accepted.

Exemptions from providing a language certificate apply to applicants who have:

• A recognized university entrance qualification obtained in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the USA.

• An International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with English as the language of instruction.

• A German university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) with English taught from grade 8 to the final year, with a minimum grade of “good,” if B2 is not already indicated on the HZB.

• A recognized higher education degree completed entirely in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the USA, lasting at least two years.

For German and EU/EEA students

Students from Germany and other EU/EEA member states have to pay a semester fee of 197.80 euros (summer semester 2026).

Students seeking a second degree (e.g. studying a second master's degree) are charged an additional fee of 650.00 euros per semester (as of summer semester 2026).

For the composition of the semester fee as well as further information: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/study/organizing-your-studies/fees/

For non-EU/EEA students

International students (from non-EU/EEA member states) will be charged a tuition fee of 1,500 euros per semester (as of summer semester 2026). This is in addition to the general semester fees of 197.80 euros per semester (summer semester 2026).

For further information: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/study/organizing-your-studies/fees/tuition-fees/