Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Global Politics and Communication if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed at least a first cycle (bachelor’s) degree at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply through the master's admissions procedure, you must have completed, or will complete by the deadline, a higher education degree that provides eligibility for master's studies.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
You can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period. However, you must have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme by the application deadline. Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
You can only be accepted if the degree you could complete with the study right you are applying for is sufficiently different in content from the degree you have already completed.
2. Sufficient skills in English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Applicable studies
You can be admitted to the Master’s Programme in Global Politics and Communication if you have completed or will complete the following by the application deadline:
Studies having a scope of at least 35 credits and providing sufficient knowledge and skills in a scholarly field or a closely related field of your prospective study track within the master’s programme. The content and level of the studies must be applicable and appropriate for the master’s programme and its scholarly fields, providing sufficient knowledge and skills for master’s studies.
Studies having a scope of at least 10 credits and providing sufficient knowledge and skills in research methods and for master’s studies. Please note that theses are not considered research methodology studies.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Applicable scholarly fields in the Master’s Programme in Global Politics and Communication by study tracks:
World Politics and Economic Governance
global political economy, (international) economics, political economy, international or global studies, or world politics.
Governance, Organizations and Communication
public policy, public administration, organization theory and organization research and organizational communication. Political science or communication studies are also applicable disciplines if previous studies include sufficient approaches and themes of this track.
Media and Democracy
media and communication studies and/or political science with an emphasis on a social-scientific and/or cultural studies based approach to the study of media and democracy, such as media and communication theory, media research, political theory, democracy, democratic participation, political movements, human rights, equality and civic engagement.
Selection of study track
You must indicate your prospective study track on the application form. You cannot change this selection after submitting your application.
The Master’s Programme in Global Politics and Communication offers three study tracks:
World Politics and Economic Governance (12 new students)
Governance, Organizations and Communication (12 new students)
Media and Democracy (12 new students)
The master’s programme can admit up to 33 new students. If the maximum number of students admitted to one of the study tracks is not reached, the other tracks can admit more students than the maximum number announced in advance, thus reaching the maximum number for the master’s programme.
The Master's Programme in Global Politics and Communication at the University of Helsinki offers an interdisciplinary approach to the key challenges of our time. You develop critical thinking and analytical skills at the intersection of political science, media studies and global political economy.