Society, Media and Politics (BA)

The BA-program Society, Media and Politics (SMP) integrates the social sciences necessary to tackle the key challenges of our globalized world in a digitized context. Sociology, media studies and political sciences are learned from a problem-solving and research-oriented, student-centered perspective.

Students are empowered to address pressing social problems in their environment by applying their knowledge and skills in research and direct practice. They learn to campaign for their initiatives with the skillful use of digital media at Jacobs University SMP Media Center. Learning to use podcasts, websites, animations or other forms, gives students a broad variety of chances to actualize their creative potential and learn the skills of the trade that are so vital for modern labour markets.

Our students are young people who want to make a difference. SMP provides an excellent basis both for graduate studies and the European and international job market for the leaders of tomorrow. Our graduates are known to build successful careers in start-ups and NGOs as well as in large companies or have moved on to the most renowned academic institutions of the world because. With their high skills in creative problem solving, the ability to judge from a broader perspective and to think out of the box they are best prepared for global positions of leadership.