Undergraduate Program Curriculum

Here is information regarding the 2025 Curriculum of the Political Science Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia. The 2025 Curriculum was developed to align learning outcomes with national higher education standards, with an emphasis on mastering relevant political theories, the ability to analyze local and global political issues, technology-based research skills, and the integration of ethics and social considerations in learning.

2020 Curriculum

2025 Curriculum

Semester 1

Code	Course	Credits
UIGE600010-15	Religious Studies	2
UIGE600003	English Language	2
SPSP600001	Introduction to Political Science	3
SPSP600002	Introduction to Sociology	3
SPSP600003	Introduction to Anthropology	3
SPSP600004	Academic Writing and Presentation	2
SPIP600004	Indonesian Political Thought	3
	Total Credits	18

Semester 2

Code	Course	Credits
UIGE600000	Integrated General Studies	6
UISH600001	Indonesian People and Society	3
SPSP600005	Introduction to Social Research Methods	3
SPIP600001	Indonesian Political System	3
SPIP600007	Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Resolution	3
	Total Credits	18

Semester 3

Code	Course	Credits
SPSP600006	Introduction to Social Statistics	3
SPSP600007	Introduction to Qualitative Data Processing	3
SPIP600033	Political Consensus and Conflict	3
SPIP600003	Western Political Thought	3
SPIP600005	Islamic Political Thought	3
SPIP600006	Politics of Public Policy	3
SPIP600029	Politics in East Asia	3
	Total Credits	21

Semester 4

Code	Course	Credits
SPIP600010	Political Science Methodology	3
SPIP600011	Theories and Methods of Political Economy	3
SPIP600002	Comparative Politics	3
SPIP600013	Political Representation System	3
SPIP600014	Political Development and Democratization Studies	3
SPIP600015	Contemporary Political Thought	3
SPIP600012	Introduction to Political Research	3
	Total Credits	21

Semester 5

Code	Course	Credits
SPIP600020	Women and Politics	3
SPIP600046	Political Research Practice	2
SPIP600032	Political Forces in Indonesia	3
SPIP600026	Executive Institutions and Bureaucracy in Indonesia	3
	Elective courses [recommended] :	13

Semester 6

Code	Course	Credits
SPIP600044	Selected Issues Seminar	3
SPIP600043	Political Internship	3
	Total Credits	6

Semester 7

Code	Course	Credits

	Total Credits

Semester 8

Code	Course	Credits
SPIP600045/SPIP600999
	Final Project (TKA)/Thesis	3/6
	Total Credits

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course	Number of Credits
SPIP600008	Village Governance and Politics	3
SPIP600037	Business and Politics	3
SPIP600030	Politics in Australia	3
SPIP600042	Politics in the United States and Canada	3
SPIP600016	Geopolitics and Security Strategy	3
SPIP600021	Socio-Economic Change and Political Dynamics	3
SPIP600022	Politics in Europe	3
SPIP600036	Politics in China and Taiwan	3
SPIP600023	Politics in the Middle East and Africa	3
SPIP600024	Politics in South Asia	3
SPIP600025	Human Rights and Political Change	3
SPIP600034	Politics in Latin America	3
SPIP600043	Political Practicum	3
SPIP600040	Technology and Politics	3
SPIP600041	Political Theory: State, Institutions and Class	3
SPIP600005	Religion and Politics	3
SPIP600047	Public Opinion and Surveys	3
SPIP600048	Government and Industry Relations	3
SPIP600019	Quantitative Research Methods	3