With approximately 400 students, Polical Science, the department of social sciences' youngest institute, already is one of the largest disciplines of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It can be studied as bachelor's and master's degree subject or as part of the interdisciplinary ‚Changing Societies‘ master's degree program. The program stands out for its close relation to current political issues, as well as for a solid methodological training of quantitative and qualitative methods. Doctoral studies are available within the professorships' research focuses on comparative political science, political sociology and international relations. 
There is a close collaboration with the Swiss Peace Foundation (swisspeace) as well as with the Basel Institute on Governance (BIG), which are both associated institutes of the University of Basel. 

The Institute of Political Science collaborates closely in research and teaching with swisspeace and the Basel Institute on Governance, both of which are associated institutes of the University of Basel.

The University Library Basel has five locations and holds more than 7 million books, e-books, journals and subject databases. The main library building, which is open to both members of the university and the general public, offers literature on all disciplines – including political science.