MSc in EU Politics
Programme Code: TMEUPOL
Department: European Institute
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Students must take courses to the value of three units and a dissertation as shown. Additionally, all students must take EU465 Research Methods and Design in EU Politics, and if their timetable allows, EU450 Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills, in preparation for the dissertation.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
Part I: Foundation | |
Students must choose two out of the following three courses: | ||
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EU435 History and Theory of European Integration (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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Papers 2 & 3 |
Part II: Optional courses | |
Any courses which in combination with the foundation courses bring the total list of courses to the value of three units. If students wish their optional courses to result in a degree specialism, their chosen optional courses must come to a total value of at least one full unit from that specialism. Only one specialism is permitted. Courses from the heading 'Methods' cannot result in a specialism. | ||
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Policy Making and Public Policy in the European Union | |
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EU425 Interest Representation and Economic Policy- Making in Europe (0.5) | |
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EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5) | |
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EU446 The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration (0.5) # | |
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EU460 European Society and Politics beyond the Nation State (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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EU464 International Migration: EU Policies and Politics (0.5) # | |
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EU473 Informal Governance (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU475 Religious Diversity and Conflict in Europe (0.5) | |
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EU479 EU Policy-Making and International Cooperation (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU480 Policy-Making in Europe: System Challenges (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GV4A5 International Migration and Immigration Management (0.5) | |
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GV4C6 Legislative Politics: European Parliament (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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SA4F7 The Economics of European Social Policy (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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SA4M1 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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Integration and Forms of Governance in the European Union | |
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EU420 European Law and Government (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU430 Europeanization: The Comparative Politics of Domestic Change (0.5) | |
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EU431 European Integration from a Global Perspective (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU464 International Migration: EU Policies and Politics (0.5) # | |
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EU473 Informal Governance (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU474 Contested Ideas in EU Law and Government (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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Democracy and Representation in the European Union | |
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EU425 Interest Representation and Economic Policy- Making in Europe (0.5) | |
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EU460 European Society and Politics beyond the Nation State (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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EU475 Religious Diversity and Conflict in Europe (0.5) | |
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GV450 European Politics: Comparative Analysis (0.5) | |
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GV4A2 Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections Public Opinion and Identities (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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GV4C6 Legislative Politics: European Parliament (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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GV4D4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) | |
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GV4E8 Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
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GV4J4 Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (0.5) | |
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State and Economy within the European Union | |
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EU425 Interest Representation and Economic Policy- Making in Europe (0.5) | |
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EU434 The Political Economy of Southeast Europe (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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EU439 Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (0.5) | |
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EU446 The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration (0.5) # | |
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EU449 Emerging Markets, Political Transition and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5) # | |
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EU453 The Political Economy of European Welfare States (0.5) # * | |
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EU477 Labour Markets and the Political Economy of Employment in Europe (0.5) # | |
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EU480 Policy-Making in Europe: System Challenges (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GV4C5 Politics of Economic Policy (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GV4D4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) | |
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SA4L1 The Governance of Welfare: The Nation State and the European Union (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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Ideas of Europe | |
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EU424 The Idea of Europe (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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EU426 The West (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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EU437 Europe Beyond Modernity (0.5) | |
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EU460 European Society and Politics beyond the Nation State (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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EU463 European Human Rights Law (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU475 Religious Diversity and Conflict in Europe (0.5) | |
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EU478 The Culture of European Politics (0.5) | |
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GV4A2 Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections Public Opinion and Identities (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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Regional and Domestic Politics in Europe | |
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EU434 The Political Economy of Southeast Europe (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5) | |
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EU449 Emerging Markets, Political Transition and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5) # | |
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GV439 Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5) | |
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GV450 European Politics: Comparative Analysis (0.5) | |
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GV4B9 The Second Europe (0.5) | |
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LL4Z5 EU State Aid Law (0.5) | |
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The International Relations of Europe | |
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EU431 European Integration from a Global Perspective (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU458 Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe (0.5) | |
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EU464 International Migration: EU Policies and Politics (0.5) # | |
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IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
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IR431 European Union Policy Making in a Global-Context (0.5) 2 (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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IR433 The International Politics of EU Enlargement (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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IR434 European Defence and Security (0.5) | |
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IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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Methods | |
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MY451 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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Paper 4 |
Part III: Dissertation | |
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EU465 Research Methods and Design in EU Politics (0.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) and EU450 Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills (0.0) | |
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EU498 Dissertation (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
1 : EU421 can not be taken with IR431
2 : IR431 can not be taken with EU421
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
