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MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe

Programme Code: TMCCGLEU

Department: European Institute

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

(Formerly MSc in Global Europe: Culture and Conflict)

Full-year programme. Students must take two semi-compulsory courses, optional courses to the value of two units and a dissertation as shown below. Additionally, all students must take EU410 Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Design in preparation for the dissertation. Students must also select EU450 Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills during course choice. Places on EU450 workshops are on a first come first served basis.

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)

Professional development course

EU450 Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills (0.0)

Paper 1

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5)

 

EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5)

 

EU478 The Culture of European Politics (0.5)

 

EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5)

 

Students without some background in European politics and policy-making or economics are strongly encouraged to take one or both of the following to support their studies:

 

EU409 Basic Economic Concepts for European Political Economy (0.0)

 

EU4V9 Concepts in Political Science and Public Policy (0.0)

Paper 2

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

Culture and Society

 

EU432 The Philosophy of Europe (0.5)

 

EU437 Europe Beyond Modernity (0.5)

 

EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5)

 

EU458 Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe (0.5)

 

EU478 The Culture of European Politics (0.5)

 

EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5)

 

EU4A3 The Americas and Europe (0.5)

 

Conflict studies

 

EU475 Racial Diversity and Conflict in Europe: Identities, Religion, and Culture (0.5)

 

EU476 Emotions and Memory in European Politics (0.5)

 

EU485 Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation in Europe and Beyond (0.5)

 

EU486 Imaging Violence, Imagining Europe (0.5)

 

EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5)

 

Politics and Policy

 

EU430 Europeanization: The Comparative Politics of Domestic Change (0.5)

 

EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5)

 

EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5)

 

EU487 European Integration from a Global Governance Perspective (0.5) #

 

EU488 European Policy-Making and International Cooperation (0.5) #

 

EU489 Analytical Politics and Policymaking in Europe (0.5)

 

EU4A1 The Politics and Policies of 'Brexit': The UK's changing relationship with the European Union (0.5)  (not available 2022/23)

 

EU4A5 People and Politics in Europe (0.5)

 

EU4A6 Reconciliation and Crisis: Politics in Southern Europe (0.5)

 

International Migration

 

EU464 International Migration: EU Policies and Politics (0.5) #

 

EU468 The Political Economy of Migration in Europe (0.5) #

 

EU484 Europe's Role in Global Migration Governance (0.5)

 

EU4A8 Migration From Below: Theories and Lived Experiences of Borders (0.5)

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

Identity and Culture

 

GI421 Sexuality, Gender and Culture (0.5) #  (not available 2022/23)

 

GI422 Transnational Sexual Politics (1.0)

 

GV498 Multiculturalism (0.5)

 

IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0)

 

IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) #  (not available 2022/23)

 

SO479 Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory (0.5)

 

Conflict in World Politics

 

GV4B8 Civil Wars: Concepts and Cases (0.5)

 

GV4B9 The Second Europe (0.5)

 

GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5)

 

IR452 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5)  (not available 2022/23)

 

IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) #  (not available 2022/23)

 

Methodology

 

EU490 Evidence and Analysis in Policy-Making (0.5)

 

MY423 Interview Methods for Social Science Research (0.5) #

 

MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5)

 

MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis (0.5) #

 

or any course(s) not taken previously from the Paper 2 options list below:

Paper 2 options list

Paper 4

EU499 Dissertation (1.0) and EU410 Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Design (0.0)

Optional

EU470 How do we know? An introduction to research design and methods in political economy (0.0)

Paper 2 options list

EU430 Europeanization: The Comparative Politics of Domestic Change (0.5)

EU432 The Philosophy of Europe (0.5)

EU437 Europe Beyond Modernity (0.5)

EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5)

EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5)

EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5)

EU458 Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe (0.5)

EU464 International Migration: EU Policies and Politics (0.5) #

EU468 The Political Economy of Migration in Europe (0.5) #

EU475 Racial Diversity and Conflict in Europe: Identities, Religion, and Culture (0.5)

EU476 Emotions and Memory in European Politics (0.5)

EU478 The Culture of European Politics (0.5)

EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5)

EU484 Europe's Role in Global Migration Governance (0.5)

EU485 Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation in Europe and Beyond (0.5)

EU486 Imaging Violence, Imagining Europe (0.5)

EU487 European Integration from a Global Governance Perspective (0.5) #

EU488 European Policy-Making and International Cooperation (0.5) #

EU489 Analytical Politics and Policymaking in Europe (0.5)

EU4A1 The Politics and Policies of 'Brexit': The UK's changing relationship with the European Union (0.5)  (not available 2022/23)

EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5)

EU4A3 The Americas and Europe (0.5)

EU4A5 People and Politics in Europe (0.5)

EU4A6 Reconciliation and Crisis: Politics in Southern Europe (0.5)

EU4A8 Migration From Below: Theories and Lived Experiences of Borders (0.5)


Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# 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.