Search
Did you study here?
Write a short review & help students like you! Over 1,500 students already shared their experience.
Contemporary European Studies: Politics, Policy and Society Euromasters & Euromasters with Trans-Atlantic Track – (M.A.)
Freie Universität Berlin
Master Programs Taught in English
| Application Deadline: | Applications are normally dealt with as they come in | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 8,250 ≈ € 13,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Berlin / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
| Educational Form: |
| ||
| Education Variants: |
| ||
| Special: |
| ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Freie Universität Berlin
These unique postgraduate programmes are designed to train graduates pursuing international careers in business, administration, diplomacy, policy formulation and research. They offer a broad comparative understanding of European or EU-US politics, policy and social evolution as well as specialist knowledge of key issues in the Euro-Atlantic area. As European integration accelerates and EU-US relations intensify, knowledge and mastery of the deep structures underpinning these international communities is an increasingly vital attribute for those planning an international career. Students complete their coursework at a minimum of two and a maximum of three universities chosen from sites on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Euromasters programme is a 24 months, full-time programme with students offered the opportunity to study at the eight institutions that jointly teach the degree:
* University of Bath
* Freie Universität Berlin
* Sciences Po, Paris
* Università degli Studi di Siena
* Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
* Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
* Charles University, Prague
* University of Washington (Seattle)
The Euromasters Programme is a truly international experience with regard to teaching, learning and living. The academic staff are very friendly and approachable and always willing to share their expertise with students. The Programme provides an excellent opportunity to experience the different learning environments of the institutions delivering the Euromasters degree.
Employment and careers
Euromasters and Transatlantic Masters students have been recruited from over twenty countries on five continents. Graduates from these programmes have found appropriate positions with a wide variety of international organisations, multinational corporations, public bodies or policy-formulating institutes. Others have proceeded directly to doctoral research. These programmes are highly regarded by prospective employers for the depth and breadth of knowledge and analysis which they purvey, as well as for the hands-on international experiences they offer.
Contents
CORE MODULE (Semester 1)
Bath (Late September - End January)
* European Union Policies and Policy-Making
choose 3-4 from the following:
* Comparative European Politics
* Societal Modernisation and Political Renewal
* Concepts and Theories in the Study of Contemporary European Politics
* Multi-Level Governance and Multi-Layered Citizenship in Europe
* International Security: Theories and Concepts (new)
* Comparative European Social Policy
Choose 0-1 from:
* Director of Studies approved other Masters unit
SPECIALIST MODULE I (Semester 2)
Global Europe: Roles and Comparisons
Bath (Early February - End June)
Compulsory:
* Europe in Global Politics
choose 3-4 from:
* The European Union´s Common Foreign and Security and Defence Policy
* Organised Crime in Europe: Threats and Challenges
* The Politics of Sustainability: Environmental Security and International Relations
* The Politics of Migration
* Britain and Europe
* Norms in International Relations
* European Political Economy
* International Security: The Contemporary Agenda (new)
* The Theory and Practice of Arms Control (new)
choose 0-1 from:
* Director of Studies approved other Masters unit
Berlin (Early February - End June)
* Foreign and Security Policy in Europe
* Comparative European Government
* Facets of Europeanisation, Part I
Paris (Early February - End June)
* The Political System of France
* The European Union and the Question of Democracy
* The Dynamic of European society in the 20th Century - the political, cultural, social and economic changes
* Minorities in Europe
Prague (Mid February-end May)
* Politics and Society in CEE countries
* Political System of the Czech Republic
* The EU Enlarged and Transformed
Society, Politics and Policy in Trans-Atlantic Perspective
Seattle (End March-July)
* Contemporary Policymaking and Policy Challenges in Europe and North America
* The United States and Europe in Comparative Perspective
* Practising American Foreign Policy
* Managing Policy in a Global Context
Intergovernmental Relations
* American Constitutional Law: Constitutional Structures of Government
* US in the Contemporary International System
SPECIALIST MODULE II (Semester 3)
European Perspectives on Security
Bath (Late September - End January)
Compulsory:
* European Security (new)
choose 3-4 from:
* From International to Global Political Economy (new)
* International Terrorism
* Power, Order and Institutions in World Politics
* International Relations Theories
choose 0-1 from:
* Director of Studies approved other Masters unit
Berlin (September-end January)
* Europe´s Borders and Neighbours
* Democracy and democratisation in Europe
* Facets of Europeanisation, Part 2
Nationalism, Regionalism and Supra-Regionalism in Europe
Madrid (September-end January)
* Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Nationalism and Intergovernmental Relations: the specific Spanish case
* Regions, Cities and European Citizenship
* Nationalist and Regional Movements: some case studies
Paris (October-January)
* Policy-Making in the European Union
* Theories of European Lobbying
* Foreign Policy of the European Union
* The Political and Legal Systems of the European Union
From National to Global: Changing Perspectives on a Changing World
Siena (September-end January)
* National Perspectives: Italy, Europe and the EU
* European Perspectives: Migrations, Cultures, Markets
* Europe in a Global Perspective
DISSERTATION (Semester 4)
Dissertation Module (Early Feb - Late March)
* 15,000 word dissertation
This may be submitted at any time during Semester 2, but no later than
30 September
*Please note that Madrid will not be available in 2009-2011
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entrance Languages
Applications are welcome from students world-wide. Minimum requirements are a good Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject area (most typically European Studies, French (or German, or Italian, or Spanish) Studies, Politics, History, Economics and Sociology). Students are also expected to be near-fluent in English and one other European language relevant to the countries participating in the programme. All students applying for study at Sciences Po, Paris are required to provide evidence that they have passed the DALF C1 French language test. NB evidence of English Language proficiency is required, eg TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Proficiency Certificate. Applicants for sites other than Bath and those which work in English must demonstrate evidence of their ability to work academically at the appropriate level in that language. In the event of any doubts, students will be tested in the appropriate language within a month of arriving in Bath for the Core Module. In the event of their failing to meet required standards, another test will be arranged within another month. There will be no charge for these tests, but anyone who fails the second test will have to choose an English language site, or one which uses a language in which they do have sufficient skills.
Admissions Procedure
Applicants are asked to complete the application form and to return it to the address below, including the following documentation:
* a curriculum vitae
* 2 confidential references of your academic ability and suitability for the course. These should be placed in an envelope, and sealed.
* a transcript of marks
* an original or authenticated copy of first degree certificate, if applicable
* a passport-sized photograph
APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO STUDY ONE OR MORE MODULES AT SCIENCES PO, PARIS IN 2008/9 MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE IN BATH BEFORE 29 MAY 2008.
NB: Applications are normally dealt with as they come in. Early application is especially advised for the Trans-Atlantic Track Programme.
The Director of Studies
Euromasters Programme
Department of European Studies and Modern Languages
University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY,
United Kingdom
Ask a Question
You can contact Sekretariat to ask a question about Contemporary European Studies: Politics, Policy and Society Euromasters & Euromasters with Trans-Atlantic track at Freie Universität Berlin.
Relevant Links
Contact
Contact Freie Universität Berlin
Using the form on this page, you can directly ask questions to the contactpersons at the university.
Fill out your contact information and message. The information you fill out in this form will be sent directly to the university. They will reply to you on the e-mail address you provide here.
Explain your academic background in the message; the more sophisticated your e-mail, the better the answer.
MastersPortal.eu cannot take any responsibility for the answering of contacts or for the content of their replies.
MastersPortal.eu - Finds the Masters for you!