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European Politics & Law – (M.Sc.)

University of Glasgow

School of Social and Political Sciences
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA)
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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* You will gain a unique perspective on politics and law in Europe. In contrast to other programmes in European Politics/European Union/European Studies, this programme combines politics and law and provides comparative and international perspectives on Europe.
* The programme draws on the University’s established expertise in European politics, comparative politics, international politics, European public law and European legal studies.
* Glasgow is home to the Scottish Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and you will benefit from a range of resources at our Centre for Russian, Central & East European Studies, an inter-institutional centre of excellence.

* MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
* PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

You will study three core courses and three optional courses. You will also write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in European politics and law, which will be supervised by a specialist member of staff.

Core courses

* Comparative European politics
* Institutions and policies of the European Union
* Qualitative research methods or Social science statistics 1.

Optional courses in politics

* Challenges in international politics
* China's international politics
* Chinese politics and society
* Critical perspectives on human rights
* Ethics in global politics
* EU in international politics and development
* Foreign policy of the United States
* Freedom of expression
* Globalisation and European integration
* Human rights and global politics
* International relations theory
* International security and global politics
* Internet and civil society
* Media and democracy
* Political institutions, crisis and communication
* Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
* Politics of gender in development.

Optional courses in law

* British constitutionalism c1600-1800
* Freedom, security and justice in the European Union
* Fundamentals of international law
* Globalisation, constitutionalism and human rights
* Law and democracy
* United Nations law.

Note: Some courses might not be available every year. You may also be able to choose from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences and the School of Law.


Contents

You will study three core courses and three optional courses. You will also write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in European politics and law, which will be supervised by a specialist member of staff.

Core courses

* Comparative European politics
* Institutions and policies of the European Union
* Qualitative research methods or Social science statistics 1.

Optional courses in politics

* Challenges in international politics
* China's international politics
* Chinese politics and society
* Critical perspectives on human rights
* Ethics in global politics
* EU in international politics and development
* Foreign policy of the United States
* Freedom of expression
* Globalisation and European integration
* Human rights and global politics
* International relations theory
* International security and global politics
* Internet and civil society
* Media and democracy
* Political institutions, crisis and communication
* Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
* Politics of gender in development.

Optional courses in law

* British constitutionalism c1600-1800
* Freedom, security and justice in the European Union
* Fundamentals of international law
* Globalisation, constitutionalism and human rights
* Law and democracy
* United Nations law.

Note: Some courses might not be available every year. You may also be able to choose from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences and the School of Law.

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Requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.

If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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