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European Governance – (M.A.)
University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
Politics and International Relations
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,256 - ≈ € 13,116 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
The European Union profoundly shapes the way politics and democracy work in Europe and is an influential actor on the global stage. It is a fascinating political system, whose complex nature generates passions and controversies and is at the forefront of today’s political debates. Launched in 2004, this was the first Master’s in European Governance offered in the UK and has established itself as one of the leading programmes in the field worldwide. It is designed to provide an advanced understanding of the EU to those wishing to specialise on European affairs and prepare for a career in the EU policy-making sphere or as a specialist on Europe in the rest of the world. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach drawing from a wide range of courses in Politics, International Relations, Law and Sociology, with particular focus on the constitutional design, processes of decision-making, public policy analysis and the role of the EU in the world. The programme draws on Kent’s vast pool of expertise on European Politics, International Relations and Law and benefits from the presence of the Centre for Federal Studies, an internationally renowned research centre on multi-level political systems.
Contents
The European Governance programme is offered in four versions, ranging from seven to 24 months in duration. This page details the structure of the Master of Arts [MA] and the Postgraduate Diploma [PDip]; please see separate pages for the 120 ECTS and the International Double Award versions, which give you the opportunity to study for two years and spend either a term or the entire second year at one of our partner universities and be awarded in the latter case two Master’s degrees.
Full-time students complete the MA in European Governance – worth 180 Kent [90 ECTS] credits – over twelve months. Study is divided between taught modules, which last for one term each, and dissertation work. For full-time students, a total of six modules must be taken over the first two terms. Supervised dissertation work, on a relevant agreed subject, is then undertaken during the remainder of the academic year. Full time students complete the PDip in European Governance – worth 120 Kent [60 ECTS] credits – over seven months. The PDip comprises six taught modules only – i.e. without a dissertation.
Both the MA and the PDip can be taken on a part-time basis, typically over two years but flexible arrangements are also possible. When taking it over two years, part-time students choose three modules in each academic year, and – in the case of the MA – write a supervised dissertation thereafter.
Autumn term
PO825 Philosophy and Methodology of Politics and IR*
PO886 European Public Policy
Recommended
LW815 EU Constitutional and Institutional Law
Optional
* PO824 International Relations Theory
* PO832 Conflict Resolution in World Politics
* PO866 Federalism and Federal Political Systems
* PO916 International Security in a Changing World
* PO920 International Political Economy: Conflict, Co-operation and Institutions
* PO937 Resistance in Theory
* PO942 Resistance and the Politics of Truth
* LW826 EU and International Competition Law
* LW852 EU Environmental Law and Policy
* LW807 European Comparative Law
* LW814 Public International Law
* SO817 Using secondary and qualitative data
*Required for MA students only. PDip students may replace it with another module.
Spring term
3 modules of 20 credits each
RequiredPO885 Decision-making in the European Union
Optional
* PO828 Theories of Conflict and Violence
* PO848 Negotiation and Mediation
* PO859 Human Rights in a World of States
* PO817 Resistance and Alternatives to Capitalism and Democracy
* PO917 Terrorism and National Security
* PO926 Designing Democracy
* PO936 Resistance in Practice
* Quantitative Methodology for Political Science
* LW836 European Contract Law
* LW841 International Trade Law and the Environment
* LW858 Foundations of EU Economic Law
* SO819 Quantitative analysis
Summer term
Dissertation of 15,000 words - required for the MA only
PO998 Dissertation
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Students who wish to apply for a higher degree must normally possess or be expected to obtain equivalent to a UK first or upper second class honours degree in a relevant or appropriate subject such as Politics, International Relations, European Studies, Law or History. For admission to the MPhil/PhD programme, we normally require a Masters degree with a Distinction or a Merit. In some circumstances, relevant professional qualifications and work experience are taken into account in lieu of formal educational qualifications.
English
The University requires all non-native speakers of English to reach a minimum standard of proficiency in written and spoken English before beginning a postgraduate degree, you should provide us with one of the following:
* IELTS certificate with a minimum score of 6.5
* TOEFL certificate with a minimum of 90 incl 22 reading and 21 writing, 21 listening and 23 speaking (internet based)
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C.
Only English Language tests taken up to a maximum of two years prior to the start date of registration will be accepted for admission into the University.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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