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The Master of Arts in European Studies is a two-year, full-time programme taught in cooperation with the Europa Universität Flensburg. The curriculum of this interdisciplinary programme draws on a range of subject areas, including politics, law, economics, cultural studies and languages. The first year of the programme is spent at the University of Limerick, and the second year at the Europa Universität Flensburg. The programme takes advantage of complementary strengths of the two universities in different subject areas. The programme is taught entirely in English at both universities, but students are encouraged to also study an EU language at beginners or advanced level to gain a more comprehensive sense of the multilingual and multicultural nature of Europe, and to be better prepared for an increasingly integrated European job market. Show less

Year 1:

Autumn Semester:

Core Module: PO5017 Graduate Seminar in Institutions and Policies of the European Union
Electives: Select two modules from two different areas plus one skills module
Spring Semester:
Electives: Select two modules from at least two different areas plus one skills module
Areas and Elective Modules:

Area 1: European Politics and Governance
PO5016 Graduate Seminar in International Relations
PA6011 Public Administration: Theory and Practice
PO5015 Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Political Theory

Area 2: European Law
LA6121 Law of the European Convention of Human Rights
LA5153 Comparative International Protection of Human Rights Law
Area 3: European Cultural Studies (in English)

CU6031 Comparative Literature: Cultural Constructions of the Past
CU6041 Literature of Migration
CU6011 Language and Culture
Skills Modules:

LI6031 English Language Proficiency 1
Professional Development 1: Mastering your Employability
Year 2 at Europa Universität Flensburg:

Autumn Semester:

Select a total of 30 CP (Credit Points)
Research Colloquium with possible excursion to Brussels
Spring Semester:

MA Thesis
Areas and Elective Modules:

Area 1: Political and Legal Europe

Current Topics in European Law and Politics (10 CP)
External Relations of the EU (5 CP)
Area 2: Societal and Economic Europe

Transformation of European Economies (5 CP)
Challenges to European Society (10 CP)
Area 3: European Ideas and Diversity

Social and Political Philosophy of Europe (5 CP)
Cultural Diversity in Europe (5 CP)
Optional Language Classes:

Students can also take optional language classes in French, German, and Spanish at beginners and advanced levels.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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