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MAEuropean Governance and Politics

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sheffield.ac.uk/..n-governance-politics-ma 

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Core modules

The Governance and Politics of the European Union
Europeanisation
Dissertation in European Governance and Politics

Optional modules

Choose two from a range including:
Contemporary Global Security
Democratisation
The Politics of Development
Contemporary Ethnic Conflict
Global Governance
Global Politics of the Environment and Climate Change
Comparative Governance and Public Policy
Human Rights

Teaching

All taught modules (except the dissertation) are taught in seminars.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed continuously through essays.

To complete the MA you must earn a total of 180 credits. All core and optional modules count for 30 credits each. Your dissertation, produced over the summer after the taught element, counts for 60 credits.

For the module assessments and the dissertation, you’ll need a mark of 50 per cent or above. If you don’t complete the dissertation, achieving 120 credits in taught modules will get you a Graduate Diploma.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you