Curriculum | Master's in European Studies

The Master’s in European Studies consists of one year, in which you will collect a total of 60 EC. In addition to five compulsory courses, you will follow two elective courses. Eventually, you will end your Master’s by writing your master’s thesis.

European Credit Transfer System

Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.

Structure

	Number of EC	Title of course
Mandatory courses	30 EC	Comparative Public Governance European Institutional Framework International Political Economy Governance & Technology beyond the Nation State Global Public Policy Academic research
Elective courses	5 EC	Crisis management in technological domains Policy-making for complex systems Public governance and policy networks Public governance and legitimacy Work and Technology Reputation management Public safety Economic methods of sustainability assessment Public health innovations Policy analysis in public and technological domains Behaviour and Technology: an interdisciplinary approach Urban resilience in a changing climate
Master's thesis	25 EC	You will spend the last semester of your Master’s on graduating by writing your master’s thesis.
Total EC second year	60 EC

Master’s thesis

The last semester is mainly dedicated to your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you. Some students tap into ongoing research at UT, but there is room to propose an idea of your own as well. You can also choose to conduct your thesis at an external organisation or institute, as many students do. The core course in Academic Research helps you prepare for your master’s thesis project.

Your master’s thesis could involve investigating questions such as:

Who has access? An analysis of access and resources in the AI Act legislation process.
The EU as a People Pleaser – What drives public satisfaction with EU democracy?
Populism in the Netherlands, are there new populist contenders in parliament?

Double degree

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Master’s thesis

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