Program Overview

Master's Programme in European Studies, Social Science Track

The Master's Programme in European Studies, Social Science Track, is a 2-year program offered by the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The program provides knowledge about current salient policy issues and dominating theories within the European studies field.

Programme Structure and Content

The first semester consists of three mandatory courses: European Heritage and Identity, European Integration: Current Research and Theory, and Integrating European Markets. In the second semester, students can choose elective courses in Sweden or abroad, or do an internship for a half or full semester. In the third semester, students choose one of the semi-elective courses: Social Europe, European Environment and Energy, or Europe in the world. They also choose one of the three methods courses: Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, Applied Qualitative Research Methods, Problems and Design, or Introduction to Applied Research Design or Quantitative Research Methods for Social Scientists. The last semester is dedicated to the master's thesis, with seminars and peer review to assist students, along with individual supervision.

Who Should Apply?

This program is suitable for students who want to develop their knowledge to critically analyze and understand European integration and disintegration. Students can focus on their personal interests with a choice between many elective courses. The program offers an international and diversified study environment with flat hierarchies and teachers and students from many different countries and disciplines.

Prerequisites and Selection

The entry requirements include a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 90 credits of courses in social science disciplines or humanities disciplines. Applicants must prove their knowledge of English, and the selection is based on the submitted Statement of intent and CV.

After Graduation

Graduates of the program receive the degree Master of Science in European Studies. They will be prepared for a career in European affairs, in public and private organizations, or further research at the doctoral level.

Facilities

The Department of Political Science is located in Campus Haga, which lies right in the city center of Gothenburg, the second largest city of Sweden.

Exchange Opportunities

Students have the opportunity to study one semester abroad, and the department cooperates with universities in several European countries, as well as in the US and South Korea.

Internship

Students can do an internship in Sweden or abroad during the elective semester of the program. Many students state that the internship is the best thing they have done during their studies, as it provides new perspectives and prepares them for their future working-life.

Tuition Fees

The full education cost is 188,040 SEK, with a first payment of 47,010 SEK. No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders, and exchange students.

Research Areas

The program focuses on interactions and tensions between different countries, actors, societal levels, and groups. It studies crises and change, as well as the driving forces and consequences of European integration and disintegration.

Double Degree Options

In addition to studying Master's Programme in European Studies in Gothenburg, students can apply for three double degree options: University of Konstanz, Germany, Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States.