European Politics and Society Leiden University

Overview

The European Politics and Society MA programme offered by Leiden University gives you  the possibility to acquire high-level pluri-disciplinary knowledge and skills, with a central focus on the societal, political, and economic processes that have formed contemporary Europe and determine its role in the international environment.

Through its student population the programme fosters exchange among diverse European and non-European cultures, and offers a unique learning experience to both EU and non-EU students. The EPS Programme thus contributes to building a real trans-European community of students, experts and academia that deal with current European challenges.

You will start this programme with  a range of courses in Prague, the second semester focuses on EU related courses and language tuition, and will be taught in Krakow or Leiden. In the third and fourth semesters, you will be able to choice between four different study tracks reflecting the diverse expertise of the Consortium members (Prague, Krakow, Barcelona, and Leiden). Each track combines various elective courses, research methods training, and an internship with an advanced research dissertation supervised by key staff from each Partner University.

Career prospects

• Senior policy advisor at the European Union

• Senior policy advisor for national governments

• Senior policy advisor for multinationals or NGOs

• Embassy staff

• Consultant

• Development worker

• Academic researcher

• PhD candidate

• Policy advisor for central and local government

• Policy advisor for businesses

• Policy advisor for NGOs

• Journalist