Programme N0312A200018: European Politics and Society - master, full-time

Academic year 2022/2023

The  European Politics and Society (EPS): Vaclav Havel Joint Master Programme is a multidisciplinary two-year Joint Master Degree Programme linking the fields of European politics, contemporary history and culture, economy, international relations and policymaking. The key role of the programme is to identify and analyse challenges Europe faces today (migration, security, populism). The first semester of the EPS Programme is based on Master level introductory courses (in Prague); the second semester focuses on EU related courses (Krakow, Leiden). In the third and fourth semesters, the programme offers 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, an internship and language tuition with an advanced research dissertation supervised by key staff from each Partner University.

The EPS Programme gives its students the possibility to acquire high-profile pluridisciplinary knowledge and skills. The first goal of the EPS Programme is to prepare a new generation of managers, policymakers and research leaders. The excellence of the programme is based on a central focus on the societal, political, economic and cultural processes that have formed contemporary Europe and its role in the international environment. The programme also 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 build a real trans-European community of students, experts and academia that deal with current European challenges.

The EPS Programme is a bearer of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree, thus offering full scholarships both to European and non-European students. 

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EPS web page:  http://eps.fsv.cuni.cz

European Politics and Society - course structure

   (Optional courses see article 5 para 4 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examination of Charles University in Prague)

Final state exam

(JDIP01) Master's thesis defence

Compulsory courses (semester 1) Prague (J#0543)

Total number of ECTS: 30

Elective courses 1 (semester 2) - Krakow (J#0544)

Total number of ECTS: 20

Elective courses 1 (semester 2) - Leiden (J#0545)

Minimum number of ECTS: 20

Elective courses 2 (semesters 3 & 4) - Practice Track Prague (J#0546)

Total number of ECTS: 45

Elective courses 2 (semesters 3 & 4) - Practice Track Krakow (J#0547)

Total number of ECTS: 45

Elective courses 2 (semesters 3 & 4) - Practice Track Leiden (J#0548)

Total number of ECTS: 45

Elective courses 2 (semesters 3 & 4) - Research Track Barcelona 1 (J#0549)

Total number of ECTS: 35

Elective courses 3 (semesters 3 & 4) - Research Track Barcelona 2 (J#0577)

Minimum number of ECTS: 5

Elective courses 4 (semesters 3 & 4) - Research Track Barcelona 3 (J#0578)

Minimum number of ECTS: 5

Common elective courses (J#0550)

Minimum number of ECTS: 13-25