Master 1 - Semester 1
Modules in italics depend on the major
EU1 - Fundamental knowledge 1: Regional knowledge
Specialist lectures, by theme or region (continuous assessment)
EU institutions and policies (final assessment)
EU-Asia relations (final assessment)
International trade relations between the EU and its neighbours (final
assessment)
EU 2 - Fundamental knowledge 2: Knowledge of the regional area
and speciality languages
Specialist languages: Arabic, Russian or Turkish (continuous assessment)
Geopolitics of EU neighbourhoods (final assessment)
Law of the Council of Europe (final assessment)
EU 3 - Interdisciplinary methodological approaches 1
Introduction to research (1) (continuous assessment)
2 modules depending on the major
Law: EU corporate law (final assessment)
Law: Private international law (final assessment)
Economics: Macroeconomics and European economic policy (final
assessment)
Economy: Economics of competition law and industrial organisation (final
assessment)
Geography: Quantitative methods in geography (continuous assessment)
Geography: Qualitative methods in geography (continuous assessment)
Political science: Governance and urban policies compared (final
assessment)
Political Science: Public policy (final assessment)
EU 4 - Tools and Applications
Language 1: English, or French as a Foreign Language (continuous
assessment)
1 module, depending on the major
Law: Evaluation of public policies (final assessment)
Economics: Evaluation of public policies(final assessment)
Geography: Spatial information and geomatics (continuous assessment)
Political Science: Evaluation of public policies (final assessments)
30
ECTS
(European
Credit
Transfer)No.
Hours
9
2
2
3
24
24
21
2
24
6
2
2
2
21
21
21
9
3
6
3
3
12
20
27
3
24
3
3
3
24
21
21
3
3
24
24
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
21
24
24
15
24
Masters 1 - Semester 2
30
Optional modules, depending on the major and particular programme selected, ECTS
are shown in italics.
No.
EU 5 - Insights 1: Thematic knowledge
Major EU external policies (final assessment)
8
2
Themed specialisation modules (select three from the options below)
6
Hours
24
Introduction to managing projects (continuous assessment)
2
12
Territorial intelligence gathering/monitoring (final assessment) (this module is
not available for the 2016 - 2017 academic year)
Introduction to research (2)* (continuous assessment)
2
12
Geography theories** (continuous assessment)
2
21
Substantive EU law (final assessment)
2
18
Major contemporary legal systems (final assessment)
2
15
Dynamics of the international legal order* (final assessment)
2
24
Economic policy and globalisation* (final assessment)
2
24
Economic geography* (final assessment)
2
24
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (continuous assessment)
2
* IEP students must take these modules and choose the ones they want to count towards the
AlterEurope Masters (up to a limit of 6 ECTS).
** For students wishing to pass the geography teaching examination, the "Theories of Geography"
module is strongly recommended.
EU 6 - Insights 2: Knowledge of the regional area and specialist
languages
Specialist languages: Arabic, Russian or Turkish (continuous assessment)
Seminar: Europe’s Mediterranean neighbours (continuous assessment)
Opening lecture by a visiting professor (final assessment)
6
2
2
2
EU7 - Interdisciplinary methodological approaches 2
6
Study trip (continuous assessment)
Language 1: English or French as a Foreign Language (continuous
assessment)
3
24
3
21
EU 8 - Professionalisation 1
Discovering careers (module without ECTS)
21
21
24
10
Choosing a module
Careers in research: research paper***
10
Careers in intelligence gathering/monitoring and project management:
Internship (two - four months) and internship report
10
*** The research paper is subject to a viva. For IEP students, the memo (or an update on
progress) is compulsory.