Applicant information
What happens after you apply to Bristol?
MSc in European Governance
| Awards Available | MSc; PG Diploma |
|---|---|
| Duration of programme | One year full-time; two years part-time |
| Part-time study available? | Yes |
| Number of places | 50 |
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Programme overview
This programme allows you to engage with the study of Europe from a variety of perspectives - the domestic, the regional/supranational, and the global. It draws on theories of international relations, comparative politics and European integration, as well as dealing with some of the biggest practical political challenges facing Europe today. It allows you to develop your knowledge of European politics by engaging with subjects that stretch beyond the European continent, by focusing, for example, on international security, development or globalization; or alternatively by specializing in European Studies.
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Entry requirements
An upper second-class honours degree, or equivalent qualification. Degrees from all disciplines are considered. In exceptional cases we will consider offering Diploma entry, aiming for upgrade to MSc, for applicants with a lower second-class honours degree.
For information on international equivalent qualifications, please see our International Office website.
Admissions statement
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
Programme structure
The MSc programme lasts 50 weeks (September to September). It comprises six 12-week taught units, six assessed essays, followed by a dissertation.
Core units
- Comparative European Policies
- The European Union: Theories, Institutions and Policies
- Theories of International Relations
Optional units
Three optional units from a list supplied during the academic year from the School of Sociology, Policy and International Studies (SPAIS).Topics vary from year to year but may include:
- Conflict, Security and Development
- Small Business Development
- Managing and Evaluating Development
- Development Skills in Practice
- Environmental Politics
- Politics of HIV/ AIDS in Africa
- Governing the Global Borderlands
- International Development Organisations
- Masculinities and IR
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Research Methods
- Militarisation, Militarism and War
- Discourse Analysis
- International Human Rights
- Politics of Latin America
- Sino-US Relations
- East Asia and Global Development
- Japan and East Asia
- East Asia, Europe and Global Integration
- Rethinking the State
- Global Civil Society
- China's International Relations
- Religion and Politics in the West
- Globalisation and Culture
- Narrating the Self
- Interpreting Gender
- Philosophy of Social Science
- Popular music and society
- Nations and Nationalism
- Care, Labour and Gender: International Policy Development
- European Foerign Policy
- Liberalism, Terror and the Politics of Insecurity
- Nuclear (In)security
Third Term
Independent study for dissertation.
Application deadline: 1st July 2014
Get in touch
Graduate Studies Administrator
School for Sociology, Politics and International Studies
University of Bristol
11 Priory Road
Bristol BS8 1TU
Tel: +44 (0) 117 331 7577
Email: spais-mscenquiries@bristol.ac.uk
Web: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/spais/prospective/prospectivepgt
International students
Open to international students? Yes
English-language requirements: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each band, in addition to the standard entry requirements.
Find information for international students on eligibility, funding options and studying at Bristol.
Fees and funding
2014/15 fees
Full-time: UK/EU £6,900;
overseas £14,600
Part-time: UK/EU £3,450;
overseas n/a
Fees are quoted per annum and are subject to annual increase.
Funding options
Further information on funding for prospective UK, EU and international postgraduate students is available from the Student Funding Office website.
Research Assessment Score
Unit of Assessment 39 applies. See Complete RAE listings for University of Bristol for further details.
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