Programme and Structure

The Master in European Studies: EU Institutions and Public Policy consists of:

5 Core courses (20 ECTS);
7 Elective courses out of those offered (28 ECTS);
Trainings and Simulation Exercises (8 ECTS);

In addition, a Final Master Dissertation must be submitted by the end of the term (30 September), for a total of 4 ECTS. The academic program is structured as follow:

1st Semester

Core Courses	Ssd	Hours	ECTS
European Politics in the 20th century	M-STO/04	20	4
European Macroeconomics	SECS-P/01	20	4
European Institutions	IUS/14	20	4
Policies and Policymaking in the EU	SPS/04	20	4
Challenge to European Democracy	IUS/14	20	4

Elective courses	Ssd	Hours	ECTS
Security and Migration in the Mediterranean Area	SPS/04	20	4
Business and Economics in the Mediterranean Area	SECS-P/01	20	4
History of South European Enlargements	M-STO/04	20	4

Policy Lab		Hours	ECTS
Learning Policy Advice		20	2

2nd Semester

Elective Courses	Ssd	Hours	ECTS
Digital Europe, Data Protection and Cyber Security	SECS-P/01	20	4
European Environment and Climate Policies	SECS-P/01	20	4
Employment and Social Affairs in the EU: Legal and Policy Dimensions	SPS/08	20	4
Energy Policy	SPS/04	20	4
Cohesion Policy	IUS/14	20	4
Eurozone Economic Policies and Governance	SECS-P/01	20	4
EU Competition Law and Policies	IUS/04	20	4

Policy Lab		Hours	ECTS
E.P.S.O.		20	2
Simulation Exercise: Negotiation and Decisionmaking in European Institutions (febbraio)		20	2
EU programming: financial, economic, design and management aspects (febbraio)		20	2

Additional Trainings

Career Service Trainings

MES students have the possibility to attend courses offered within other SoG master programs.

Final Dissertation (4 ECTS)

Students are expected to complete a 20.000/25.000 word final dissertation under the supervision of a member of the faculty of the Master course.

Following the successful completion of all the academic requirements, students will gain 60 ECTS and be awarded the title of “Master in European Studies”.