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Public Administration: International and European Governance

The MSc Public Administration offers 3 specialisations:

  1. International and European Governance (IEG)

  2. Public Management and Leadership (PML)

  3. Economics and Governance (EG)

This master’s is a fulltime day programme taught in English. Only students of the MSc Public Administration can participate in the courses of Public Administration.

No nation-state can solve today's global challenges on its own. In the specialisation International and European Governance you will obtain a deep understanding of the interplay between the international, EU, and (sub)national governance systems and how this interplay affects a national government's capacity to address corss-border societal challenges. This expertise will prepare you for a job in an (inter)national public institution or the private sector.

Specialisation: IEG

Please consult the programme overview of the Master Public Administration for the September and February intake to see which courses you follow in each block. Your study load is 15 ECTS per block. The core and skills-oriented courses are offered twice per year and the specialisation courses are offered once per year. Please note: the range of electives differs per block II and block IV. You can find the overview on the right side under 'Files'.

  • In your first block, you follow one core course Public Institutions (5 ECTS) and two specialisation courses (2x5 ECTS).

  • In your second block, you follow one core course Public Policy and Values (5 ECTS), one skills-oriented course Research Design (5 ECTS), and one elective (5 ECTS).

  • In your third block, you follow two specialisation courses (2x5 ECTS) and start on your Master's Thesis (15 or 20 ECTS).

  • In your fourth block, you work fulltime on your Master's Thesis (15 or 20 ECTS).

  • Courses
  • Organisation
  • Transitional arrangement
  • Welcome
  • Career preparation
Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 1

Architectures of International and European governance 5
Global challenges and public policies 5
Public Institutions 5

Block 2

Public Policy and Values 5
Research Design 5
Elective (see below) 5

Block 3

Management in International Administrations 5
Decision-Making in Multi-level Governance Systems 5
Public Institutions 5

Block 4

Research Design 5
Public Policy and Values 5
Elective (see below) 5

Master Thesis Public Administration

Master's Thesis Public Administration 20

Electives

Comparative Public Management 5
Markets and Competition Policy 5
EU Policymaking and Implementation 5
Lobbying and Public Affairs in Theory and Practice 5
Regulation and Governance (elective) 5
Data-driven Policymaking 5
Managerial Economics, Business and Politics 5
Markets in the Welfare State 5
Public Leadership Across Borders 5