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Admission

 


Do not forget to fix a date for your language test well ahead of your application!
You must register before the start of the academic year!

 

  

The European Studies course provided me with what i was seeking most: a challenge, more than that, a multidisciplinary challenge. That is its greatest asset; the ability to integrate a broad yet relevant course work which pushes you to question more than one approach, but challenges to understand that others exist, and add value to your educational experience and future career.
Many thanks for opening my mind to multiple possibilities.
(Thato Motaung, South Africa) 

 

Admission requirements

General Admission Advise:

The ‘Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives’ is a demanding and specialised interdisciplinary programme. Please only apply if in your previous studies you obtained at least 'cum laude' ('honours' / 'with distinction' / 'onderscheiding'), if you have gained a sound knowledge of European history and the European institutions, and if you have been introduced to the basic principles of Economics and Law. You should also have experience with writing a substantial research paper (bachelor or master paper) and have at least basic heuristic and research skills.


If are looking for a general introduction in EU Studies, this programme will not suit you.


The Master in European Studies programme admits holders of the following university degrees:

  • Bachelor of Political and Social Sciences, History, Arts, Law, Economics, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Theology, Education, Philosophy, European Studies;
  • Any Master degree in Human Sciences;
  • A Master degree in other disciplines, if the candidate has professional experience in the field of study of MAES.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their Curriculum Vitae, academic results and motivation letter (max. 500 words).


 

Proficiency in English:

Students who are not native English speakers are required to provide an evidence of proficiency in the English language and/or have to obtain a score on a language test indicating a C-2 level on the Common European Framework of the Council of Europe. Note that the language criteria as applied by the Master in European Studies are stricter than those indicated on the general website of the International Admissions and Mobility Unit of the KU Leuven. The approved tests are:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), for which the minimum total score required is 600 (for paper based test); 250 (for the computer-based test); or 100 (on the new TOEFL Internet-based Test). (www.toefl.org);
  • The International English Language Testing System (IELTS administered test), for which the minimum score required is band 7.0-7.5. (www.ielts.org);
  • Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (University of Cambridge examinations): Grade B.

Native speakers and students who successfully finalised a full-time study programme of at least one year at a university in an Anglo-Saxon country are not required to produce such evidence of proficiency in the English language. Belgian students who want to participate in the 'Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives' are also required to take a test.


Do not forget to fix a date for one of the language tests well ahead of your application! The language test results have to be handed in before the start of the academic year the latest.
 

 

BE PREPARED!

The Master in European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives is a specialised and demanding Master programme. We expect that you already have a general knowledge of Europe, European history and European integration, and that you have been introduced to the basic principles of economics and law. Hence we do not offer a general introduction to the understanding of the EU and its institutions. Please note that some courses have particular requirements with regard to .

If you are not familiar with these through your previous academic studies, you are strongly advised not to apply for this programme. There will be a compulsory test on your knowledge of these issues within the first two months of the programme, which will be graded. In the course of July, a reading list will be published on the website which may help you to update and refresh your knowledge. In the meantime, the following literature can already help to improve your knowledge on Europe, European history and European institutions:

General knowledge: D. Gowland, R. Dunphy and C. Lythe, European Mosaic. Contemporary Politics, Economics and Culture (Longman 2006, 625 pp.) and a general text book on the EU, such as: J. McCormick, Understanding the European Union (Palgrave 2008, 264 pp) or E. Bomberg and A. Stubb, The European Union: How Does it Work? (Oxford University Press 2008, 288 pp)

Module I: an academic overview of European history and culture, such as P. Rietbergen, Europe: A Cultural History (Routledge 2006).

Module II: an academic overview of the EU such as John McCormick, European Union Politics (Palgrave, 2011).

Module III: to be announced.

Module IV: to be announced.

 

Application procedure:

For more information about the application procedure, please check this link.

 

Tuition fee:

For more information about the registration fees, please click here.
The tuition fee for our programme is 578,7 euro.