Programme
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER
JEAN MONNET CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
The University of Leuven and the MAES programme provide you with both an intellectual and international atmosphere that prepares you for a career in today's globalised world of knowledge.
(Florian Schmitz, Germany)
Programme
This interdisciplinary programme engages students to study Europe both as a transnational community and as an external actor in global governance. At the same time, the programme offers insight and knowledge about the functioning of Europe both in the contemporary world and in a historical perspective. Students acquire methodological and theoretical skills that enable them to describe and analyse Europe as a transnational community as well as an actor in an increasingly globalised world. Interaction with staff members of various disciplines and faculties (Social Sciences, History, Arts, Law, Economics, Theology) exposes students to a wide range of approaches to scientific study and research about Europe.
The programme emphasises strongly the need to engage in critical debate about the options and alternatives that confront Europe with respect to its internal, diversified identities and its interaction with other actors in the world.
The programme consists of a common part, four interdisciplinary modules, and a limited series of electives. The four modules are:
- Transnational Perspectives on European History, Diversity and Culture
- EU External Relations
- Globalising Europe
- Europe - Asia: Interactions and Comparisons
(1) Transnational Perspectives on European History, Diversity and Culture focuses on how transnational movements and institutions function in a continent characterised by deep historical diversities; (2) EU External Relations analyses the external policies and relations of the European Union within the context of globalisation and new forms of global governance; (3) Globalising Europe investigates different dimensions of globalisation and their relevance for contemporary European society, politics and culture; (4) Europe – Asia: Interactions and Comparisons offers students the possibility to complement their European perspective with knowledge of developments in contemporary Asia.
Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives (2012-2013)
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Obligatory courses: (30 credits) |
Transnational and Global Perspectives on Europe: Ideas, Theories and Methodologies Master's Thesis |
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Four Specialised Modules: (minimum of 24 credits) |
Module I Transnational Perspectives on European History, Diversity and Culture |
Module II EU External Relations |
Module III Globalising Europe |
Module IV Europe-Asia: Interactions and Comparisons |
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Main Political Currents in Europe* Governance in the European Union Nationalism in European History Linguistic Aspects of Ethno-Cultural Diversity Ethnic Relations: Majorities and Immigrant Minorities in Europe European Perspectives on Religion |
EU external policies: decision-making, implementation and global perception European Foreign Policy Constitutional Law of the EU* The Law of the External Relations of the EU* Economic Aspects of European Integration* External Dimensions of EU Policies
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EU external policies: decision-making, implementation and global perception* European Expansion, Exchange, and Globalisation Global Environmental Politics Political Philosophy and Ethics of Globalisation The Law of International Organisations European Economy in a Global Perspective |
Transnational and Global Perspectives on East Asia* EU external policies: decision-making, implementation and global perception* InBev-Baillet-Latour EU-China Chair courses
Global Perspectives on Contemporary India Eurasia: Transnational and Global Perspectives |
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Electives: (minimum 6 credits) |
Several additional elective courses |
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Students select one out of the four modules. Each module offers a selection of specialised courses from which students elect four (24 credits). Each selection contains courses from different disciplines. In addition, the students select one more elective. Every student also writes a Master Thesis under the supervision of one of the professors of the programme.
Next to the courses offered in the programme, students can benefit from the opportunity to take up one of the many language courses offered either at the
CLT Language Centre or the Leuven Language Centre (ILT) for Dutch as a foreign language and academic English classes.
Other extracurricular activities offered in the programme are our annual excursions to the European institutions in Strasbourg and Luxembourg.
