Master in International and Security Politics
European School of Political and Social Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Lille, France
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 7,000 / per year *
Application deadline
01 May 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* Bachelor’s and Master’s fees: €3,300 and €11,640 depending on revenue and household composition
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Admissions
Curriculum
Study plan
Semester 1
Core courses
- Global History
- International Relations
Research courses
- Introduction to Research & Epistemology
- Political Science Research Methods
+1 optional course
+1 intensive language module
+1 career development course
Semester 2*
Core courses
- Theories of Security & Contemporary Challenges
- Armed Conflicts and Peacemaking
Research courses
- Statistics and the Political Sociology of Quantification
- Academic Writing Workshop
+1 optional course
+1 intensive language module
+1 career development course
* The second semester can also be completed in one of our 140 partner universities across the world.
Semester 3
Core courses
- Cyber Security
- War, Terrorism, and Violence
+ master’s dissertation
+1 intensive language module
Semester 4
Core courses
- Sovereignty and the State in International Relations
- Politics of International Law
+2 optional courses
+1 intensive language module
+1 professional internship
Optional courses
In semester 1, 2, and 4, you will be able to further tailor your degree to your interests by choosing from a broad offer of optional courses, such as:
- Defense Policy in Practice
- Global Environmental Politics
- Comparative Politics
- European Governance
- Digital Democracy
- Global Economic Governance
- International Development
- European History
- Global Justice
- etc.
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Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
- Public administration at the national and sub-national level: ministries, regional and local authorities, but also other public administration agencies recruit experts in public policy;
- International and European organizations: the European Union, the FAO, the OSCE or the European Environment Agency;
- NGOs, Think Tanks, trade unions, interest groups, and lobbies open to recruiting experts with backgrounds in political science and international affairs;
- Businesses are increasingly recruiting people qualified in international affairs;
- Academic career: students graduating from our MA can also access Ph.D. programs in order to pursue an academic career.