EUROPA MASTER

MA PROGRAMME IN POLITICAL SCIENCES

Admission

The deadline for applications for the academic year 2024/2025 is 15 May 2024.

About the programme

EUROPA MASTER, called also “Weimar Studies”, is the unique trinational Master program in the area of European Studies that offers an opportunity of being awarded three Master diplomas of three partner universities: Opole University (Poland), Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany) and University of Burgundy (France). The classes are taught for the international group of students and administered jointly by the Institute of Political Science of Opole University, Institute of Political Science of University of Mainz and Faculty of Law and Political Science of University of Burgundy in Dijon.

Study programme

EUROPA MASTER program lasts 4 semesters. During the first semester in Opole the program of study focuses on the cultural and social dimension of European integration as well as Central and Eastern European perspective on European integration. The classes are taught in English. Second semester in Mainz is dedicated to European Politics and political science. Classes are taught in German and in English. The focus of studies at Dijon during the third semester is European law and European institutions. Courses are taught in French.

Advantages of the Programme

No Tuition Fee

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that EUROPE MASTER programme is FREE of charge to all the students irrespective of their country of origin. This is envisaged in the terms of the cooperation agreement signed by rectors of all the partner universities – University of Opole, University of Mainz and University of Burgundy to encourage talented students from non-EU countries having good command of English and French to participate in the project.

Multiple Opportunities

The program gives the unique possibility of studying at three different universities in three different countries in the international group of students and receiving three diplomas. As the motto of the program says: Study Europe – Live Europe, students from different cultures, representing different ideas, traditions and ways of thinking learn to know more but also to be able to understand different perceptions and points of view.

Admission Requirements
  • The BA diploma (or equivalent) constitutes the basic admission criterion.

The EUROPA MASTER invites applicants with a Bachelor degree in a social science, including political science, international relations, economy, sociology, law, history, journalism and social communication, philosophy and cultural studies as well as the fields of study, where the candidates were able to collect at least 65 ECTS in social science. While applying for the program during the last semester of Bachelor level the applicants are required to include Transcipt of Records covering the whole period of study and proving having collected 135 ECTS at the time of applying for the program.

  • English language skills at B2 level, and French language at B1 level confirmed by a certificate are obligatory.
  • Transcript of Records in the national language certified by the present institution of higher education proving having collected 135 ECTS by the time of applying
  • Certified translation into English of all required documents if they are issued in the other language than English

The deadline for applications for the academic year 2024/2025 is 15 May 2024.

The candidates that successfully undergo the pre-selection process will be invited for the next stage in the form of a short online conversation. Next, those accepted both at the level of the University of Opole and partner universities will be invited to the final application procedure.

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