Brussels is the centre of European decision- making. It is estimated that 60% of national legislation of EU member states originates, in some form, in Brussels. Anyone wanting to enter a career in civil service, either at the EU level or in a national government in Europe, must gain a strategic understanding of the scope, content, decision-cycle and implementation of policy in Europe.

The MA in European Public Policy is a specialised graduate programme that centres on the policy process in the European Union. The curriculum combines legal theory, economics and political science with a focus on public policy analysis.

Course content

• Constitutional Law of the European Union
• EU Public Policy
• Three from: EU in the World; European Social Policy and the Role of Organised Civil Society; European Foreign and Security Policy; Key Challenges for European Social Policy; International Public Policy; Political Communication and Lobbying.
• One from: Foreign Policy Analysis; Political Rhetoric; Political Strategy; Politics in the New Economy.
• Dissertation

Assessment

Assessment is by coursework plus the dissertation.

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Roxanne Devine
School of Politics and International Relations, Rutherford College,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NX, UK
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Michael Sewell
Brussels School of International Studies,
University of Kent at Brussels, Boulevard de la Plaine 5, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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