European Politics and Society (MA)

Why study European Politics and Society at Leiden University?

Leiden University offers a dynamic academic environment and access to top researchers. The EPS programme provides: 

• Multidisciplinary insights into Europe’s political, societal, and economic development 
• A strong focus on Europe’s global role 
• A diverse student community from EU and non-EU countries 
• A trans-European academic network tackling current European challenges 

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Career prospects

Your Master's programme will qualify you for roles in almost every sector of the employment market. Many of our graduates work for public services, research institutes, business services, banking and financial services, communications, education, advisory work, policy development, management, co-ordination, editing and information services. 

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Is This Programme Right for You?

You’ll begin with introductory courses in Prague. In semester two, you’ll study EU-related topics in Leiden or Krakow. In your final year, choose one of four study tracks offered by the consortium universities: 

• Charles University (Prague) 
• Jagiellonian University (Krakow) 
• Leiden University 
• Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) 

Each track includes: 

• Elective courses 
• Research methods training 
• Internship (except at Pompeu Fabra) 
• Advanced research dissertation supervised by faculty from the partner universities 

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