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Course details 2012-2013  
    
Important notice on language
This programme is mainly taught in Dutch.
Qualification awarded
In order to obtain the degree of Master of Science in Comparative and European Politics the student
  • should be enrolled for the programme in question under a diploma contract or under an exam contract to obtain a diploma
  • should have taken all the exams that the programme encompasses
  • should previously have registered for the programme with the examination board.
  • should have acquired at least 60 ECTS-credits
The programme consists of 60 ECTS-credits.
In a model academic year, the student takes between 54 and 66 ECTS-credits.
Admission requirements
Direct: academic bachelor of political sciences, of sociology, of communication studies and of social & economic sciences

With preparatory programme: academic bachelors and masters in humanities

With bridging programme: professional bachelor of communication management, of journalism studies, of business management option law and of social work
Objectives and learning outcomes

The master knows the current situation of scientific research in the discipline of comparativeand European politics, with regard to theory as well as to methodology.
 
The master knows the main scientific theories, approaches and concepts of comparative and European politics.
 
The master has insight in the national and European political, social and economic problems and in the national and European political current affairs.
 
The master has insight in the institutional architecture, the decision making and the policy of national and European government organisations.
 
The master is able to look in a scientific way at problems in national and European politics.
 
The master is able to critically and openly look at problems in national and European politics.
 
The master can deal with problems in national and European politics in a socially responsible and relevant way.
 
The master can deal with problems in national and European politics in a creative and problem solving manner.
 
The master is able to research a problem in national and European politics in a scientifically correct way. 

The master is able to report in writing and orally and to communicate about a problem in national and European politics.


Access to further studies

Further studies with direct access
Master of Governance and Development, Development Evaluation and Management, Globalisation and Development
Further studies with conditional access
Master of Theatre Studies


Final examination
A student’s final result is a weighted average of the exam results the student has obtained for all the programme components of his/her training programme. In calculating the final result, the credits corresponding to the various programme components are used for weighting the results obtained for those components.

The final result is expressed as an integer out of 100.

A student whose final result is less than 50 out of 100 can never be declared successful.

A student is successful for the training programme if he/she has obtained credits for all the programme components in his/her training programme. 
  
For more information see the Education and Examination regulation.
ECTS co-ordinator

Prof. dr. F. Van Loon, erasmus-com@ua.ac.be
Administration: Mr Piet De Vroede, erasmus-com@ua.ac.be


 
Inhoudsverantwoordelijke(n) : Facultaire administratie