| Degree Awarded Master of Arts (Joint Degree) | Starting Date October |
| Programme Duration minimum 4 semesters | ECTS 120 |
| Language of Instruction English | Mode of Attendance Full-time |
The Arqus Joint Master’s Programme European Studies is a full-time master’s programme which you complete over 2 years with a total of 120 ECTS credits. It brings together the expertise and academic excellence of four partner universities (Granada, Graz, Leipzig and Vilnius) and is offered entirely in English.
The programme focuses on the relationship between Europeanization and globalization, the impact of global developments on Europe and the changing role of the continent in the new world order. It is organized as a joint programme that allows you to profit from a wide range of options in complementary focus areas and from a unique intercultural experience due to an international composition of students in the programme.
Special features of the programme:
- Different disciplinary and regional perspectives on selected topics provide you with the ability to combine insights, methods, and theories from different disciplines in independent problem solving.
- You must complete at least 30 ECTS credits under the responsibility of a partner university, whereby physical and virtual mobility can be combined.
- Joint teaching programme: Various virtual courses offer you the the possibility of academic exchange with fellow students at all universities.
- Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a joint degree, recognized by all partner universities.
- Accredited by the German Agency ZEvA by using the European Approach
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Partner universities
The Joint Programme brings together the expertise and academic excellence of four Arqus universities (Universities of Granada, Graz, Leipzig and Vilnius) and is offered entirely in English.
University of Granada (Spain)
The University of Granada will provide specialisations in geographical perspectives; socio-economic processes and critical views of Europe; public and private approaches to climate change; conflicts, actors and scenarios of change beyond Europe; and the European approach to migration.
University of Graz (Austria)
The focus areas offered by the University of Graz are South-Eastern Europe; socio-economic development and social change; peace, migration, and climate change; and human right and diversity management.
Leipzig University (Germany)
The regional areas of specialization of Leipzig University are the relations between East and West; transnational perspectives; global conflict management; cultural representation in current European societies; and Europeanisation and globalisation.
Vilnius University (Lithuania)
The specialisations and regional focus of Vilnius University are the Northern and Eastern perspective; transnational perspectives; Eastern Europe and the global challenges; and practical skills and knowledge on Eastern Europe.
Curriculum
Year 1
| Module | ECTS | Semester | |
| Module 1 | Introduction to European Studies: Methods, Traditions and Future Challenges to Knowledge Production about Europe | 10 | 1 |
| Joint online lecture: Introduction to European Studies | 5 | 1 | |
| Local course(s) at partner universities | 5 | 1 | |
| Module 2 | Europeanisation under the Global Condition - History, Economics and Politics | 10 | 1 |
| Joint online lecture: Introduction to Europeanisation und the Global Condition | 5 | 1 | |
| Local course(s) at partner universities | 5 | 1 | |
| Module 3 | Europe and Law | 10 | 1 |
| Joint online lecture: European Law | 5 | 1 | |
| Local course(s) at partner universities | 5 | 1 | |
| Module 4 | European Foreign Policies | 10 | 2 |
| Joint online lecture: European Foreign Policies | 5 | 2 | |
| Local course(s) at partner universities | 5 | 2 | |
| Module 5 | Regions in Europe | 10 | 2 |
| Regions in Europe - Southeastern Europe (Graz) | |||
| Regions in Europe - Between East and West (Leipzig) | |||
| Regions in Europe - A Northern and an Eastern Perspective (Vilnius) | |||
| Regions in Europe - Geographical Perspectives (Granada) | |||
| Module 6 | Social Transformations in Europe | 10 | 2 |
| Social Transformations in Europe - Socio-Economic Development and Social Change (Graz) | |||
| Social Transformations in Europe - Transnational Perspectives (Leipzig) | |||
| Social Transformations in Europe - Nationalism and Civic Resistance (Vilnius) | |||
| Social Transformations in Europe - Socio-Economic Processes and Critical Views of Europe (Granada) |
Year 2
| Module | ECTS | Semester | |
| Module 7 | Europe and Development - Developmental Policies | 10 | 3 |
| Joint online lecture: Europe and Development - Developmental Policies | 5 | 3 | |
| Local course(s) at partner universities | 5 | 3 | |
| Module 8 | Global Challenges and European Answers | 10 | 1 |
| Global Challenges and European Answers - Peace, Migration and Climate Change (Graz) | |||
| Global Challenges and European Answers - Global Conflict Management (Leipzig) | |||
| Global Challenges and European Answers - Eastern Europe and the Global Challenges (Vilnius) | |||
| Globa Challenges and European Answers - Public-Private Approaches to Climate Change (Granada) | |||
| Module 9 | Cultural Representation in Current European Societies | 10 | 3 |
| Human Rights and Diversity Management (Graz) | |||
| Cultural Representation in Current European Societies (Leipzig) | |||
| European Cultural History of the Jews (Leipzig) | |||
| Practical Skills & Knowlege on Eastern Europe (Vilnius) | |||
| Beyond Europe: Conflicts, actors and scenarios of change (Granada) | |||
| Module 10 | Specialisations | 5 | 4 |
| Human Rights and Diversity Management II / optional practice placement (Graz) | |||
| Europeanisation and Globalisation (Leipzig) | |||
| Internship, Research Internship, Deepening the knowledge acquired (Vilnius) | |||
| Europeanisation and Globalisation: The European Approach to Migration (Granada) | |||
| Module 11 | Europe as a global actor | 5 | 4 |
| Joint online colloquium: Europe as a global actor | |||
| Master thesis | 20 | 4 |
The complete course guide can be found HERE as of July 2025.
Degree and career
Students graduating from the Joint Master’s Programme will be awarded the Joint Degree of Master of Arts in the field of European Studies recognised by all partner universities.