This programme of study is also offered on a part-time basis. Please consult the Registrar's website for more information pertaining to courses offered by the University.
The MA in European, Economics and Law provides a strong foundation in European Studies. It includes compulsory study-units in these subject areas and a wide range of elective study-units on key topics, including lobbying in the EU, EU treaties and laws, the politics and economics of European Integration, the EU’s external relations, EU cohesion policy, climate change and current political and economic developments.
The course is taught on a seminar basis and is intended to further deepen your knowledge of European politics, law and economics so that by the end of the course they can rightly claim to be ‘specialised generalists’ i.e. graduates with a broad knowledge of the EU but with a deeper specialised understanding in particular areas. The aim is to encourage students to develop their analytical and critical skills – something which is aided by the way the seminars are structured.
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Semester 2   (February 2024 - June 2024) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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EST5343 | Placements in European Studies | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Politics | |||||
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EST5334 | Lobbying in the European Union | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5338 | The EU Legislative Process and the Political Dynamics of Inter-Institutional Negotiations | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5341 | The EU and Mediterranean Diplomacy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5342 | Southern EU Societies and Politics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Economics | |||||
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EST5332 | Advances in European Union Trade Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5336 | The European Union and Climate Change | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5344 | Economic and Financial Issues in the Euro Zone | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Law | |||||
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ECL5104 | EU and International Trade Law and Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5106 | European Union Constitutional Law | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5107 | Fundamental Rights in the European Union | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5113 | European Criminal Law | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1   (October 2024 - January 2025) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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ECL5105 | The Law of the Institutions of the EU | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5597 | Research Methodology | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5603 | Political and Economic Approaches to European Union Integration | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Politics | |||||
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EST5331 | The European Union in World Politics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5335 | Current Issues in European Union Politics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Economics | |||||
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EST5333 | European Union Development Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5337 | European Union Cohesion Policy | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Law | |||||
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ECL5100 | Labour Law in the European Union | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5101 | EU Financial Services Law | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5102 | Environmental Legislation and Policy of the European Union | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL5103 | EU Transport Law | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
EST5346 | European Union Migration and Asylum Law | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2   (February 2025 - June 2025) | |||||
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EST5450 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master of Arts in European Politics, Economics and Law - M.A. - under the auspices of the Institute for European Studies.