Introductory courses

As the backgrounds and profiles of students at Natolin are very diverse, prior to following compulsory core courses, students with improvable backgrounds in political science, international relations, history, economics and law, follow a set of introductory courses.

• BOBROWICZ, B. – Introduction to Economics (0 ECTS)
• SCHIRMANN, S. – L'Histoire de la construction européenne (0 ECTS)
• SCHUMACHER, T. – Introduction to International Relations (0 ECTS)
• VAN ELSUWEGE, P. – Introduction to Law (0 ECTS)
• ZIÓŁKOWSKA, J. & LEWIS, O. – Introduction to Political Science (0 ECTS)

Preparatory courses

Students need to select 2 preparatory courses.

• BIALASIEWICZ, L. – Geopolitics (15h, 0 ECTS)
• BRUN PEDERSEN, R. – Foreign Policy Analysis (10h, 0 ECTS)
• ÇALI, B. – Public International Law (10h, 0 ECTS)
• MICHTA, A. – Introduction to International Security and Defence Studies. Theories and Concepts (10h, 0 ECTS)

Core courses

All students follow core courses, which provide them with a common base of knowledge on the system of EU governance, the EU legal order, European economic integration, and European history. They also study the specificities of Central and Eastern Europe.

Out of the 5 core courses, students can swap up to three courses of the pluridisciplinary track with courses of the interdisciplinary track, under the condition that they pass the entry tests of the swapped courses of the pluridisciplinary track.

Obligatory courses for all:

• BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI, R. & PUDŁOCKI, T. – History of Central and Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries (20h, 4 ECTS)
• MINK, G. – L'Europe centrale et orientale aux XXe et XXIe siècles (10h, 2 ECTS)

Contextual courses

The study programme is also animated by the idea that the EU cannot be understood or properly studied in abstraction from the context – historical, geographical, conceptual, and cultural – in which it has been developing. The core courses are therefore complemented by contextual courses, which allow the students to situate the issues addressed within the broader context of relations between the state and the economy, respective political systems, national identities in Europe and history of (geo-)political thought.

Students need to select 2 contextual courses.

• ANDERSON, J. – Religion and Politics (10h, 0 ECTS)
• CASSARINO, J.-P. – Approches de la gouvernance migratoire (10h, 0 ECTS)
• KUNDNANI, H. – Complexities of European Power: From the Cold War to the War in Ukraine (10h, 0 ECTS)
• KURTYKA, M. – Politics of Climate Change (10h, 0 ECTS)
• MICHTA, A. – MICHTA, A. – Transatlantic Security Dilemmas after the End of the Cold War: from NATO Enlargement to Russian Aggression against Ukraine (10h, 0 ECTS)
• THIESSE, A.-M – La construction d'identités nationales en Europe, XIXe-XXIe siècles (10h, 0 ECTS)

Masterclasses

Participation in masterclasses is optional. Students can select a maximum of 2 masterclasses.

• BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI, R. – The Enlightenment: Theory and Practice (10h, 0 ECTS)
• CICHOCKI, M. A. – From the Greek Agora to the Ukrainian Euromaidan: the History of Ideas of Democracy in Europe (10h, 0 ECTS)
• MINK, G. – Histoire, mémoire et négationnisme historique (10h, 0 ECTS)

Workshops

Students need to select at least 1 workshop.

• KRUKOWSKA, E. – Media and Climate: Communicating the Green Transition (8h, 0 ECTS)
• MILEVSKI, L. – Making Sense of Strategy (8h, 0 ECTS)
• MINK, G. (in cooperation with Warsaw museums) – Les politiques historiques et mémorielles (8h, 0 ECTS)
• RUNGULIS, J. – Strategic Communication in Digital Age (8h, 0 ECTS)
• VANNONI, M. – Policy Analysis: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Narratives (8h, 0 ECTS)

Simulation games

Participation in the simulation games is optional.

• BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI, R. – The Paris Peace Conference of 1919-20 (6h, 0 ECTS)
• MINK, G. & CICHOCKI, M. A. – Drafting a Peace Treaty for the End of the Cold War (6h, 0 ECTS)

Master’s thesis and Research Methods

In addition to the courses they take during the first and second semesters, students must write a Master’s thesis in English or French, counting for 16 ECTS. Participation in Research Methods containing several selectable modules is optional.

• STEINGASS, S. (coord.); BOBROWICZ, B.; EXADAKTYLOS, T.; LONGHURST, K.; MINK, G.; MOORHOUSE, R.; SZOSTAK, R.; VAN ELSUWEGE, P.; WINAND, P.; WOLCZUK, K. - Research Methods / Méthodes de recherche (20h)

Professional development

The Professional Development and Career Orientation programme complements the academic programme with on-site, made-to-measure support and guidance in helping to shape the students’ professional paths.

Language courses

In addition to benefitting from a bilingual study programme, students can take advantage of language courses on offer implemented by the Languages and Intercultural Dialogue Office. The following languages are on offer: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Arabic. The courses are tailored to the individual students' needs, and are also focused on transversal skills required by employers.