Students must take 7 courses from the list of core and specialist courses. For the selection of these 7 courses, the following rules apply:
1) Students need to select at least 1 course from the list of core courses available to them within their chosen major.
2) Students of the EPAP, EUW and EUN majors need to select 1 or 2 courses from the list of the core courses of the EHC major.

Core courses

• BLOCKMANS, S. – The Legal Dimension of EU External Relations (20h, 4 ECTS)
• CARBONE, M. – EU Development Policy and the Politics of International Development (20h, 4 ECTS)
• FALKENBERG, K.F. – EU Trade Policy (20h, 4 ECTS)
• FRÖHLICH, S. – After Liberal Hegemony - The transatlantic partnership and the return of Great Power Competition (20h, 4 ECTS)
• JORGENSEN, K.E. – Conceptualizing the Foreign Policy of the EU (20h, 4 ECTS)
• LAVENEX, S. & TRAUNER, F. – EU Asylum and Migration Policy in Global Context (20h, 4 ECTS)
• MARTELLI, A. – International Political Economy in a Changing World Order (20h, 4 ECTS)
• TARDY, T. – NATO and European Defense Policy (20h, 4 ECTS)

Specialist courses

• CABESTAN, J.-P. – China and the World (20h, 4 ECTS)
• LEWIS, M.A. – Crimes against Humanity and International Justice (20h, 4 ECTS)
• MAYR-HARTING, T. – The European Union and Bi- and Multilateral Diplomacy (20h, 4 ECTS)
• MILLS, K. – Human Rights in International Politics (20h, 4 ECTS)
• NASSEF, Y. – International Climate Governance (20h, 4 ECTS)
• PORTIER, P. – Religion in Global Politics / La religion dans un monde globalisé (20h, 4 ECTS)
• PYNNÖNIEMI, K.P. – Contemporary Russian Foreign and Security Policy (20h, 4 ECTS)
• SHEA, J. – Security and Conflict Management (20h, 4 ECTS)
• WINAND, P. – Comparative Regionalism (20h, 4 ECTS)

Master’s thesis colloquium

Students are automatically registered in the major's research colloquium.

• WINAND, P. & STEINGASS, S. – The EU and the World Research Colloquium

Compact seminars

Students can select a maximum of 2 compact seminars.

• BUHLER, P. – Weaponisation of Soft Power (8h, 0 ECTS)
• CHASE, P. – Digital Transatlantic Rift (8h, 0 ECTS)
• DIMIER, V. – L'Etat post-colonial en Afrique à l'épreuve des politiques européennes de développement (8h, 0 ECTS)
• FREYTAG VON LORINGHOVEN, A. – Challenges of Multilateralism and Intelligence Cooperation (10h, 0 ECTS)
• GARDINI, G.L. – The International Relations of Latin America and its Interaction with the EU (8h, 0 ECTS)
• HANHIMAKI, J. – Security Adaptations after the Cold War Between War and Peace (10h, 0 ECTS)
• ISLAM, S. – The EU and the Indo-Pacific (8h, 0 ECTS)
• JERMALAVIČIUS, T. – Terrorism and Hybrid Warfare in the EU and its Neighbourhood (8h, 0 ECTS)
• KALDOR, M. – Security in the 21st Century (8h, 0 ECTS)
• VIMONT, P. – The EU and Crisis Management in Practice (8h, 0 ECTS)
• WATKINSON, P. – Paris Agreement Implementation (10h, 0 ECTS)

Simulation games

Participation in the simulation games is optional.

• CARVIN, A. – Disinformation in Diplomacy (8h, 0 ECTS)
• SHEA, J. & KREMIDAS, C. – North Atlantic Council Meetings on War in Europe (8h, 0 ECTS)

Cooperation with external partners

Students can choose any number of the following elements.

• Cycle of seminars with the European Investment Bank on the EU Green Deal (7,5h, 0 ECTS)
• MIKOS-SKUZA, E. – Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (within the framework of a seminar organized with the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva - open to external participants) (17h, 0 ECTS)
• Workshops in history organized in cooperation with the Max Weber programme of the European University Institute (TBC, 0 ECTS)

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.