Academic Year 2023-2024
Why follow the European Interdisciplinary Studies study track?
Students interested in taking a broader, cross-disciplinary view of transatlantic affairs can pursue their interests by choosing from a wide array of courses at both the College of Europe and The Fletcher School. They will gain expertise in European integration processes, EU external relations and transatlantic affairs and learn to provide imaginative solutions to today’s most pressing and complex national, regional and global challenges by adopting a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, contextual and multicultural approach.
My experience in the Natolin campus has provided me with a unique perspective on transatlantic relations in Central and Eastern Europe in the midst of the Russian invasion on Ukraine. I am confident that the knowledge and skills I am gaining in the MATA program will allow me to generate common solutions facing the EU and the US today.
- Pau Alvarez Aragones, MATA-EIS student, class of 2024
Students starting at the College of Europe
Students starting at the Fletcher School
Students starting at the College of Europe
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 1 in Natolin |
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1 MATA compulsory course (27h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transatlantic Affairs (J. SHATTUCK & I. LESSER) |
Select 2 EIS preparatory courses (no ECTS) |
Geopolitics (BIALASIEWICZ L., 15h) Foreign Policy Analysis (BRUN PEDERSEN R., 10h) Public International Law (ÇALI B., 10h) Introduction to International Security and Defence Studies: Theories and Concepts (MICHTA A.) |
EIS compulsory foundational course (20h, 4 ECTS) |
History of Central and Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries (BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI R & PUDŁOCKI T) |
3 EIS core courses from pluridisciplinary track (can be exempted with disciplinary entry test and replaced with interdisciplinary track courses) (20h, 4 ECTS each) |
Pluridisciplinary Track (follow 3 unless testing out)
Interdisciplinary Track (can be selected if testing out of Pluridisciplinary track options)
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Select 1 or 2 EIS contextual courses (10h, no ECTS) |
Religion and Politics (ANDERSON, J.) Approches de la gouvernance migratoire (CASSARINO J-P.) Paradoxes of European Power: From the Cold War to the War in Ukraine (KUNDNANI H.) Politics of Climate Change (KURTYKA M.) La Construction d’identités nationales en Europe, XIXe-XXe Siècle (THIESSE A-M) Transatlantic Security Dilemmas after the End of the Cold War: From NATO Enlargement to Russian Aggression against Ukraine (MICHTA A.) L’Europe centrale et orientale aux XXe et XXIe siècles (MINK G.) |
1 EIS workshop (8h, no ECTS) |
Strategic Communication in a Digital Age (KIMBER LINDWALL A.) Media and Climate: Communicating the Green Transition (KRUKOWSKA E.) Making Sense of Strategy (MILEVSKI L.) Les politiques historiques et mémorielles (MINK G.) Policy Analysis: Vocabulary, Grammar and Techniques (VANNONI M.) |
EIS study trip (30h, 2 ECTS) |
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Voluntary courses, no ECTS |
Research methods seminar (20h) EIS simulation game, The Paris Peace Conference of 1919-20 (BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI R., 6h) Select up to 2 masterclasses (10h)
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MATA-EIS Thesis and Internship Preparation |
Select thesis supervisor from College of Europe and from Fletcher Begin internship search |
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 2 in Natolin |
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2 MATA compulsory courses |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: Transatlantic Project (B. BERTI & B. LETE, 5 ECTS, 20h) Southern Atlanticism: Rethinking Mental Maps of Transatlantic Relations (I. LESSER, no ECTS, 8h) |
4 EIS Core and Specialist courses within their major (4 ECTS each)
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Students select 1 out of 4 majors
MATA-EIS students must take a total of 4 Core and Specialist courses within their major
Core courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
Specialist courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
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Study trips |
MATA study trip to Brussels (no ECTS) EIS study trip (2 ECTS) |
EIS voluntary courses (no ECTS)
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EIS compact seminars for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “The EU and the World”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “European History and Civilization” (8h)
Simulation games for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies”
Simulation games for the Major “The EU and the World” (8h)
Simulation game for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (6h)
Simulation game for the Major “European History and Civilization” (8h)
Students of all majors may also participate in any number of the following modules: Cooperation with external partners (no ECTS)
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MATA-LAW Thesis and Internship Preparation |
Submit thesis proposal Continue internship search |
Option 1: EIS Study Track Year 2
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4 courses at The Fletcher School, 24 ECTS
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At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 4 |
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MATA thesis submission, 25 ECTS |
High-level internship, 25 ECTS |
Option 2: EIS Study Track Year 2
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 3 |
High-level internship, 25 ECTS |
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MATA thesis submission, 25 ECTS |
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4 courses at The Fletcher School, 24 ECTS
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At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
Students starting at the Fletcher School
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 1 at the Fletcher School
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1 MATA compulsory course (27h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transatlantic Affairs (J. SHATTUCK & I. LESSER)
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4 Fletcher courses, 6 ECTS each |
At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 2 at the Fletcher School
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1 MATA compulsory course (20h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: Transatlantic Project (B. BERTI & B. LETE) |
4 Fletcher courses, 6 ECTS each |
At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
EIS STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 3 |
High-level internship |
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MATA Thesis submission (25 ECTS) |
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MATA compulsory compact seminar (8h, no ECTS) |
Southern Atlanticism: Rethinking Mental Maps of Transatlantic Relations (I. LESSER) |
4 EIS Core and Specialist courses within their major (4 ECTS each)
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Students select 1 out of 4 majors
MATA-EIS students must take a total of 4 Core and Specialist courses within their major
Core courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
Specialist courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
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4 EIS Core and Specialist courses within their major (4 ECTS)
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Students select 1 out of 4 majors
MATA-EIS students must take a total of 4 Core and Specialist courses within their major
Core courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and the World” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Specialist courses for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (20h, 4 ECTS)
Core courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
Specialist courses for the Major “European History and Civilization”
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Study trips |
MATA study trip to Brussels (no ECTS) EIS study trip (2 ECTS) |
EIS voluntary courses (no ECTS)
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EIS compact seminars for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “The EU and the World”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods”
EIS compact seminars for the Major “European History and Civilization” (8h)
Simulation games for the Major “EU Public Affairs and Policies”
Simulation games for the Major “The EU and the World” (8h)
Simulation game for the Major “The EU and its Complex Neighbourhoods” (6h)
Simulation game for the Major “European History and Civilization” (8h)
Students of all majors may also participate in any number of the following modules: Cooperation with external partners (no ECTS)
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