MA European and Global Affairs

About the course

This course is delivered jointly with our department and the School of Government (SoG) at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS).

Based in Rome, Italy, the SoG at LUISS is Italy's top graduate school, training high-level public and private officials to handle political and government decision-making processes.

You'll spend your first year studying in Rome, and your second year studying in Sheffield. The course is taught in English. You'll study European relations within the context of international society and global public affairs.

By the end of the course, you'll have developed the skills and knowledge to contribute actively to global developments as a practitioner or researcher.

Core modules

Choose three from the following in year one:

• European Politics in the Twentieth Century
• European Macroeconomics
• European Institutions
• European Policies and Policy Making (studied at LUISS)

Year two:

• Research Methods in Politics and International Relations (studied at the University of Sheffield)

Optional modules

Choose from a selection including:

• Democratization
• European Migration Politics
• European Foreign and Security Policy
• EU and State Building in the Balkan
• Transatlantic Relations
• Mediterranean Politics
• History of European Integration since the 1980s
• History and Theory of the Post-World War II International System
• Cohesion Policies in the European Union
• Economics of the Mediterranean Basin
• European Internal Market and Competition Policies
• European Energy Economics and Policy
• Global Governance
• Global Politics of the Environment and Climate Change
• Labour Market and Welfare Policies
• Policy through Law
• The Politics of Development
• Statistics and Data Analysis for Public Policy

Teaching

The taught modules in Sheffield are taught in seminars.

Where your masters can take you

Our graduates work for government and other public sector organisations, private sector companies, consultancies and think-tanks. They are directors, private secretaries, managers, political advisers, barristers, parliamentary clerks, senior civil servants and administrators.

Our department

We work with the UK government Cabinet Office, central departments and House of Commons Select Committees. We also carry out research within Whitehall and Westminster. Our teaching is informed, policy-relevant and reflects current government debate. You’ll be part of a close-knit community of 200 postgraduate students. It’s a cosmopolitan community of students from around the world. The Politics Society runs regular activities and events. You may also get involved with our Canvas e-journal.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form