Course summary

Our European Studies MA course will give you a detailed understanding of contemporary European politics, history, economy and society. It draws on the expertise of five highly ranked departments. As a full-time student, you may also take either a French or German pathway, which offers you the opportunity to complete a master’s degree within a year while studying modules abroad. Key Benefits

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the major interests, institutions and ideas that shape the politics, economics and societies of Europe.

• Study Europe from a variety of perspectives in an interdisciplinary programme hosted by an interdisciplinary department.

• Study at a world-class institution, ranked 15th in the world, and 5th in Europe, for politics and international relations by the 2020 QS World University Rankings.

• Learn from world-leading scholars who contributed greatly to King’s College London being ranked first in the United Kingdom for research power in the field of politics and international relations in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

• If you are on the French or German pathways, this MA offers you the chance to spend your second semester in a prestigious institution in France or Germany. Our current partners are the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris and the Humboldt Universität in Berlin.

• If you are on the French or German pathways, this MA offers you the chance to spend your second semester in a prestigious institution in France or Germany. Our current partners are the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris and the Humboldt Universität in Berlin.