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Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Berlin Curriculum

Berlin Curriculum

The Berlin Modules cover:

Specialist

Module I

Comparative European Government

Systematic comparison of liberal Western democracies concerning typologies of institutional settings, decisionmaking structures and the processes and various types of actors involved in modern mass democracies.

Foreign and Security Policy in Europe

Analysis of EU foreign policy, including the comparison of nation-state, supranational and inter-governmental approaches.

Facets of Europeanization

Elective chosen from the course catalogues of either Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin or Freie Universität Berlin.

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Module II

Democracy and Democratization in Europe

Investigation of social, economic and political changes as an outcome of democratization processes in Europe, by reflecting on examples from Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

Europe’s Borders and Neighbors

Discussion of EU-enlargement regarding policies and consequences. Analysis of instruments such as the European Neighborhood Policy or regional EU-initiatives.

Facets of Europeanization

Elective chosen from the course catalogues of either Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin or Freie Universität Berlin.

Please note: Core courses in Berlin are taught in German. Electives are chosen from the regular course catalogue and will therefore be held in German or English. Students are expected to speak German at a level of B1.2 and/ or complete the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin online German test with at least 60 points.

For information on the other sites' modules visit the official Euromasters website and the website of the University of Bath.

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Student Program Assistant

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inga.kreuder@sowi.hu-berlin.de