Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Department of Social Sciences

The first semester takes place at UCLouvain where students must follow these classes: 

• Political History of the EU (5 ECTS)
• Economic History of the EU (5 ECTS)
• EU Legal System & Political System (15 ECTS)
• EU Advocacy Training (5 ECTS)

In their mobility schemes, students should spend a teaching semester in at least two different partner universities. 

Therefore, they will spend their second semester (30 ECTS) in one of the partner universities chosen from:

At UCLouvain, students will select these classes: 

• Digital Economy in the EU (5 ECTS)
• Internal Market & Competition Law (5 ECTS)
• Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (5 ECTS)
• EU Gender and Non-discrimination Policies   (5 ECTS)
• Seminar Designing and Managing EU-funded Projects (5 ECTS) 

At UNIPI, students must follow these classes: 

• International Law and Law of International Spaces (9 ECTS)
• Political Thought in the Age of Globalisation (6 ECTS)
• EU external action and the challenges of the EU enlargement Institutional Law (3 ECTS)
• English as a foreign language (6 ECTS)
• One optional course (6 ECTS) to select from:
  • Economics;
  • Political Science;
  • Law and International History 

At HU, students will take courses belonging to the following modules:

• Vocational Module (5 ECTS)
• Social Transformations and Economic Change (5 ECTS)
• Foreign Policy (5 ECTS)
• one out of three elective modules:
  • Comparative Government (15 ECTS)
  • Global, European Politics (15 ECTS)
  • Sociological Issues (15 ECTS)

At UCLouvain, students must follow these classes: 

• Advanced issues in Economic and Monetary Union (5 ECTS)
• Climate and Energy Transition in the EU   (5 ECTS)
• Ecosystems and Human Health in the EU (5 ECTS)
• Defence and Security Policies (5 ECTS)
• Migration and Mobility in the EU (5 ECTS)
• EU Fiscal and Social Policies (5 ECTS) 

At UNIPI, students must follow these classes:

• History of Transatlantic Relations and Russia-Europe Relations (5 ECTS)
• Citizenship studies (6 ECTS)
• European Sociological Theory (6 ECTS)
• Second Foreign Language – Group Foreign Language (6 ECTS)
• One optional course (6 ECTS) to select in :
  • Economics;
  • Political Science;
  • Law and International History 

At HU, students will take courses belonging to the following modules:

• Democracies in Comparison (5 ECTS)
• Germany in Change (5 ECTS)
• The EU: Its Borders and Neighbours (10 ECTS)
• one out of three elective modules:
  • Comparative Government (15 ECTS)
  • Global, European Politics (15 ECTS)
  • Sociological Issues II (15 ECTS)

Students acquire specific application-oriented knowledge and gain experience in relevant fields of potential future employment. They learn how to apply their knowledge in professional contexts, build up networks for starting their careers, and broaden their horizons in the field of international cooperation.

Students will gain in-depth knowledge of the social and political conditions in Europe and the world, as well as the transformation processes, including global ones, that have taken place since the end of the Second World War. They are able to apply socio-economic and political science explanatory approaches to analyse social, political and economic change. They develop important social science analytical methods and practise comparative methodology. They present subject-specific contexts and explanatory models that they have researched themselves.

Students gain in-depth knowledge of the foreign policy goals and expectations of individual states or international organisations. They are familiar with the respective foreign policy decision-making processes and priorities. They can independently develop further social science analytical approaches in the field of international relations and foreign policy research and practise comparative methodology. 

Students engage intensively with theoretical approaches to the study of the political, economic and socio-cultural characteristics of democracies. They conduct comparative political science analyses of liberal democracies and critically reflect on changes in these democracies with the help of scientific concepts, including interdisciplinary research questions and approaches. They work independently on social science issues and practise comparative methodology. They are able to independently present subject-specific contexts and explanatory models that they have researched themselves.

Students deal with theoretical explanatory approaches and the political, economic and socio-cultural characteristics of Germany. They conduct comparative political science analyses of the German federal government system, including from a historical perspective, and learn to critically reflect on changes with the help of scientific concepts, incorporating interdisciplinary research approaches and questions. They independently work on social science issues and practise comparative methodology.

Students learn about and analyse the European dimension of individual states' the foreign and European policies, as well as the EU institutions and decision-making in the European multi-level system. They study the EU's enlargement and neighbourhood policies. They independently address social science issues and practise comparative methodology. They independently present subject-specific contexts and explanatory models that they have researched themselves.

Students achieve in-depth knowledge of comparative government. They master advanced academic research and presentation techniques and gain in-depth initial experience in independent academic research work. They also have the opportunity to learn and practise social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.

Students expand their knowledge in the field of comparative government. They develop and deepen their skills in academically demanding research, presentation techniques and their in-depth experience with independent academic research work. They can also take advantage of the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.

Students gain in-depth knowledge of global and European politics. They learn how to master academically demanding research and presentation techniques and gain initial in-depth experience in independent academic research work. They also have the opportunity to learn and practise social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.

Students expand their knowledge in the field of global and European politics. They further develop and deepen their skills in academically demanding research and presentation techniques and their in-depth experience with independent academic research work. They can also take advantage of the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.

Students acquire in-depth knowledge of sociological issues. They master academically demanding research and presentation techniques and gain initial in-depth experience in independent academic research work. They also have the opportunity to learn and practise social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.

Students expand their knowledge in the field of sociological issues. They deepen and further develop their skills in academically demanding research and presentation techniques and their in-depth experience with independent academic research work. They can also take advantage of the opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge of social science terminology and the basic rules of academic writing.