Overview
This new Master’s programme focuses on change in the cultures, languages and institutions of contemporary Europe.
The programme treats ‘institutions’ as political or administrative structures, belief systems, or even long-standing intellectual debates, and includes political culture and value systems in its exploration of ‘culture’. Attention will be given to change taking place both through and independently of the European Union, between and within individual European countries.
A number of optional modules will allow students to tailor their programme to match their interests.
The interdisciplinary combination of theoretical approaches and empirical instances will seek to move beyond compartmentalisation of knowledge and enquiry, leading to a more comprehensive perspective on the changing nature of Europe.
The course equips students who go on to work either commercially or administratively in a European context with an understanding of the diversity of European cultures which will allow them to interact in an informed, sophisticated way with their European partners.
Its interdisciplinary approach develops skills for advanced research and increases awareness of previously unrecognised issues.
The content of the course may be of particular interest to students from North America and Asia, as well as those from the UK and other European countries.
The core course covers:
- The diversity of European cultures and the interaction between them;
- The fluidity of identity and values;
- The relationships between culture, politics, language and institutions in contemporary Europe.
Requirements
Admission is open to students with a good Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject and the required standard of English.
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