Executive Master in EU Studies - Key Facts 
Online and On-site
Weekend workshops in Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Nice, Rome & Vienna
Duration: 2 years (starting in October)
Credits: 60 ECTS
Working language: English
The Curriculum: First and Second Year
The programme has an interdisciplinary approach and provides structured knowledge of EU fundamentals, focused on key issues for in-depth understanding and a future-oriented approach to EU integration.
The Executive Master in EU Studies combines theories and methodology classes with hands-on skills like policy brief writing, legal memo writing, economic analysis.
First Year
Compulsory and elective courses on:
- History of European Integration
- EU Institutional Architecture
- The EU in World Politics
- EU Law
- Enlargement of the EU
- Sustainable Development
- Lobbying and Advocacy
Second Year
Specialisation in EU Law, Economics or Political Science with two options:
- Research track, leading to a Master thesis
- Professional track: intensify your skills and competences for the labour market
Our Faculty of European Experts
The Master offers top EU expertise from renowned academics and professionals in political science, law, and economics. CIFE’s high-level interdisciplinary faculty of academics and practitioners ensures a teaching method which is academic and at the same time directed towards the professional world. Students delve into the latest academic research and exchange with decision-makers from both the economic and the political world, stakeholders, diplomats as well as officials from international and European organisations.