Generally, a Master's Programme comprises 120 ECTS points.
The programme is a two-year full-time study programme amounting to a total of 120 ECTS. There are 7 core courses, 3 electives, and a thesis.
Core courses are offered jointly by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Law and they make up the first two semesters of the Master’s four semesters in total.
The core courses of the first semester are open to students of this programme only. All courses of the second and third semester will be oriented towards practical analytical skills, combining background knowledge of the big debates in terms of theory and world developments with the ability to bring this knowledge to bear in the assessment of specific conflicts. It will be a trademark of the programme to have students connect big ideas and concrete events. Another trademark will be the integrated focus on politics, law, and ethics.
Some courses focus mainly on one dimension, especially first semester courses, but second and third semester courses must relate their core topic (politics, law, or ethics) to the wider and combined context.
There are good opportunities for studying abroad, either in the third semester where the student can follow courses at another university of his/her choice or replace one elective course with a traineeship, or in the fourth semester where the thesis can be written abroad and under long distance supervision from the University of Southern Denmark advisor.