European Union Studies

About this minor

The European Union Studies minor includes four core courses that provide students with comprehensive knowledge of the European Union’s institutions, policy process, economy, history, and current challenges. In addition to this, students also choose two electives from a broad portfolio of courses that examine in more detail EU’s internal politics as well as its relations to third countries.

The course descriptions are subject to change.

Minor
Course	EC
The European Union Today	5
The History of European Integration	5
Institutions of the European Union	5
The Political Economy of the European Union	5
Brexit and Populism in Europe	5
EU-Russia Relations	5
The Nature and Practice of Lobbying in the EU	5
Social Europe	5
EU Foreign and Security Policies	5
Conflicts about Climate and Environment in Europe	5

For a detailed programme, check the Prospectus where you can find more information on the courses offered in the European Union Studies minor.

Extra-curricular

Students in the European Union Studies minor are encouraged to take part in various activities through which we seek to combine academic study with a more practical understanding of the way the EU works. To that end, our programme organizes regular EU Seminars with representatives of EU institutions, politicians, journalists, activists, and other professionals. Through these talks we stay abreast of the most current discussions in EU politics, and we also give our students a better understanding of various career paths they can follow after completing our programme.

The European Union Studies programme also partners with the Humanities Career Office to organize a day trip to EU institutions in Brussels where the students can learn more about the workings of the EU and meet our alumni who already work there. Read more about the 2024 Humanities Career Office Brussels trip here.