Master of European Union Studies MEURO

at University of Canterbury

The Master’s consists of 180 points, and half of these are made up by a dissertation. As a research degree, the MEURO builds on and reinforces the National Centre for Research on Europe’s international reputation for quality research and its established network of international contacts in Europe and Asia.
 

The Master of European Union Studies will normally be completed within 12–18 months full-time, but may be completed part-time in up to 3 years.
 

There are three compulsory courses (45 points), a dissertation (90 points), and a further 45 points of elective courses. You also have the option of doing an internship course (EURO 482).
 

Compulsory courses:
 

• EURO402 The EU in Europe and the World: the EU’s External Identities in the Asia-Pacific

• EURO458 European Development

• EURO479 Navigating Research: Research Training and Methods

• EURO692 MEuro Thesis
   

Elective courses:
 

Choose two from:

• EURO409 The EU and "Europeanisation" of Europe

• EURO428 Rights and Realities: EU in the Asia Pacific

• EURO457 European Foreign and Security Policy

And choose one from:

• EURO456 European Business Law

• EURO482 European Studies Internship Course

• ILAP627 European Public Law

The MEURO builds on a three-year undergraduate degree in a relevant subject (or a bachelor's degree plus qualifying course) completed at a specified minimum level of attainment.
 

English language competency requirements for teaching qualifications
 

You must provide evidence of your English language skills with equivalent or better results in one of the following approved tests within the past three years:
 

FEES (NZD) 2022    180        $42,300

This programme will prepare graduates for careers in government organisations, non-government organisations, and business with international connections.
 

Graduates will have engaged in one of the two internships which builds community engagement skills, and all graduates will have had the opportunity to reflect on multicultural identities in contemporary Europe, and on contemporary relations between the EU and the nations of Asia and the Pacific, including Māori and indigenous societies.
 

These skills and the knowledge gained are of great benefit to government departments such as Manatū Aorere | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hīkina Whakatutuki | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, as well as educational programmes such as WestREAP and ISD Dusseldorf.
 

Previous EURO graduates have been employed as policy consultants for Antarctic issues and with NGO's such as the Lawyer’s Committee on Nuclear Policy and Global Focus Aotearoa, as well as project managers and lease advisors for educational institutions.