MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe

at London School of Economics

You will take two (half-unit) compulsory courses and complete a (one unit) 10,000-word dissertation. You will also choose courses to the value of two units, from a wide range of options. 

 

You will also take EU410 Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Design to prepare for the dissertation and attend EU450 Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills. EU450 is a programme designed for your professional development which offers additional training sessions, and thematic workshops throughout the year.

 

(* denotes a half unit)

 

Two from the below three compulsory course options:

 

Democracy, Ideology and the European State*
Investigates various ways in which the State's authority to act has been underpinned in Europe, both ideologically and institutionally, in the modern period.

 

Culture and Security in Global Politics*
Considers problems and practices of ethnic diversity in a world of nation-states, including the rights of minorities and migrants, self-determination, ethnic cleansing and genocide, humanitarian intervention, and the role of the media in (de)constructing narratives of difference.

 

The Culture of European Politics*
Explores the dynamic relationship between culture and politics in the modern period, as well as of the landmark efforts by thinkers as diverse as Kant, Marx, Habermas and Fukuyama to theorise this relationship.

 

Additionally:

 

Dissertation
An independent research project of up to 10,000 words on an approved topic of your choice.

 

Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Design (unassessed)

 

Engaging with Europe: Professional Skills (unassessed)
This is a programme of guest lectures from distinguished outside speakers, including business leaders and policy-makers and is designed for your professional development.

 

Courses to the value of two units from a range of options

Minimum entry requirements for MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe

Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline.

Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet the minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme.

The fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It does not cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

 

Tuition fees 2022/23 MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe
Home students: £24,456
Overseas students: £24,456

Quick Careers Facts for the European Institute
Median salary of our PG students six months after graduating: £31,000 

 

Top 5 sectors our students work in:

• Management consultancy activities
• Public administration and defence
• Extraterritorial organisations
• Financial service activities
• Information service activities

The data was collected as part of the Graduate Outcomes survey, which is administered by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Graduates from 2017-18 were the first group to be asked to respond to Graduate Outcomes. Median salaries are calculated for respondents who are paid in UK pounds sterling.

 

The programme will provide you with a strong foundation for a variety of academic and non-academic careers, in the private or public sector at national, European, or global levels; foreign policy; journalism; education; working for activist organisations in the NGO sector; or working in specialised agencies concerned, for example, with migrants or minorities.