Master programme in European Studies and Public Administration
Qualification profile
Teaching within the master programme European Studies and Public Administration builds the profile of an expert in public administration in the European Union. This profile covers knowledge, skills and values as regards:
- the achievements of integration in Europe from the middle of the XX century;
- the development of the common European administrative space;
- the theory and practice in the governance of the public sphere.
Within the four semester training the student develops competences for decision-making, for accomplishment of activities and for assessment in the governance of the public sector in European environment in view of:
- the complexity of the integration process and the specific features of the European Union in comparison with other international organizations;
- similarities and differences in national administrative systems in Europe;
- evolution and current state of the administrative system of the European Union;
- computerization of the European public administration;
- development of the legal system of the European Union;
- planning and implementation of common policies in the European Union;
- methods of regional analysis, incl. analysis of the European Union as a macroregion;
- economic approaches for regional development in the European Union;
- social and economic development in the European Union;
- values of the European civilization as a common achievement of the variety of cultures;
- the specifics of intercultural communication in an European environment
- the specifics of professional communication in the public sector in English language;
- non-specialized communication in German language as a foreign language;
- basic communication in Romanian or in Bulgarian as a foreign language.
The successful acquisition of these competences is a prerequisite for the applicants for managerial positions in national, European and international organizations whose purposes are relevant to development of the public sector in the European Union.
Curriculum
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Year one |
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Semester one |
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Semester two |
ECTS |
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Compulsory disciplines |
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Compulsory disciplines |
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European Integration |
6 |
Public Administration and European Integration |
6 |
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International Organizations |
6 |
Comparative Administration |
6 |
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Intercultural Communication |
5 |
Economics and Regional Development |
6 |
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Methods of Regional Analysis |
6 |
European e-administration |
5 |
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German Language |
4 |
German Language II |
4 |
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Bulgarian or Romanian Language |
3 |
Bulgarian or Romanian Language |
3 |
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Total for the semester |
30 |
Total for the semester |
30 |
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Year two |
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Semester three (in Germany) |
ECTS |
Semester four |
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Compulsory disciplines |
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Compulsory disciplines |
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Comparative Cultural Studies |
6 |
European Public Administration Good Practices |
1 |
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Common Policies in the EU |
6 |
Management of Regional and Cross-border Projects |
3 |
| European Social and Economic Development | 6 | Team Work and Leadership | 1 |
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European Law |
6 |
Development of Master Thesis |
15 |
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Research Methods or Professional Communication |
6 |
Practice-Based Study or Summer School *, 8 weeks |
10 |
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* Summer School (German Language- III - 6 credits, European History- 2 credits, European Civilization- 2 credits) | |
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Total for the semester |
30 |
Total for the semester |
30 |
