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UCL offers a wide range of outstanding programmes at Bachelor and Masters Levels, which focus on European Politics, Policy and Law from different disciplinary – and interdisciplinary – perspectives.

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MSc European Politics and Policy 2022-23

BA European Social and Political Studies


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Department: UCL European & International Social & Political Studies
Summary: European Social and Political Studies (ESPS) combine specialisation in one of nine humanities and social sciences, with a broad base in history, law, politics and philosophy, fluency in a foreign language, and a year spent in a university abroad. The programme is also available as a Dual Degree BA, delivered by UCL in cooperation with Sciences Po (Paris). Graduates go on to undertake research or professional training and take up employment in a range of fields such as journalism, government or business, in the UK and internationally.

European Social and Political Studies: Dual Degree BA
European Social and Political Studies (ESPS) 

LLB Law with German/French/Hispanic Law


LLB Law with German, French and Hispanic Law
Department: Laws
Summary: Knowledge of another European national legal system and its law is a valuable asset, both academically and professionally. These four-year programmes teach students from across the globe the skills to reflect critically on your understanding of the law, how the law works and how and if it can be changed. UCL Laws runs Bachelor of Laws programmes with Université Panthéon-Assas-Paris II (French Law), University of Cologne or Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (German Law) and Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (Spanish Law). Students spend the first and second years at Laws, the third year at the partner institution concerned, and the fourth year back at Laws.

> LLB Law with Hispanic Law
LLB Law with German Law
LLB Law with French Law

Politics, Sociology and East European Studies BA


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Department: SSEES
Summary: This degree programme combines training in politics, international relations and sociology with specialist modules on Russia and Eastern Europe. The degree provides graduates with the skills to analyse contemporary issues in European and international politics and society. It also exists in a four-year version with a year spent at a partner university from the region.

> BA Politics, Sociology and East European Studies
> BA Politics, Sociology and East European Studies with a Year Abroad

International Masters in Economy, State and Society


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Department: SSEES
Summary: IMESS (International Masters in Economy, State and Society) is the leading two-year programme in comparative area studies that helps you to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

IMESS (International Masters in Economy, State and Society)

 

More Europe-focused programmes at UCL


UCL offers an impressive range of teaching programmes focusing on Europe and delivered with European partners. 30 European languages are taught at UCL and students can make the most of that offering while pursuing broader interests in politics, history and philosophy. For more, see the UCL European Voices website

> European Voices: Our Programmes