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Study programme Master Political Science: International Relations

The Master’s specialisation in International Relations is taught at the Nijmegen School of Management. It has a course load of 60 EC* (one-year). All the courses are 6 EC and the Master’s thesis is 18 EC. The programme is structured as follows:

* European Credit Transfer System (ECTS): The workload of an academic year is equivalent to 60 European credits (EC), where 1 EC point is 28 hours of study.

Total EC
60 EC
Compulsory courses
P1
P2
P3
P4
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
Elective courses
P1
P2
P3
P4

Free elective (choose one)

Minimum 6 EC, maximum 6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
Other free elective
6 EC

Free electives are courses taken in addition to required and elective courses but that do not need to relate to your degree programme.

You can further specialise by choosing from a variety of elective course(s) offered at Radboud University or by doing an internship. Internships are not mandatory, but we strongly support students who wish to arrange one and can help you find a suitable position in the Netherlands or abroad. 

Thesis & research
P1
P2
P3
P4
18 EC