Master of European Union Studies

• This is the only programme of its kind in this discipline in Australasia, and is part-funded by the European Commission.
• Teaching staff include two current Jean Monnet Chairs, which is a title awarded by the European Commission in recognition of teaching and research excellence in the field of European integration. Two other staff members have been recipients of Jean Monnet course funding.
• You will take advantage of the expertise, staff, and resources that exist within the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE), Aotearoa New Zealand’s only research centre devoted to the study of Europe and the European Union.
• Courses are research-informed by the NCRE’s internationally acknowledged research projects and published works.

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).

As the MEURO has a strong research component, it will prepare you for further research at a doctoral level.

The National Centre for Research on Europe offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in European Studies.

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.