Postgraduate Certificate in EU Policy Making Brussels School of Governance (BSoG)

1- or 2-year programme: 5 online EU modules & a summer school

The programme in a nutshell:

• 5 back-to-back online EU modules (3 compulsory and 2 electives) starting September, followed (or preceded) by a 2-week Summer School in Brussels and Vienna (July)
• You choose your start date (July or September) as well as your timing option (full-time = 1 year; part-time = 2 years)
• Perfect for full-time professionals or students with a daytime schedule
• Organised by a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies on the doorstep of the main EU institutions

More elaborate description

From 2014 onwards, the Brussels School of Governance offers a Postgraduate Certificate in European Policy-Making, developed and designed by EU and e-learning experts. This certificate is equivalent to 25 ECTS and combines both the BSoG Summer School and the EU modules, thus embracing the Blended-Learning approach. This package involves two weeks of face-to-face intensive teaching together with the flexibility of the online modules.

Programme

The Postgraduate Certificate in European Policy-making offers the unique flexibility that is provided by a Blended Learning approach and gets to grips with the EU from a variety of angles and methods. The state-of-the-art EU modules, developed by e-learning experts, provide essential and concise information on the various aspects of the European Union, in a clear and user-friendly way. They are accessible at any time and from anywhere. Five online modules are offered on:

• History and theories of European integration
• European Union institutions
• EU decision-making and law
• EU public policy analysis
• EU foreign affairs

The Summer School offers a complementary role, in that it offers an in-depth analysis of the institutional setup and decision-making process in the European Union. Moreover, the Summer School offers students the opportunity to simulate the negotiation process in the European Council, which is an excellent exercise that prepares students for a career in and around the EU institutions. This mix of study tools and teaching methods represents the added value of the Postgraduate Certificate: while providing the flexibility of online learning, it offers a profound and critical analysis of the functioning of the European Union.