MASTER’S PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH IN LILLE, FRANCE
STUDY AT THE EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2020-2021 LONDON
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BRUSSELS 30min Welcome to ESPOL, the European School of Political and Social Sciences.
Located in Lille, France, ESPOL offers a range of advanced interdisciplinary master’s programmes in political and social sciences, taught in English. Our study programmes are designed to help you understand and create solutions for some of today’s most pressing global challenges. A stone’s throw away from the European political hotspots, Brussels, London and Paris, and part of Lille Catholic 1h00 University, France’s biggest private university, ESPOL attracts an intellectually vibrant community of European and international students.
Whether you are interested in European affairs, in food studies or in security studies, our programmes are organised around PARIS interactive courses in small groups, bridging theory and practice, and emphasising policy and decision-making from the local to the global level. Our career development modules, intensive language training, and compulsory professional internships pave the way for successful future academic and professional careers.
At the heart of Europe Our students are supervised by an experienced multilingual team of professors, who worked and have been trained at the world’s best universities. They work in close partnership with scholars, policy- makers, and practitioners from leading international organisations, universities and companies across the world, who regularly intervene as external speakers and invited lecturers in our courses.
At ESPOL we are committed to providing world-leading education, based on the latest developments in the political and social sciences. We train the political and societal actors of tomorrow’s global transformations.
We look forward to welcoming you!
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4 5 Semester 1 Master’s in Global Optional courses and European Core courses European History In semester 1, 2 Public Policy of the EU and 4, you will be able to further Politics tailor your degree Research courses to your interests Introduction to Research & by choosing from Europe and the EU Epistemology a broad offer of Political Science Research Methods optional courses, in a changing world such as: +1 optional course +1 intensive language module Global +1 career development course Environmental The multidisciplinary master’s programme in Global and Politics European Politics is an advanced postgraduate degree Sovereignty focusing on the political, social and philosophical dimensions Semester 2* and the State in underpinning the European Union, its governance, its place International and role in world politics. In Europe, the supranational level Relations Core courses is the stage at which some major political challenges play Global Food Politics European Governance
out: migrations and borders, environmental degradation Global Economic Governance Theories of security and climate change, the reconfiguration of democracy and and contemporary sovereignty, global inequalities or poverty among others. Research courses challenges Statistics and the Political Sociology Digital Democracy Understanding these challenges and the ways in which of Quantification Academic Writing Workshop they are to be addressed involves analysing the multi- Political Economy of level interaction between public actors (Member States, EU +1 optional course Natural Resources +1 intensive language module institutions, etc.) and private actors (companies, networks, +1 career development course European Food & NGOs, etc.) in Europe. These interactions are places of Agricultural Policy constant struggle for the redefinition of the rules of the Armed conflicts and game of both European and world politics. Semester 3 peacemaking
This programme provides students with a thorough Politics of International Law knowledge of the formal and informal rules of European Core courses affairs and of the conflicts that shape them. Students will Politics of European Identity and … acquire the necessary know-how and the conceptual tools Culture Foreign Policy of the EU to understand, analyse and act upon European politics. Drawing on the latest developments in EU studies, Public + master’s dissertation +1 intensive language module Policy, Economic Governance, and European History, among others, as well as in-depth methodological training, career development, and intensive language modules, the Semester 4 study programme will allow students to develop innovative policies for public and private sector in Europe, at local, Core courses national, and European level. This degree is designed for future professionals in European affairs. EU Regional Policy ** EU Environmental Policy
+2 optional courses +1 intensive language module +1 professional internship
ESPOL makes every effort to ensure that course information is accurate and up-to-date. However, courses, services and other matters may be subject to change
* The second semester can also be completed in one of our 140 partner universities across the world.
** A state-certified Master’s Degree
6 7 Semester 1 Master’s in Food Optional Core courses courses Politics and Agriculture and Rural Politics In semester 1, 2 European Food & Agricultural Policy and 4, you will be able to further Sustainable Research courses tailor your degree Introduction to Research & to your interests Epistemology by choosing from Development Political Science Research Methods a broad offer of optional courses, +1 optional course such as: The politics of eating +1 intensive language module +1 career development module International Relations and producing food Comparative Politics Semester 2* Global Economic Food and agriculture are fields in which major global challenges Governance arise. While the global food system is providing more food than Core courses ever before in human history, hunger and famine continue to International plague the Global South. Conversely, obesity and malnutrition Political Economy of Natural Development Resources are emerging in various regions, especially Western industrial Global Food Politics societies and emerging countries. In 2050, the world’s Global History
population is projected to rise to 10 billion people; and they all Research courses Digital Democracy need to eat. The various ecological and social problems of the today’s food system represent additional challenges. Statistics and the Political Sociology of Quantification Sovereignty Academic Writing Workshop and the State in Questions related to the organisation and regulation of our International agri-food system are complex and include the production, +1 optional course Relations distribution, accessibility, and consumption of food, as well +1 intensive language module as issues related to poverty, public health, animal welfare, +1 career development module Global Justice
science and technology, and trade. What would a sustainable … food system look like, and how can it be achieved? Semester 3 The master’s programme in Food Politics and Sustainable Development examines the ways in which public authorities (regional bodies, nation states, European institutions, UN Core courses agencies) and private actors (individuals, farming communities Food and Sustainable Development: and organisations, transnational businesses, NGOs, etc.) shape A project course and transform the agri-food system. While the production of Food Controversies food is initiated at local level, its distribution and consumption + master’s dissertation often have global implications. Understanding, analysing and +1 intensive language module acting upon these implications is key to sustainably govern and transform our food system in the future.
Because these questions require to cross political and technical Semester 4 knowledge, the master’s programme in Food Politics and Sustainable Development is organised in close collaboration Core courses with practitioners. It includes a partnership with ISA Lille, the renowned agronomy institute of Lille Catholic University; Food, Agriculture and the Environment ** numerous interventions from agri-food professionals; and Global Environmental Politics field trips to regional farms, food-related policy events, key food fairs such as the Paris International Agricultural Show, +2 optional courses and food markets such as the Rungis Market, the biggest +1 intensive language module wholesale food market in the world. +1 professional internship
This programme will enable students to acquire the knowledge ESPOL makes every effort to ensure that course information is and skills needed to master and design complex and innovative accurate and up-to-date. However, courses, services and other food policy solutions, and to occupy key professional positions matters may be subject to change in public and private organisations. * The second semester can also be completed in one of our 140 partner universities across the world.
** A state-certified Master’s Degree
8 9 Semester 1 Master’s in Optional Core courses courses International and Global History In semester 1, 2 International Relations and 4, you will be able to further Security Politics Research courses tailor your degree to your interests Introduction to Research & by choosing from Epistemology a broad offer of The politics of violence Political Science Research Methods optional courses, such as: and uncertainty +1 optional course +1 intensive language module Defence Policy in +1 career development course Practice In addition to being an absolute priority for governments across the world, security has colonized our language as much as our Global Semester 2* Environmental everyday lives. Not a day goes by without politicians and media Politics outlets mentioning yet another ‘security issue’. The master’s programme in International and Security Politics asks what this Core courses Comparative Politics tells us about our contemporary world, and whether our world Theories of Security & European Contemporary Challenges has really become more dangerous and uncertain than before. Governance Armed Conflicts and Peacemaking Digital Democracy At the intersection of international relations studies, security Research courses and defence studies, political theory, sociology and history, this Statistics and the Political Global Economic Governance programme provides a deep understanding of how security and Sociology of Quantification Academic Writing Workshop international security transform both conceptually and practically International in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world. +1 optional course Development It does so by analysing the role of different actors in shaping +1 intensive language module +1 career development course European History and addressing security issues which develop beyond the single framework of action of States. The programme also seeks to Global Justice provide students with the necessary skills and conceptual tools Semester 3 … for analysing critically and addressing the social-political mechanisms driving security related issues (from transnational Core courses armed conflicts and violence to environmental and IT security), Cyber Security and the growing uncertainty attached to them. War, Terrorism and Violence
This programme in International and Security Politics will + master’s dissertation +1 intensive language module enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to diagnose security problems and design appropriate security policy solutions, and to occupy key professional positions in Semester 4 national administrations as well as international and non- governmental organizations. Students will not only benefit Core courses from the academic environment of the School, but also from Sovereignty and the State in the practical knowledge of security practitioners and experts International Relations within various seminars such as a joint seminar with the French Politics of International Law ** Army Command (based in Lille) and the research seminars co- +2 optional courses organized with the Collaborative Observatory on Terrorism, +1 intensive language module Antiterrorism and Violence (OCTAV). +1 professional internship
ESPOL makes every effort to ensure that course information is accurate and up-to-date. However, courses, services and other matters may be subject to change
* The second semester can also be completed in one of our 140 partner universities across the world.
** A state-certified Master’s Degree
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ESPOL study trips: Beyond the Everyday life experience the classroom: matters too: regulation and professional ESPOL's vibrant consequences of training courses and international global politics internships community yourself Courses at ESPOL take you ESPOL bachelor and master’s Several field courses will be beyond the classroom by students are happy to welcome organized during your stay at providing practical tools many international students ESPOL. During the first year, necessary for a rapid insertion every year, either in exchange a 3-4 day trip will take you to into the professional world or enrolled in our various Geneva, Switzerland, where you (career development modules, programmes. ESPOL students will have the opportunity to meet management, media training, are also eager to organize policy-makers from many etc.). Committed to supporting themselves and participate agencies of the United Nations its students finding their way in the life of the community: and international NGOs. In the after graduation, the ESPOL different associations (sport, second year, we will take you to master’s programmes are entertainment, politics, the heart of European designed to help students environment, etc) will help policy-making: Brussels, get the best skills and career students fill their days, should Belgium, where we will be options. Different workshops and they need to! visiting different European meetings with professionals are institutions. Finally, students organized. in the Food Politics will benefit from additional study trips, The masters’ last semester (2nd including Rungis International A commitment Market, the largest wholesale Year) involves a 3 month-long market in the world, the Paris internship. As interns, ESPOL towards the International Agricultural Show, Master’s students held different environment: a "zero positions, such as a project as well as farm visits and local paper" experiment food initiatives. officer at the EU Delegation to The multidisciplinary and multilingual the United Nations and others dimension of this degree reinforced my International Organizations The ESPOL Master’s programmes foreign language skills while providing in Geneva in the Migration- have been selected to take part me with conceptual and theoretical Humanitarian affairs, campaign in a «zero-paper» experiment. tools that have sharpened my ability to manager with Foodwatch France, Lille Catholic University will understand contemporary international international development gradually reduce waste of used Learning from the issues and enable me to conduct in- officer at the French Union paper and encourage the use depth analysis. On the strength of these best: ESPOL-LAB for Renewable Energy, or as a of electronic devices and cloud skills, I joined the UNDSS (UN) office in conferences and project assistant for the United sharing practices. Panama, where I am doing a training Nations Convention to Combat course as a junior analyst on the Latin seminars Desertification among others. America and Caribbean zone. You may find all the details about After my under graduate education and ESPOL does not only provide internships on our website: working professionally I decided that the students with courses, but also www.espol-lille.eu/en/career/ next logical step in my career would be with an exciting intellectual to study in a world class institution such life: your professors are also researchers whose work benefit as ESPOL that offers not only diverse students. Conferences and international perspectives but also seminars organized by ESPOL- provides a highly respected education. LAB, the research lab at ESPOL, are available to our master’s students. For a glimpse into our research activities, have a look Martin BRUN, at the research section on our website: https://espol-lille.eu/ ALUMNI Master in international research/ security policy
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A team of 8 people is on hand to help you to get your new student life off to a good start; it will remain by your side throughout life your studies at ESPOL
Accommodation
The university’s accommodation service, the Association d’Entraide Universitaire (AEU), gives Tuition fees students access to a range of 21 university residences, Tuition fees at ESPOL vary with over 1,200 rooms (prices according to the following ranging from €205 to €420 criteria: household income; Financial aid per month). household composition; and a needs-based evaluation index. Master’s students can apply For more information: for a scholarship once they are All la Catho-Accomodation Tuition fees for the Master’s accepted to join ESPOL. For more department programmes range from information please contact: 47 bd Vauban-59000 Lille €3,050 to €9,400. [email protected] 03.20.15.97.70 You can get an estimate of your +33 (0)3 20 13 40 80 www.all-lacatho.fr/en/ tuition fees on the following www.aeu.asso.fr website:
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Sport Healthcare A gymnasium is reserved for The University clinic, the Centre students of the Lille Catholic Catering Polyvalent de Santé Universitaire University or associated schools. (CPSU), is open all week and It is open 6 days a week, A university restaurant is open provides consultations in general programming various group for lunch and dinner in the heart practice and gynaecology, nur- activities as well as providing of the campus. It offers a variety sing care, sophrology workshops free access to the gym and its of healthy menus at affordable and psychological counselling. equipment. prices
14 15 Student societies ESPOL Défense
ESPOL Défense introduces students to the diversity of defence and security professions (civil, military, medical, etc.). Le Petit Lillois
@espoldefense Le petit Lillois introduces ESPOL students to the Révolte-toi ESPOL best addresses in our beautiful city of Lille through their weekly guide “On Se Dit Quoi?” Révolte-toi ESPOL is the ESPOL Parliamentary Debating Club. Le Bureau des Étudiant·e·s Espol Junior Consulting @LePetitLilloisEspol ESPOL Junior Consulting is a non-profit economic The Bureau des Étudiants (BDE) is the society that @RevolteToiESPOL consultancy society that supports companies represents students in ESPOL’s administrative and local authorities, namely with questions of bodies. It looks after extracurricular activities such Our Hope European law and translation. as student parties and welcoming new students, as well as organising various activities and trips. Indigo Noise Our Hope is a society that encourages young people @EspolJuniorConsulting to express their views on Europe by informing Indigo noise is the school’s singing and music them about European issues through both academic @bdeomega society. and cultural activities. @Indigo Noise Espol Bureau des Dégustations Bureau des sports @Our hope espol The BDD is dedicated to oenology and gastronomy BDS is the society in charge of physical and sports (an almost perfect dinner, afterwork events, tasting activities at ESPOL. Le Cochonnet Espolien classes, etc.) Camomille The Espolian cochonnet organises tournaments of @BureaudesSportsEspol boules games (petanque, molky, etc.) @BDDEspol Camomille is a student society committed to personal development, mental and physical health. @espoliancochonnet Espomun A Vos Bancs ! @Camomille
Espomun is the society representing the Model Le Bureau des Arts A Vos Bancs is a member society of the Lille United Nations in ESPOL. Student Parliament, organising and participating in Reflex The BDA is the society in charge of ESPOL’s artistic parliamentary simulations. @espomun activities (theatre, sound siesta, karaoke, etc.) and REFLEX is ESPOL’s photography club. Its outings (museum, opera, etc.) @AVosBancs programme includes photo challenges, photo shoots, classes and more. EspoMENA @bdaespol Espolidarité Espomena is a forum for discussion on issues and Es'pera problems related to the Middle East and North Espolidarité is the school’s solidarity society Africa. Le Canari (nightly rounds, awareness campaign, assistance to ES’PERA is a Rap association. It emphasises the link between politics and Rap and promotes urban Le Canari is the school’s student newspaper. migrants, etc.) culture through interviews, writing workshops, @espomena talks and collaborative playlists. @lecanariepollille @ESPOLIDARITE
Le Caribou Amnesty Cosmopol Simone s'Éveille Le Caribou is the school’s ecological and Amnesty International keeps students informed environmental society (participatory libraries, Cosmopol welcomes exchange students and helps Simone s’éveille is a society that highlights issues about human rights violations and combats all culinary videos, waste collection, etc.) them to settle into life in France and the school. and problems related to gender difference. forms of injustice.
@LeCaribouEspol @CosmopolEspol @SimoneEspol @aj.amnestyespol
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How to apply? What to submit?
1. Choose your preferred master’s programme 5. Create your account and submit your To be eligible for admission, students are required to submit: application through the admission platform: 2. Review the eligibility and admission criteria https://espaceadmission.univ-catholille.fr/ An undergraduate level degree (180 ECTS or Proof of English language proficiency through 3. Take a language test (or provide results 6. Upload the required documents onto the equivalent) at the time of entry to ESPOL. one of the following completed tests (proof of from a recent test; see below) admission platform In principle, the ESPOL masters are open to registration for a test is not enough): all disciplinary backgrounds but previous 4. 7. Ask 2 former professors for reference When accepted, complete your registration on courses in political and social sciences will TOEFL – 80 iBT or 550 PBT or 60 PDF letters, make sure to do this early enough https://espaceadmission.univ-catholille.fr/ be appreciated. Additional classes can be to ensure your referees have enough time to imposed for students without political science IELTS Academic – 6.0 reply background. PTE Academic – 54
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or A Master level degree for countries in which universities Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – do not award undergraduate qualifications; grade C. When to apply? 2021 Call Call Eligibility & Interviews Results A language test is not required for native English rounds opening closing Evaluation A personal statement in English. Personal speakers or students with an undergraduate/graduate Non-EU applicants statements explain your interest in the study degree in English. 15 April 5 May admission procedure: Round 1 1 Feb 14 May programmes and its aims. 14 April to 30 April to 12 May starting 1st December TOEIC : 785 through Campus France 14 June 5 July A CV in English. 15 April 14 July Round 2 13 June to 25 June to 9 July Two academic references, in English or Applications will be reviewed Official transcripts from all undergraduate French. in rounds, 2 times a year and graduate institutions previously attended (including exchange programmes). Please do not add extra documents to your application beyond those listed above. Incomplete applications or applications received after 14 June 2020 (23:59 CEST) will not be considered.
Do you have questions or do you need more information? *It is possible to apply for several Please contact : master’s programmes Oliwia BARAN [email protected] +33 3 59 56 79 76
Please visit www.espol-lille.fr/en/ for more information on the admission procedure
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