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European Union Studies Graduate Certificate

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Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs

About the Certificate

The Graduate Certificate Program in European Union Studies at the University of Missouri presents graduate students with a unique opportunity to develop expertise regarding the organizations and policies of the European Union and about cultural, business, and political relations between the United States and Europe.

Eligibility

Students must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at MU to participate.

About the European Union Center

The program is coordinated through the European Union Center at the University of Missouri and is approved as a graduate certificate by the 4-campus UM system.

Worldwide web, biotechnology, animal cloning, virtual organizations, electronic media, telemedicine, and many other emerging technologies challenge citizens and policy-makers of the European Union and the United States. The EU Center of the University of Missouri (MU) disseminates information about the European Union and advances studies on the transatlantic policy implications of emerging technologies.

Plan of Study

The Graduate Certificate program consists of 12 credit hours of study to be completed in a variety of settings over 3 or 4 semesters. A portion of course work conveniently takes place via the electronic classroom, allowing students to pursue the graduate certificate while maintaining work responsibilities or completing other degree programs.

A foundations course and an independent research course are required and constitute 6 hours.

2 additional courses called specialization courses (3 hours each) are also required. Specialization courses are routinely offered by the Truman School of Public Affairs, the Law School, the School of Journalism, Department of Agricultural Economics, and the Department of Political Science.

Required Courses

  • 2 required courses (6 hours):
    • Policies and Institutions of the European Union (Public Affairs 8001)
    • 3 hours of independent research conducted within the student’s major department.
  • 2 elective courses (6 hours) with at minimum, 30 percent European Union content. Electives vary from semester to semester, but typical courses include:
    • European Union Law (Law School)
    • EU in the Global System (Political Science)
    • Health Sciences Management 8575 (Comparative Health Systems)
    • Enlargement of the European Union (Public Affairs 8001)