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MA thesis

The MA programme Euroculture thesis is an important stage in a student’s intellectual development and the writing of it takes place in the third and fourth semester.

The purpose of the thesis is to give evidence of a student’s abilities in collecting and evaluating information, critically analyzing theories in the chosen area of inquiry, and constructing, testing and defending an argument. The thesis should also demonstrate a student’s ability to present research results concisely and in a scholarly form, and further show that the student is capable of producing original and independent work.

The MA thesis is a written account of interdisciplinary source and literature research based on a clearly defined problem, located within a contemporary European context (20th or 21st century) and has to deal with a topic related to the field of Euroculture, such as European culture, history, politics, foreign relations, literature and the arts, European law, history of religion in Europe or European institutions.

To read about the Annual Liesbeth Brouwer Award (ALBA) for a Euroculture master thesis click here.

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The online application tool for the 2012-2014 intake is open now. Fill out the online application form NOW via this website and upload the requested documents. First deadline (also for EM scholarships): 10 December 2011. Next deadlines: 1 March, 1 May and 1 July. An early bird catches the worm! Approx. one month after the deadline you will receive a notification from the university of your first choice.