This document provides information about the Bachelor in Management of International Social Challenges program offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program focuses on challenges that are multi-disciplinary, multi-level, and international in nature. Students will learn to research, analyze, and contribute to managing issues like migration, climate change, and economic instability. Coursework covers topics like public policy, political science, economics, and international law. Students gain skills in research methods and analyzing challenges from different perspectives. The program has an international student body and encourages studying abroad. Upon graduation, students receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and are prepared for careers in international organizations.
This document provides information about the Bachelor in Management of International Social Challenges program offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program focuses on challenges that are multi-disciplinary, multi-level, and international in nature. Students will learn to research, analyze, and contribute to managing issues like migration, climate change, and economic instability. Coursework covers topics like public policy, political science, economics, and international law. Students gain skills in research methods and analyzing challenges from different perspectives. The program has an international student body and encourages studying abroad. Upon graduation, students receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and are prepared for careers in international organizations.
This document provides information about the Bachelor in Management of International Social Challenges program offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program focuses on challenges that are multi-disciplinary, multi-level, and international in nature. Students will learn to research, analyze, and contribute to managing issues like migration, climate change, and economic instability. Coursework covers topics like public policy, political science, economics, and international law. Students gain skills in research methods and analyzing challenges from different perspectives. The program has an international student body and encourages studying abroad. Upon graduation, students receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and are prepared for careers in international organizations.
This document provides information about the Bachelor in Management of International Social Challenges program offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program focuses on challenges that are multi-disciplinary, multi-level, and international in nature. Students will learn to research, analyze, and contribute to managing issues like migration, climate change, and economic instability. Coursework covers topics like public policy, political science, economics, and international law. Students gain skills in research methods and analyzing challenges from different perspectives. The program has an international student body and encourages studying abroad. Upon graduation, students receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and are prepared for careers in international organizations.
Looking beyond borders Introducing our study programme eur.nl/en/essb/bachelor/management-international-social-challenges
M igration, climate change, pandemics, In this programme, you do not only look beyond economic instability and international borders in your studies, but also become part of crime – these are all examples of an international network of peers. international social challenges that local, national and international organisations in the In most courses plenary lectures are combined public sector face and try to manage. with interactive sessions or tutorials. This means In this bachelor programme, you will learn that in addition to the lectures, you for example how to research, analyse, and contribute to participate in a simulation, attend a Q&A session, managing these challenges. give a presentation, provide feedback to your peers, or discuss your research paper. In this programme we focus on social challenges that are: Career opportunities • Multi-disciplinary: they have political, The programme provides you with an excellent economic, legal and social aspects; basis for an international career as a policy • Multi-level: they involve actors and networks advisor, consultant, researcher, or civil servant at the international, national, regional and at for example the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, local level. The United Nations, European Parliament, • International: they surpass geographical or consultancy firms. Upon graduating you and administrative borders. will receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. This degree will allow you to The programme is diverse. You will take courses enrol in a master’s programme in a related field in for example public policy, political science, at Erasmus University Rotterdam or elsewhere. economics, international law and management. This will enable you to analyse social challenges Admission and application from different perspectives and understand You are eligible to apply for this programme the various roles, perceptions and interests if you have obtained or will obtain a vwo of involved actors. Research method courses diploma or its foreign equivalent. To be able will provide you with the skills and knowledge to participate in the programme, a good you need for researching international social command of English is essential. You therefore challenges and their management. have to prove your proficiency in English in your application. In the application you also have to The Management of International Social report your academic performance, and submit Challenges programme is also a truly international a C.V. and letter of motivation. programme. It is taught exclusively in English to a diverse student body from all over the world. ‘MISOC will provide you with the expertise and skills needed to understand and manage the greatest social challenges of the 21st century. Yours will be a challenging but rewarding journey.’
Michal Onderco - Programme director
Curriculum
Year 1 Block 1 Block 2 Global Challenges International Law Sociology Organisation & Management Block 3 Block 4 Designing Social Research Public Policy Political Science Economics
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‘MISOC has helped me develop
a critical and more inclusive worldview, taught me the skills and offered me the tools I need to pursue my career ambitions in the international community.’
Abigail Place - Student Management of
International Social Challenges Internship An internship will bring you a lot of valuable knowledge and experiences. It will allow you to experience managing social challenges Possibilities during up close and learn to apply the theory and skills you have learned in practice. In your your studies third year you can therefore opt to do an internship at an international public sector organisation, such as embassies, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, The United Nations, European Parliament, or Doctors without Borders.
Studying abroad Studying abroad is a unique opportunity for personal development and getting to know other societies. It also allows you to compare different educational and academic cultures. We currently have 84 Erasmus Honours Programme partner universities in 33 countries. We Besides the regular programmes, the EUR therefore encourage you to study outside annually offers two exclusive programmes the Netherlands in your third year. to talented bachelor students: the Erasmus Honours Programme and the ESSB Honours Class. The EUR Honours programme enables excellent students to encounter fascinating and current themes from other fields of study in the Grand Challenges programme. Renowned scholars from several disciplines challenge honours students to look beyond the boundaries of Minors their own field. The ESSB Honours Class You can also opt for a minor in your enables 75 excellent students from the ESSB third year. Each year, Erasmus University faculty to, amongst others, gain experience Rotterdam offers almost 100 minors. with conducting academic research under This includes nearly 40 broadening minors supervision of an ESSB faculty member. and several deepening minors. The Erasmus University also offers a range of joint, multidisciplinary minors together with TU Delft and Leiden University, which allows you to experience what it is like to study at other universities in the Netherlands. Life in the Netherlands and Rotterdam You might know the Netherlands for its tulips, cheese and wooden shoes, but there’s so much more to tell! The Netherlands has around 17 million inhabitants, but it’s a small country. Yet, it has one of the most important and most innovative economies worldwide. Many internationals say the Netherlands is a well-organised country with open-minded people. Most of the country’s 35,000 kilometres of bicycle paths are in the province of South Holland, where Rotterdam is located. And nice to know: in the Netherlands you don’t have to speak Dutch. Most people will switch to English for you.
Why study in the Netherlands?
Dutch education is known for its high quality and standards, and top-ranking positions. Degrees obtained in the Netherlands are internationally recognised. The Netherlands is also one of the top providers of English- taught courses. Our international classroom - a mix of international and Dutch students - is common across the university. In class, the atmosphere is usually informal, and it is pretty easy to speak to our professors directly. The Netherlands is known as easygoing, liberal and tolerant - ideal for students. Studies in the Netherlands are affordable and accessible, for European and non-European students.
Studying in Rotterdam Rotterdam, also nicknamed “World Port City” or the “Gateway to Europe”, is a cosmopolitan city and hosts many multi national organisations. You might get to know your future employer during your studies, for example by doing an internship.
Rotterdam’s slogan is ‘Make it happen’.
Erasmus University is proud to be part of this city where people develop new and creative ideas every day. 39 Around
BSc of Public Administration 160 students per year different nationalities Start in september in 2021
100% taught in English Deadline for application: April 1 64% international students in 2021 Exchange opportunities
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