Politics & International Relations

ERASMUS and International Exchanges2015-2016

Erasmus - where?• Belgium

• University of Leuven

• Finland• University of Helsinki

• France• Sciences Po, Grenoble • Sciences Po, Paris

• Germany• Free University of Berlin• University of Cologne

• Spain• Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid

• Turkey• Bilkent University, Ankara

Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven

• 3 places• Language: English• Courses include:

• History of European Integration• Peace Research• International Environmental Politics• Strategy and Global Security Analysis• Institutions and Policy of the EU• IR and European integration since WWII• China and Global Politics

Helsingin Yliopisto (Helsinki)

• 3 places (College-wide competition)• Run by International Office• Courses held in English

• Courses are within 3 streams:• Administration and organisation• Political science• World politics

Sciences Po, Grenoble

• 3 places• Language: French• France’s leading centre for public research

with an established international reputation

• Courses include:• Interest groups and collective action• Major debates in IR• EU economy• The populist radical right• Political economy

Sciences Po, Paris

• 6 places• Courses are held in English and French (French

not compulsory) • World-famous, French elite school in the heart

of Paris• Wide variety of courses

• Foundations of moral and political thought• Defence and international security• Theories of IR• Politics in the EU• Environmental politics• Introduction to civil disobedience

Freie Universität, Berlin• 1 place• Language:

• English for some courses• German useful to expand options

• Courses include• Transitional Justice• Political economy• Modern political theories• Gender and globalization• Rising power and the new world order• Theories of international institutions

Universität zu Köln•1 place•Courses in English and German (German not

compulsory)•Courses include:• The political system of the EU• Global Economics• Civil society in communist countries

Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid• 2 places• Language: English and Spanish• Courses include:

• International Security• International Political Economy• Regional studies• Religion and politics in international affairs• Geo-politics of natural resources

Bilkent Universitesi, Ankara

• 2 places• Courses in English • Top Turkish university• Courses include:

• Comparative politics• Turkish politics

International (not EU) exchange

•University-wide competition (i.e. not selected by PIR)•USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, South

Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Argentina, Chile•Delhi • 4 places (allocated from History, English lit, Politics)• Contact Prof Crispin Bates: crispin.Bates@ed.ac.uk

•Must be able to take sufficient politics courses• check before you apply!

Eligibility

•You need to have obtained all your required course passes by the summer exams• no resits or 'Not Presents' are allowed

•You need to have gained entry to honours

•There are no exceptions to this

Application criteria

• Linguistic ability in destination country, if required• First year performance• No grade lower than ‘C’

•Motivation for wanting to study at your first choice university• 300 words max

• Ambassadorial qualities• Extra-curricular activities, demonstrating contribution to their

community• Difference the experience would make for you• 500 words max

•Weighting:• 50% on first year performance• 50% on motivation and ambassadorial qualities

Choosing courses

• Level: year 3 or higher

•Content: substantially politics or international relations in content, depending on degree

•Credits• ERASMUS: 60/52/30/26/20/18 ECTS, depending on

degree and location• ERASMUS: you may take 5 ECTS in local language• International: depends on university (see Int Office info)

Substitute courses for honours• You are recommended to find replacements for the following compulsory honours

courses, or take them in 4th year• Single honours Politics

• BOTH Global Justice and Citizenship AND Approaches to Politics and IR• Single honours IR

• BOTH Approaches to Politics and IR AND Theories of IR, as well as EITHER Global Justice and Citizenship OR Global Security, OR International Political Economy

• Non-language joint honours with Politics• EITHER Global Justice and Citizenship OR Approaches to Politics and IR

• Non-language joint honours with IR• EITHER Global Justice and Citizenship OR Theories of IR

• Modern European Languages joint honours with Politics• Global Justice and Citizenship OR Approaches to Politics and IR

• Arabic joint honours with Politics• No courses for credit, but required to do Global Justice and Citizenship OR

Approaches to Politics and IR in 4th year

Assessment for Politics & IR ~1

•Single honours P&IR: pass / fail•Most Erasmus programmes: 60 ECTS•Sciences Po, Paris and Leuven: 52 ECTS

•Non-language joint honours: pass / fail•Most Erasmus programmes: 30 ECTS•Sciences Po, Paris and Leuven: 26 ECTS

•Honours degree will be classified solely on the basis of your performance in your final (usually 4th) year.•Year abroad performance is still important•Have to pass all courses!•CV

Assessment for Politics & IR ~2

•Modern European languages AND Politics degree• course marks translated into UoE marks•most Erasmus programmes: 20 ECTS• Sciences Po, Paris and Leuven: 18 ECTS

• year abroad marks count towards degree• if on internship or work experience, one 4000-word,

politics/IR essay (in English) for each semester (with supervisor in P&IR)

•Arabic AND Politics degree• One 4000-word, politics/IR essay (in English) for each

semester (with supervisor in P&IR)

What to do next?

•Fill out applications online, via international office website• student mobility portal

•Application period is 1 - 28 November 2014•Deadline: 17:00 on 28th November, 2014

•Offer: December 2014 / January 2015

Websites for more information

International Office•http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/internat

ional-office/exchanges/home

PIR-specific information•http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/undergrad/subject_and_p

rogramme_specific_information/pir/honours/studying_abroad