- Degree
- Master of Public Administration
- Course location
- Aachen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are taught entirely in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • part-time (study alongside work)
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- Only the study track Digital Transformation includes online elements, while the study track Energy and Climate is taught entirely on site.
- Application deadline
- Non-EU applicants (applicants who have citizenship of a country outside EU/EEA): 2 December to 1 March
EU applicants (applicants who have citizenship of an EU/EEA country, are currently enrolled at RWTH Aachen or hold a German university degree): 2 December to 15 July
Apply by 15 January (non-EU) / 15 April (EU) to benefit from a 10% early bird discount on the tuition fees!
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 6,000 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- 18,000 EUR in total for three semesters
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Learn to link current trends with policy fields at the EU level and develop solution for European and global challenges!
The interdisciplinary Master of Public Administration in European Studies (MPA-ES) centres around the fields of energy, transport, climate and digitalisation from a political and technological perspective. This study programme integrates RWTH Aachen University’s excellence in science and technology with the current political and economic agenda of the EU and thus giving you a comprehensive understanding of the impact new technologies have on EU governance and vice versa. Combining knowledge of politics, law, economics and technology, the MPA-ES will enable you to take on leaderships roles in the private and public sectors with strong orientation on the EU market and EU regulations.
Your studies – your choice: choose a study track
To equip you with the specialisation you need for your individual career path, we offer two study tracks in the MPA-ES:
Energy and Climate
By choosing this track, you will gain theoretical and practical knowledge in the following areas:
• energy economics and policy
• electromobility and transport
• economics of climate change and the design of climate change, mitigation policies
Digital Transformation
By choosing this track, you will gain theoretical and practical knowledge in the following areas:
• strategies and shaping options for digital transformation
• digital administration in the public sector
• data and information security such as confidentiality, integrity, availability and non-repudiation