12 monthsProgramme duration
5,613 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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The Master of European Social Security gives you the opportunity to understand the many different approaches to social security that co-exist within the historic continent of Europe. At the same time, you will gain a better understanding of your own national system within the context of the wider continental picture. The programme also includes a careful, in-depth study of the role of international bodies such as the European Union.
As a student of the programme, you’ll become part of an international network of experts in the field of social security. Students come from various European countries and beyond and have different academic backgrounds and motives for participation. The teaching staff consists of renowned professors from KU Leuven and other European universities specialising in various disciplines related to social security.
Structur
The programme comprises 60 ECTS, starting with a summer school in August and concluding in July the following academic year.
The programme hosts two intensive series of lectures and workshops: the Summer School and the second residential session (second semester). These are held in Leuven (Belgium) and condensed together into a limited number of weeks. The remaining courses throughout the semester can either be followed on campus, or via distance learning, allowing you to combine the programme with your job or follow it from abroad.
During the Master of European Social Security, your academic skills will be developed and challenged through the experience of an internship in a social security institution or organisation. Through our partnerships you can take on an internship position in proportion to your own level of experience and field of expertise, focusing either on practice or research.
Strengths
- Throughout the programme, you will be connected to a unique international network of universities and be in contact with teaching staff and fellow participants from all over Europe.
- The multidisciplinary focus will broaden your perspective and will help you look at problems from a new angle. Social Security is approached from a legal, sociological, economic and administrative perspective, unique in its broad scope.
- The programme has a distinct international and comparative approach. This alternative approach develops your ability to adapt to new situations and will be highly valuable throughout your professional career.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Get in touch: join KU Leuven’s Webinars
Discover all that KU Leuven has to offer via one of KU Leuven’s Webinars about KU Leuven, admissions & applying, housing, and more.
The Master of European Social Security gives you the opportunity to understand the many different approaches to social security that co-exist within the historic continent of Europe. At the same time, you will gain a better understanding of your own national system within the context of the wider continental picture. The programme also includes a careful, in-depth study of the role of international bodies such as the European Union.
As a student of the programme, you’ll become part of an international network of experts in the field of social security. Students come from various European countries and beyond and have different academic backgrounds and motives for participation. The teaching staff consists of renowned professors from KU Leuven and other European universities specialising in various disciplines related to social security.
Structur
The programme comprises 60 ECTS, starting with a summer school in August and concluding in July the following academic year.
The programme hosts two intensive series of lectures and workshops: the Summer School and the second residential session (second semester). These are held in Leuven (Belgium) and condensed together into a limited number of weeks. The remaining courses throughout the semester can either be followed on campus, or via distance learning, allowing you to combine the programme with your job or follow it from abroad.
During the Master of European Social Security, your academic skills will be developed and challenged through the experience of an internship in a social security institution or organisation. Through our partnerships you can take on an internship position in proportion to your own level of experience and field of expertise, focusing either on practice or research.
Strengths
- Throughout the programme, you will be connected to a unique international network of universities and be in contact with teaching staff and fellow participants from all over Europe.
- The multidisciplinary focus will broaden your perspective and will help you look at problems from a new angle. Social Security is approached from a legal, sociological, economic and administrative perspective, unique in its broad scope.
- The programme has a distinct international and comparative approach. This alternative approach develops your ability to adapt to new situations and will be highly valuable throughout your professional career.
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Admission Requirements
Students with a degree obtained at an institution outside the Flemish Community:
Diploma requirements
Applicants for this Master must have a university degree, obtained after at least four years of study in one of the following fields: law, criminology, economics and applied economic sciences, political sciences, sociology or communication sciences, public health, medicine or dentistry.
More specifically, this means that they need a Master's degree (or equivalent degree). Applicants must also have taken at least one course (equivalent to a minimum of 5 credits) relating to social security in order to obtain this university degree. In exceptional cases, especially when the applicant shows long-term involvement in social security, persons with another academic degree may be admitted upon motivated request.
Language requirements
Applicants must prove their English language proficiency.
Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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