There students will take an appropriate range of modules from those on offer. They will be examined at the partner university at the end of the term before returning to Exeter where the marks obtained abroad will count toward the MA assessment. The remaining period will be devoted to writing the dissertation under the supervision of academic staff at Exeter. Students successfully completing the course will also be awarded a degree or other appropriate qualification from the partner institution in addition to the MA in European Studies from Exeter. No other British university offers such an option at MA level.
Teaching is mainly by seminars, group research work, class presentations.
Students are usually asked to prepare tutorial presentations for discussion. These are short talks on a given topic set by the Module Teacher with advice on source material. The intention of these papers is to inform other students and to promote discussion in the group. They are not normally used in the formal assessment. Students will be provided with templates with full module description and reading lists for each course.