| MODULE | COURSES (OR THESIS WORK) | DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW TRACK | POLICY AND GOVERNANCE TRACK |
| Fall term, year 1 (all students take 8 credits in mandatory courses, plus Democracy 1 or Policy 1 mandatory elective courses offered in the fall term) | |||
| Foundation Module |
Academic Writing |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
| Foundation Module |
Democratic Institutional Design |
Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Research Method Module |
Research Methods |
Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Winter and Spring terms, year 1 (students take 10 credits of mandatory courses, plus Democracy 1 or Policy 1 mandatory elective courses offered in the winter and spring terms, and optionally max. 4 credits of electives ) | |||
| Foundation Module | Policy Analysis and Public Management | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Foundation Module | International Relations | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Foundation Module |
Writing for Policy Audience OR
Thesis workshop OR
Grants and Project Proposal Writing
|
Mandatory (choose one) |
Mandatory (choose one) |
| Democracy 1 Module | A set of track-specific mandatory elective courses | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 6 credits from this module | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 2 credits |
| Policy 1 Module | A set of track-specific mandatory elective courses | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 2 credits | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 6 credits from this module |
| Free electives * (optional) | max. 4 credits | max. 4 credits | |
| Fall and Winter term, year 2 (students take Democracy 2 or Policy 2 mandatory elective and free elective courses offered in the winter and spring terms ) | |||
| Democracy 2 Module | A set of track-specific mandatory elective courses | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 10 credits from this module | |
| Policy 2 Module | A set of track-specific mandatory elective courses | Mandatory elective: Students take at least 10 credits from this module | |
| Free Electives* | 8-12 credits | 8-12 credits | |
| Winter and Spring terms, year 2 (Thesis 12 credits) | |||
| Thesis Module | Thesis | Mandatory | Mandatory |
* Free electives include: 1. any MAIPA course, 2. any course offered by DPP, 3. any crosslisted course and 4. any non-crosslisted open course