Study programme 2025-2026

Year. Quart

Module Code

Module name

EC

B1: 

First year



1.1

M1: Problem Analysis in Public Administration
   Societal Challenges
   Social Science Research
   Project: Which problems do we need to solve?

(15)
6
4
5

1.2

M2: Policy Design
   Policy Instruments
   Policy and Governance in Societal Transition
   Project: Design a good Policy

(15)
7
3
5

1.3

202500407
202500408
202200064
202500409

M3 Decision Making
   Decision-making Processes in Public Administration
   Data Analysis I
   Project: Decide what to do

(15)
7
3

1.4

202500411
202500412
202200068
202500413

M4 Implementation
   Public Policy Implementation
   Data Analysis II: Multivariate
   Project: How to make it work

(15)
7
3
5

B2: 

Second year



2.1

M5 Governance and Sustainability
   International Challenges
   International Policy Making
   Project: Sustainability

(15)
5
5
5

2.2

M6 Public Governance across Countries
   Comparative Public Administration
   Digital Governance
   Project: Democracy and Autocracy

(15)
6
4
5

Track: 

European Studies



2.3a

202500420
202500421
202500422
202500423
202500424

M7a EU Governance and Policy: Shaping Europe
   European Markets and Technology
   European Environmental Transition
   Policy-Making in the European Union
   Project: Shaping Digital Europe

(15)
3
3
4
5

2.4a

202500434
202500435
202500436
202500437
202500438

M8a Global Governance
   Global City Networks
   Europe and the World
   Global Politics in the Digital Age
   Project: Global Challenges & Policy Solutions

(15)
3
4
3
5

Track: 

Public Administration



2.3b

202500425
202500426
202500427
202500428
202500429

M7b Policy-making and Planning
   Analytical Politics & Policy
   Policy Evaluation
   Technological Projects
   Project: Advanced Stakeholder Analysis

(15)
4
4
2
5

2.4b

202500439
202500440
202500441
202500442
202500443

M8b Behavioural Public Administration
   Introduction to Behavioural Public Admin
   Technology and Public Safety
   Experimental Research Methods
   Project: Experiments in Social Safety

(15)
3
3
4
5

B3: 

Third year



3.1


Minor or Internship (pdf) or exchange

15

3.2


Minor or Internship (pdf) or exchange

15

3.3 and 3.4

Thesis semester
  The Craft of Public Administration Research
  Bachelor thesis MS&T
  Moral leadership

(30)
10
15
5

Total



180

Nature and structure of the programme

The Bachelor’s in Management, Society and Technology, Dutch croho 56654, is a fulltime programme in the field of Public Administration. It consists of the following components: 

A ‘major’ of 150 EC comprising:

  • 90 EC Core: The first six modules of the study, i.e. the first year and the first semester of the second year, are considered the ‘core’ of the programme. After this core the student has gained a basic understanding of the main fields of Management, Society and Technology.
  • 30 EC Track: In the second semester of the second year, students choose a track for the modules 2.3 and 2.4. It is allowed to make free choices out of the four modules, to “mix & match”. The two tracks are either specializing in European Studies or Public Administration. For a more detailed overview, see OSIRIS.
  • A ‘minor’ of 30 EC: In the first semester of the third year, students can either go abroad for an exchange, do an internship abroad or in the Netherlands, or choose a minor of their choice. More information about minors can be found at utwente.nl/minor
  • 30 EC Finalization: The Thesis semester. Students prepare and carry out their Bachelor’s thesis project and write a thesis in preparation for graduation. They gain more knowledge about the work field and their prospective future.

In collaboration with the Universität Münster, we offer a joint degree specialization “Public Governance across borders”. This specialization consists of first year courses in Münster, and second and third year courses in Twente. For the second and third year of this joint degree specialization the rules and regulations are the same as for the 180 EC Twente bachelor’s programme. For the first year the rules and regulations of the Münster programme have to be met.