Study programme 2026-2027

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

M3: Decision Making
   Decision-making Processes in Public Administration
   Data Analysis I
   Project: Democratic backsliding

(15)
7
3

1.4

M4: Policy Implementation
   Public Policy Implementation
   Data Analysis II: Multivariate
   Project: Innovations for Public Values

(15)
7
3
5

B2: 

Second year



2.1

M5: Global Challenges and Policies
   Analysis of Global Challenges
   International Policy Making
   Project: International Cooperation

(15)
5
5
5

2.2

M6: Public Governance across Countries
   Governing the Digital World
   Policy Evaluation Research
   Project: Democracy and Autocracy

(15)
5
5
5

2.3

202600429
202600430
202600431
202600432

M7 The EU as a policy actor in the world
   Policy-making in the European Union
   Europe and the World
   Project: Technology governance in the EU

(15)
5
5
5

2.4

202600433
202600434
202600435
202600436

M8 Cross-border governance
   Policy-making in Cross-border Regions
   Multi-Level Collaboration in Europe
   Project: achieving change in Europe’s border regions

(15)
5
5
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

202600444
202600442
202100276
202600441

202100275

The Craft of Public Administration Research
   Research and Ethics
   Moral Leadership
   Knowledge and Power

Bachelor thesis MS&T

(15)
5
5
5

15

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:

  • 120 EC Core: The first tow years of the study 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.
  • 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.

We are in the process of changing the name of the programme: From October 2027 onwards, the bachelor programme Management, Society and Technology  and the diploma's associated with it, will be officially called Public Administration. The specialisation Public Governance across Borders will be renamed to Politics and Public Policy.