Study programme 2023-2024

Year. Quart

Module Code

Module name

EC

B1: 

First year



1.1

Governing in a tech-based society

15

1.2

202200058
  202200059
  202200060

Societal Challenges (Module)*
  Societal Challenges
  Social Science Research

15
  (11)
  (4)

1.3

202200062
  202200063
  202200064

Smart Interventions and Policy (Module)*
  Smart Interventions and Policy
  Data Analysis I

15
  (12)
  (3)

1.4

202200066
  202200067
  202200068

Public Management (Module)*
  Public Management
  Data Analysis II: Multivariate

15
  (11)
  (4)

B2: 

Second year



2.1

Governance and Sustainability*

15

2.2

Public Governance across Countries*

15

Track: 

European Studies



2.3a

EU Governance and Policy: Shaping Europe

15

2.4a

Global Governance

15

Track: 

Public Administration



2.3b

Policy-making and planning

15

2.4b

Behavioural Public Administration

15

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

202100273
  202100274
  202100275
  202100276

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 www.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.

* These modules have a STAR excellence trajectory.