Politics and European Languages MA (Hons)

This course isn’t just about lectures and essays — it’s designed to make you experience politics and languages in real contexts. You’ll take part in political simulations, debates, language labs, cultural film workshops, and even work with real organisations involved in human rights and advocacy. Language classes are small and interactive, so you practise speaking and writing constantly rather than just learning grammar from textbooks.

To make it more hands-on, the course blends classroom learning with real-world engagement, and here's what that looks like:

 Real Experiences You’ll Gain:

• EU policy and political simulations – Some modules allow you to role-play politicians or diplomats and negotiate policies just like in the European Parliament.

• Work with real human rights organisations – In certain modules, students collaborate with advocacy groups and learn how political campaigns and lobbying actually work.

• Study trips and field visits – Selected politics and language modules include organised visits to cultural institutions, political centres, or European locations that align with your studies.

• Language labs and small-group tutorials – In Years 1 & 2, you’ll have around 4 hours per week of intensive language teaching. In later years this becomes advanced language practice with films, debates, essays, and culture-based seminars.

• Film screenings & cultural workshops – Part of your language modules includes analysing European cinema, culture and media — not just learning vocabulary.

• Research-led teaching in small classes – Lecturers who publish research in European politics and linguistics teach you directly through discussions, debates, and workshops.

Facilities at Dundee you may use for this course include:

• School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Law resources

• Language learning classrooms and digital tools

• Main Library & European language resources

• Politics research seminars and guest lectures

This degree opens doors to careers where language, politics, and international understanding meet. Many graduates go into roles such as policy analyst, diplomatic officer, translator/interpreter, NGO project coordinator, journalist or civil service trainee. Because you graduate with both political insight and fluency in two European languages, you become the kind of candidate employers look for in global organisations.

Now, what makes Dundee a strong launchpad for your career is not just the degree content, but the support system around it:

• Dedicated Careers Service – From first year, you can book 1-to-1 guidance, attend CV workshops, practice interviews, and meet employers at 7+ annual career fairs. Dundee’s “JobShop” advertises around 8,000 part-time jobs, internships and graduate roles every year.

• Graduate Success – According to official Graduate Outcomes data, 91% of Dundee graduates are in work or further study within 15 months, and 87% are in skilled graduate-level roles.

• Real Employer Connections – Careers fairs include employers from government, education, finance, NGOs, media and international business sectors — giving you face-to-face networking opportunities.

• Transferable & Long-lasting Value – While the degree isn’t linked to a specific professional accreditation, it gives you lifelong skills that are in demand worldwide: public speaking, policy analysis, research, cross-cultural communication, and advanced language fluency.

Further Academic Progression:

You can continue studying after your degree with:

• Master’s programmes such as International Relations, European Politics, Translation & Interpreting, Global Security, Human Rights or European Studies.

• PGDE or Teaching qualifications if you wish to become a language or politics teacher.

• PhD or academic research, particularly if you are interested in political theory, European culture, language policy or diplomacy.