This module complements the academic study of European politics, policy and law with practice-led learning. It is taught through a curated programme of moderated conversations with guest speakers who are senior practitioners in their fields, combined with skills-oriented sessions led by experienced professionals and centred on the production of formats or tools of analysis as they are used in practice. 

You will meet people who have experience and work in their daily practice with the dynamics and issues they study in your other modules for the MSc European Politics and Policy. The guest speakers are highly skilled, often very senior practitioners and may include, for example, EU or national civil servants, politicians, diplomats, think tankers, research analysts, directors of civil society organisations, lawyers, trade negotiators, or editors. In curating the series, the convenors draw on their networks and experience in public and policy engagement for the UCL European Institute, which is UCL’s hub for collaboration and debate on Europe. 

Thematically, the module is structured around the specific expertise of the guest speakers. Areas of focus include themes such climate change and energy policy, UK-EU relations after Brexit, rule of law challenges in Europe, EU institutional dynamics and trade negotiations. The skills-oriented sessions will focus on specific formats of analysis used in practice such as policy briefings, stakeholder mapping, scenario exercises and blog posts.

By the end of the course, you will have gained:

first-hand insights into how politics, policy and law in Europe work on the ground.
	an ability to engage critically, and from a practical point of view, with key aspects of EU politics, policy and law, and with the concepts, theories, and methods used in their academic study.
	practical knowledge of particular policy fields as well as transferrable skills in the production of relevant formats of analysis.
	first-hand insights into professional pathways with a view to your own career choices.
	 