“Thanks to the master program I had the chance to deepen and broaden my knowledge about different areas of political science”
Rima El Chaker
"Combines modules on research methods with knowledge on migration policies that have been implemented across Europe. It was a great way to meet people from all over the world and I have made friends for life"
Isabel Clifford
“A mix of theoretical and practical approaches to political issues and an emphasis on the real-world implications of academic research are aspects that really resonated with me”
Maya Diekmann
"The program has a strong research focus and the teachers all showed great commitment and always had an open ear! I am happy that I made this experience and feel prepared for the next step to come!"
Janis Janowsky
Why choose this program?
The Master in Governance aims to train analysts and researchers in this discipline with sufficient autonomous work capability, enabling them to apply the most current techniques and methodologies productively, and allowing them to participate in research teams and study centres.
- This opportunity enables you to advance your academic career in public policy, democracy, diversity, and migration studies.
- You aim to gain professional expertise across a variety of social and political science topics, including public policy, democracy, diversity, and migrations.
- Besides the program content, you seek to improve your analytical methods and apply them to complex analyses of social and political realities.
- You aim to join a PhD program in one academic year and need the necessary skills and knowledge.
The new Master in Governance builds on the legacy of three distinguished programs —Political Research, Current Democracies, and Migration— retaining their core strengths while introducing a more integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum. This unified program provides a cohesive framework that enhances our focus on governance from a cross-disciplinary perspective, preparing students to address the complexities of today’s political, policy, and social challenges.
Who is it for?
This master is aimed at holders of a degree in the field of Political Sciences, Social and Legal Sciences, Humanities and Health Sciences, and who wish to make a start in academic research in the discipline of political theory, with the aim of going on to study a doctorate or to deepen their knowledge in this field.
2 academic years part-time
Non UE students: 5,749.8 €
Academic information
The structure of the Master in Governance in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) is as follows:
- 20 ECTS of compulsory courses
- 20 ECTS of elective courses, of which at least15 ECTS correspond to a specialized track (Politics and Public Policy; Current Democracies; or Migration Studies)
- 20 ECTS Master Thesis.
The Master in Governance has three tracks, each with its own training objectives based on the elective courses that comprise them. To complete a specific track, the student must complete a minimum of 15 ECTS of the corresponding electives.
In the application process, potential students must choose the track they wish to follow (Politics and Public Policy, Current Democracies, Migration). In case there are no available places in the chosen track, please select up to two additional tracks as your 2nd or 3rd choice.
The Master is taught entirely in English with all the teaching carried-out in person.
Faculty staff
Juan Carlos Triviño Salazar,
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
/Program coordinator/
ARREGUI MORENO, FRANCISCO JAVIER
BAIZAN MUÑOZ, PAU
ESCRIBA FOLCH, ABEL
LAGO PEÑAS, IGNACIO
PALMER, JOHN ROSSMAN BERTHOLF
SANJAUME I CALVET, MARC
SOLE AURO, AÏDA
Public Policy
VERGE MESTRE, TANIA
YALAZ ÖZEN, EVREN
ZAPATA BARRERO, RICARDO
Double degrees
The Double Degrees are one of the hallmarks of the master's degrees in the Department of Political and Social Sciences. A Double Degree is a two-year academic program that allows you to spend one year studying at UPF and the other year at a partner university. If you meet the specific course requirements in each institution, you will be granted the UPF Master in Governance degree as well as the partner university's master’s degree.
The Double Degrees associated with this master's degree will be published soon. In the meantime, you can get an idea by checking out the Double Degrees of the Master in Political Science Research and the Master in Current Democracies.
Career prospects
The Master in Governance aims at professional readiness in the sense that graduates can cope with diverse and complex tasks in professional practice within a short period of time due to their knowledge of key qualifications, scientific methods, and their ability to abstract, concretize, and transfer.
Scholar career
Academic skills for PhD prospects in political science, political philosophy or sociology.
Professional career
Expert political analysts on theoretical, practical and compared skills for professional positions in public and private institutions.
Real Alumni positions
- PhD Candidate & researcher
- Research assistant & lecturer
- Researcher in social sciences at a think tank
- Clinical director
- Social counselor for migrants
- News reporter on national TV
- Public Affairs Officer with NATO
- IT unit as a software developer
- Head of the department for research and inovation
- Data mangement consultant
- Editor, executive editor at magazine
