Management of International Social Challenges

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Are you interested in solving social problems that transcend national borders? Learn more about the bachelor programme Management of International Social Challenges at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Key Facts & Figures

Type
Bachelor
Degree
BSc
Mode of study
Full-time
Instruction language
English
Duration
3 years
Study points (EC)
180
Start date
September
Application Deadline (EEA)
1 April
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The study programme in a nutshell

Migration, development, climate change, economic stability, or international crime – these are not only the challenges addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals, but also examples of social challenges that local, national and international organisations in the public sector face and try to manage. In this bachelor programme, you will learn how to research, analyse, and contribute to strategies for public sector organisations to manage these challenges. 

Why this study

What you will learn

Our programme is a diverse one. It is a unique study programme which combines an multidisciplinary perspective to study the most pressing challenges facing the world today. You will follow courses in public policy, international law, sociology, economics, political science and management. These courses will enable you to analyse social challenges from different perspectives. Thus you will learn to understand the various roles, perceptions and interests of relevant actors. 

Programme overview

Programme in numbers

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Number of firstyears The number of students in the first year.
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Is this the right programme for you?

You choose the bachelor programme Management of International Social Challenges because of:

  • our excellence in education and research. The department of Public Administration at Erasmus University is ranked number 1 in the Shanghai Ranking's 2024;
  • the wide range of subjects we address in the programme;
  • our plenary lectures are combined with interactive sessions or tutorials;
  • we offer a broad range of extracurricular activities, including a possibility to obtain Professional Certificate in International Policy Practice.

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Career opportunities after graduation

This programme provides you with an excellent basis to pursue a career as a public administrator in local, national or international organisations in the public sector which deal with international social challenges. We are proud of our numerous alumni whom our bachelor programme offered a unique preparation for their international career.

This could be your future

What do our students think?

Umer Moten

Umer Moten - Student Management of International Social Challenges

MISOC is the study of the future. It enables students to understand the current world, and their role within the grand scheme of things.
ESSB testimonial Umer Moten
MISOC is the study of the future. It enables students to understand the current world, and their role within the grand scheme of things.
ESSB testimonial Umer Moten

Abigail Place

Abigail Place - Student Management of International Social Challenges

It has helped me develop a critical and more inclusive worldview, taught me the skills and offered me the tools I need to pursue my career ambitions in the international community.
It has helped me develop a critical and more inclusive worldview, taught me the skills and offered me the tools I need to pursue my career ambitions in the international community.

Thanks to the broadness of the study program, I have had the chance to discover and further engage with the common grounds between my many (study)interests. It has helped me develop a critical and more inclusive worldview, taught me the skills and offered me the tools I need to pursue my career ambitions in the international community. In addition, there is considerable room for us students to have a say in how the program develops. Our feedback is taken into account and impacts the educational design for the years to come.

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