Curriculum

Programme - in detail

The EPA curriculum consists of modules within the following themes or fields:

Policy Analysis focuses on analysing and structuring complex problems. Important aspects are the policy analysis paradigms, methods for problem structuring, multi-actor systems, systems analysis, policy modelling and policy design.
Economics deals with such topics as formulating trade-offs between costs and benefits; ethical dilemmas involving economy, safety, health and the environment; strengths and weaknesses of market regulation strategies; economic aspects of development; and the use of large-scale infrastructures.
Systems modelling is the process of describing the world as systems of interacting factors and actors. Methods such as data analysis, continuous systems modelling, discrete systems modelling are covered.
Management addresses issues such as cross-cultural management, project management and the management of organisations – issues which are essential to successfully implement plans, projects, policies, and sustainable innovations.
In addition, in the third semester students will follow specialisation courses in a particular policy field or discipline or which focus on specific issues, tools or skills.

Managing intellectual property rights in inter-organisational collaboration
The provision of assured safe infrastructure for mobile telephony in The Netherlands
Study of successful public-private partnership for highway construction and maintenance in China
‘Push to Talk’ - Opportunities for mobile operators in Africa
A cost-benefit analysis of storage opportunities for wind-power

The course information is available for the MSc EPA in the digital Studyguide.