The MA programme in European studies is a combined on-site and 
distance learning programme. Qualified candidates must have completed 
a cycle 1 university degree (BA or BS). In exceptional cases other 
degrees or experience can be evaluated as equivalent to such a degree.
Full time students are expected to commence their studies in the 
summer term which is held at Bifröst from the middle of July until the 
end of August. During the fall and spring terms students continue in 
Bifröst's distance learning system and complete their coursework 
during a second 6 week session at Bifröst the following summer. A 
vital part of the program is the MA thesis which students usually 
write in the fall and spring terms after the completion of their 
coursework.

The programme is designed to enable students to acquire a thorough 
grasp of the political, historical, cultural and commercial realities 
of Europe. The coursework focuses on institutions, developments, 
transitions and decision-making processes, the role and nature of the 
EU and other supranational organizations.
Students complete 90 ECTS credits in the programme. The MA thesis 
weighs 30 ECTS credits. The programme is taught in Icelandic.