Masters Degrees in Hungary

The Master’s in Economic Analysis (MEA) offers a two-years learning programme in English. Besides providing students with a strong methodological basis, it focuses on comparative, regional, and sectoral issues. Core courses are Advanced Comparative Economics, Health Policy and Finance, and Institutions of Economic Policy, which form the basis of the three specialisations of:

• Comparative Economics,
• Health Economics, and
• Labour Studies.

Students interested in economic and political matters in Central and Eastern Europe, topics in labour and health economics, or comparative studies of post-socialist countries are expected to apply to the programme, which also offers a large number of elective courses including catch-up courses like Business English, and Foundations of Calculus and Statistics.

Start date

September 2018

Application deadline

30 April 2018

Application fee

110 EUR

Requirements

At least B2 level knowledge of English (language certificate NOT needed); Bachelor Degree

Tuition fees

1800 EUR for EEA-students and 2300 EUR for non-EEA students per semester.

Tuition fees are subject to chenge, they will be finalized later.

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The program prepares students to conduct interdisciplinary and comparative research on topics in early modern, modern and contemporary history.

Department of History

Our department offers students interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on Eastern, Central and Western Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia. The department has gained worldwide recognition as a center of excellence in comparative and transnational history. It is recognized for its innovative directions in research, teaching and theoretical reflection. The international faculty offers a wide range of expertise, extending from the history of the Habsburg, Romanov and Ottoman Empires to study of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century; from religious studies to numerous aspects of cultural, intellectual and social history.

Career Path

Our master’s graduates have been accepted to PhD and postdoctoral programs at UC-Berkeley, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and other leading universities. Professionally, our graduates pursue careers with governmental institutions and international NGOs, as academics at leading universities and research institutes, and as journalists and media consultants worldwide.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full
scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact information page: http://bit.ly/2iMCbJz

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This program is designed for applicants with a three-year bachelor’s degree in history or a related discipline. It provides a wider range of courses than the one-year program and gives students more time to develop their research design.

Department of History

Our department offers students interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on Eastern, Central and Western Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia. The department has gained worldwide recognition as a center of excellence in comparative and transnational history. It is recognized for its innovative directions in research, teaching and theoretical reflection. The international faculty offers a wide range of expertise, extending from the history of the Habsburg, Romanov and Ottoman Empires to study of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century; from religious studies to numerous aspects of cultural, intellectual and social history.

Career Path

Our master’s graduates have been accepted to PhD and postdoctoral programs at UC-Berkeley, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and other leading universities. Professionally, our graduates pursue careers with governmental institutions and international NGOs, as academics at leading universities and research institutes, and as journalists and media consultants worldwide.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iMCbJz

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Offered jointly with the Department of History, the medieval track of this program focuses on political, social, intellectual, religious, and economic history as well as on material and spiritual culture in the period between 300 and 1600 C.E. It is designed for applicants with a three-year bachelor’s degree in history, medieval studies or a related field.

Department of Medieval Studies

The department provides intellectually challenging comparative and multidisciplinary postgraduate education on all aspects of the history and culture of the period between 300 and 1600 C.E. International faculty members cover Central and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine, Slavic, Jewish, Arab and Ottoman worlds.

Career Paths

Graduates find employment in education and research, cultural institutions including museums and archives, as well as business and international organizations. Master’s students often continue their studies on the doctoral level at CEU and other international universities.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iMCbJz

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Designed for students with a three-year bachelor’s or with limited background in gender studies, this program offers students a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to gender on both local and global levels. Extending the exposure to major theoretical and methodological approaches to gender studies from a range of disciplines as covered in the one-year MA, students choose the applied track with internship (oriented towards critical approaches to policy and governance) or the research track. In both cases, students write a substantial thesis based on original research.

Department of Gender Studies

The department attracts students from a range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, and focuses on integrative and comparative approaches to gender studies. Programs aim to critically examine past and present developments related to gender in
culture and society. The curriculum in the department emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship on gender and sexuality, particularly in areas such as nationalism, post/state socialism, queer theory, science studies, literature and popular culture, transnational connections, social movements, war and memory, and policy and global inequalities.

Career Paths

Graduates find employment as researchers, teachers and experts on gender affairs at universities, governmental organizations, NGOs, and the private sector, or continue their studies at CEU or other academic institutions.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full
scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iVvU1r

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Course Description

The Cultural Heritage Studies program offers an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary MA program intended to educate individuals who wish to become heritage experts and practitioners. It is focused on developing aptitudes for the critical assessment of tangible and intangible cultural heritage as well as environmental heritage connected to human-nature interactions.

The program presents a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches with a strong emphasis on practical knowledge and skills. It offers two streams: Academic Research and Protection of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage Management and Policy.
The program attracts students from a variety of related fields such as history, art history and management, archaeology, ethnography, anthropology, architecture, landscape design, monument protection, environmental science, and management studies.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES

The department provides intellectually challenging comparative and multidisciplinary postgraduate education on all aspects of the history and culture of the period between 300 and 1600 C.E. International faculty members cover Central and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine, Slavic, Jewish, Arab, and Ottoman worlds.

CAREER PATH

Graduates find employment in education and research, cultural institutions including museums and archives, as well as business and international organizations. Master’s students often continue their studies on the doctoral level at CEU and other international universities.

SCHOLARSHIPS

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world. In 2014-2015, we provided generous funding to 80% of master’s and 92% of doctoral students, for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

For more information, see the contact information page: http://bit.ly/2iVly1w

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The program provides students with the knowledge and analytical skills to prepare and evaluate policy-making decisions in a global environment. Students graduating from this program have excellent placements in business worldwide.

Department of Economics

CEU’s Department of Economics is a research-oriented department with an international faculty holding PhDs from some of the best universities in the world. Members of the department include leading international experts at the frontiers of international research in areas such as trade, networks and behavioral economics. Our programs equip students with cutting-edge insight into economics and the global effects of economic policy, along with hands-on experience and practical knowledge for their future careers.

Career Paths

Our graduates are in high demand from both the private and public sectors in banking, business, and at governmental and international organizations. Many of our alumni pursue careers in academia.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: https://www.ceu.edu/scholarships/economics?utm_source=FindAMasters&utm_medium=ad&utm_content=economics&utm_campaign=REC1617-FindAMasters

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The program focuses on methods and topics in standard economics. It prepares students for the best PhD programs and research positions in government offices, international agencies, banks and corporations.

Department of Economics

CEU’s Department of Economics is a research-oriented department with an international faculty holding PhDs from some of the best universities in the world. Members of the department include leading international experts at the frontiers of international research in areas such as trade, networks and behavioral economics. Our programs equip students with cutting-edge insight into economics and the global effects of economic policy, along with hands-on experience and practical knowledge for their future careers.

Career Path

Our graduates are in high demand from both the private and public sectors in banking, business, and at governmental and international organizations. Many of our alumni pursue careers in academia.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2k4Tw1m

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This program is offered jointly with the Department of Gender Studies. It is operated by five European universities and students can study at two or more. Special requirements and deadlines for MATILDA can be found at: history.ceu.edu/matilda

Department of History

Our department offers students interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on Eastern, Central and Western Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia. The department has gained worldwide recognition as a center of excellence in comparative and transnational history. It is recognized for its innovative directions in research, teaching and theoretical reflection. The international faculty offers a wide range of expertise, extending from the history of the Habsburg, Romanov and Ottoman Empires to study of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century; from religious studies to numerous aspects of cultural, intellectual and social history.

Career Paths

Our master’s graduates have been accepted to PhD and postdoctoral programs at UC-Berkeley, Cambridge, University of Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and other leading universities. Professionally, our graduates pursue careers with governmental institutions and international NGOs, as academics at leading universities and research institutes, and as journalists and media consultants worldwide.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iVvU1r

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GEMMA is an inter-university Erasmus Mundus program in gender studies offering double diplomas from a student’s home and partner institution. While at CEU, students take courses in our curriculum and write a research thesis with the collaboration of a second supervisor at the partner institution. Special requirements and deadlines for GEMMA can be found at: masteres.ugr.es/gemma

Department of Gender Studies

The department attracts students from a range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, and focuses on integrative and comparative approaches to gender studies. Programs aim to critically examine past and present developments related to gender in
culture and society. The curriculum in the department emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship on gender and sexuality, particularly in areas such as nationalism, post/state socialism, queer theory, science studies, literature and popular culture, transnational connections, social movements, war and memory, and policy and global inequalities.

Career Paths

Graduates find employment as researchers, teachers and experts on gender affairs at universities, governmental organizations, NGOs, and the private sector, or continue their studies at CEU or other academic institutions.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full
scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iVvU1r

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This intensive program is aimed at students with some background in gender studies or a related field. It provides them with expertise in gender theory and scholarship and encourages critical analyses of gender in relation to ethnicity, culture, nation, sexuality and class. Students pursue interdisciplinary course work in related fields of the social sciences, humanities and policy studies. The program culminates in a research thesis on a topic chosen according to student interests.

Department of Gender Studies

The department attracts students from a range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, and focuses on integrative and comparative approaches to gender studies. Programs aim to critically examine past and present developments related to gender in
culture and society. The curriculum in the department emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship on gender and sexuality, particularly in areas such as nationalism, post/state socialism, queer theory, science studies, literature and popular culture, transnational connections, social movements, war and memory, and policy and global inequalities.

Career Paths

Graduates find employment as researchers, teachers and experts on gender affairs at universities, governmental organizations, NGOs, and the private sector, or continue their studies at CEU or other academic institutions.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full
scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iVvU1r

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The program integrates training in international politics with economics. It provides students with the knowledge and analytical skills to prepare and evaluate policies and strategic decision-making in a global setting. This is a full fee-paying program.

Department of Economics

CEU’s Department of Economics is a research-oriented department with an international faculty holding PhDs from some of the best universities in the world. Members of the department include leading international experts at the frontiers of international research in areas such as trade, networks and behavioral economics. Our programs equip students with cutting-edge insight into economics and the global effects of economic policy, along with hands-on experience and practical knowledge for their future careers.

Career Paths

Our graduates are in high demand from both the private and public sectors in banking, business, and at governmental and international organizations. Many of our alumni pursue careers in academia.

Scholarships

Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2k4Tw1m

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These programs offer instruction in legal mechanisms and institutional processes that can be used to protect and promote human rights on the national, regional and international level.

Department of Legal Studies

The department offers advanced degree programs in comparative constitutional law, human rights and international business law accredited in the U.S. (and not in Hungary). The curriculum combines international and regional intellectual traditions, and offers students hands-on experience and internship opportunities. Outstanding professors, including recurrent visitors from leading universities around the world introduce students to state-of-the art legal research, reasoning and writing.

Career Paths

Graduates of the department pursue careers as policymakers, diplomats, scholars, human rights professionals, judges, arbitrators, consultants and lawyers in business and public administration.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2jCHLT1

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This program provides students with a foundation in international relations, as well as exposure to questions relating to the study of international security and the global economy. International relations training is combined with regional expertise in the study of the European Union, East Asia, the Middle East and the post-Soviet space. The program offers an innovative, dynamic learning environment with small class sizes and an interdisciplinary curriculum.

Department of International Relations

The department combines multidisciplinary study of international relations with area expertise. The programs equip students with the analytical skills to capture the complexity of global and regional politics, and also with the practical skills required on the job market. Our faculty members are trained in international relations, political science, law, economics, sociology and history.

Career Paths

Coming from more than 70 countries, most of our master’s graduates work in international organizations, business, political consultancy and journalism. Doctoral graduates hold teaching or research positions in academia or work in the private sector.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iFZtp6

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The program is intended for students who have graduated from a three-year bachelor’s program and would like to proceed with their studies more thoroughly, possibly with a view of preparing themselves for a doctoral degree.

Department of International Relations

The department combines multidisciplinary study of international relations with area expertise. The programs equip students with the analytical skills to capture the complexity of global and regional politics, and also with the practical skills required on the job market. Our faculty members are trained in international relations, political science, law, economics, sociology and history.

Career Paths

Coming from more than 70 countries, most of our master’s graduates work in international organizations, business, political consultancy and journalism. Doctoral graduates hold teaching or research positions in academia or work in the private sector.

Scholarships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world and provides generous merit-based scholarships available to students from any country. In 2015-2016, 85% of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to full scholarships with stipends and housing. Learn more about available funding options at: http://www.ceu.edu/financialaid

For more information, see the contact page: http://bit.ly/2iFZtp6

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