MA in Nationalism Studies (2 years) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Central European University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

12,000 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Area StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Earn a valuable degree


Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It offers a complex approach to the study of nationalism and minority protection, subsumed under the general heading of political science with involvement of history, sociology, legal studies and anthropology as subfields.


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Full-time duration:

2 years

Starting in:

September

Tuition fee:

€12,000 per year  

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Degree:

Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree


The program aims to shape the next generation of scholars, public officials and activists, endow them with rich empirical knowledge, and sensitize them to a non-sectarian, open and critical perspective on nationhood, nationalism and minority protection.


Study your passion


A comparative, theoretically grounded and empirically well-informed curriculum will sensitize you to the bewildering complexities of issues of nationalism, ethnic relations and minority protection both in global and local contexts. More concretely, you will get a full year's immersion in questions of citizenship, migration, statelessness, multiculturalism, racism, xenophobia, the refugee problem within and outside the European Union. Special attention will be devoted to those mechanisms and institutions within the European Union that are devoted to handle national and ethnic diversity such as processes of regionalization and power sharing, the mechanisms of the OSCE and the developments related to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Beyond the relevant scholarship, graduates of the program will exit with a firm knowledge of the political, legal and institutional frameworks available for dealing with issues of ethnic relations and minority protection.


Courses include:

1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century

2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach

3. Nationalism and Political Theory

4. Constitutional Design and Conflict

5. Law and Ethnicity

6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism

7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism

8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate

9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity

10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe


Spark your career


Students trained in the program will be prepared for employment in supranational organizations, such as the offices and institutions of the European Union, OSCE, in international and domestic foundations for the protection of minorities, for employment in domestic public administration, local governments and in NGOs as well as for employment in the private sector, especially within the media and public survey institutions.


Apply


Admissions requirements:

1. Completed online application form

2. Proof of English proficiency

3. Letters of recommendation

4. CV

5. Four-year bachelor’s degree

6. Academic records

7. Research proposal

8. Writing sample

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Earn a valuable degree


Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It offers a complex approach to the study of nationalism and minority protection, subsumed under the general heading of political science with involvement of history, sociology, legal studies and anthropology as subfields.


QUICK FACTS

 

Full-time duration:

2 years

Starting in:

September

Tuition fee:

€12,000 per year  

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Degree:

Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree


The program aims to shape the next generation of scholars, public officials and activists, endow them with rich empirical knowledge, and sensitize them to a non-sectarian, open and critical perspective on nationhood, nationalism and minority protection.


Study your passion


A comparative, theoretically grounded and empirically well-informed curriculum will sensitize you to the bewildering complexities of issues of nationalism, ethnic relations and minority protection both in global and local contexts. More concretely, you will get a full year's immersion in questions of citizenship, migration, statelessness, multiculturalism, racism, xenophobia, the refugee problem within and outside the European Union. Special attention will be devoted to those mechanisms and institutions within the European Union that are devoted to handle national and ethnic diversity such as processes of regionalization and power sharing, the mechanisms of the OSCE and the developments related to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Beyond the relevant scholarship, graduates of the program will exit with a firm knowledge of the political, legal and institutional frameworks available for dealing with issues of ethnic relations and minority protection.


Courses include:

1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century

2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach

3. Nationalism and Political Theory

4. Constitutional Design and Conflict

5. Law and Ethnicity

6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism

7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism

8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate

9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity

10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe


Spark your career


Students trained in the program will be prepared for employment in supranational organizations, such as the offices and institutions of the European Union, OSCE, in international and domestic foundations for the protection of minorities, for employment in domestic public administration, local governments and in NGOs as well as for employment in the private sector, especially within the media and public survey institutions.


Apply


Admissions requirements:

1. Completed online application form

2. Proof of English proficiency

3. Letters of recommendation

4. CV

5. Four-year bachelor’s degree

6. Academic records

7. Research proposal

8. Writing sample

Admission Requirements

6.5+
180+
88+
59+
Candidates fmust have completed at least a three-year BA degree. Applicants to the Master’s program must meet the General CEU Admissions Requirements, and submit a 500-word outline of their proposed research topic and one writing sample, e.g., a term paper of minimum ten pages. If possible, candidates should submit a writing sample that is in some way related to the topic of nationalism.

2 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
12,000 EUR
International
12,000 EUR

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