Location:

Vienna, Austria

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

History

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Master’s program in Central European History explores comparative themes in the history of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe within a wider European context. While the program is loosely arranged into “early-modern” (1500–1789), “modern” (1789–1914) and “contemporary” (post-1914) specializations, there is an increasing endeavor to transcend chronological boundaries, as well as to range freely among sub-disciplines. Particular themes include: patterns of social development; cultural history and everyday life from the Reformation through the Enlightenment to modernity; problems of modernization (backwardness and unequal development); modern ideologies; empires and imperial structures; nationhood and the nation-state; and varieties of authoritarianism such as fascism and communism and their historical legacies and memory.

Sample Courses
Modern Historiography; Historical Methodology; The Late Ottoman Empire and Balkan Nationalism; Comparative Urban Change; Political Modernities and Nation-building in Central and Southeastern Europe; Imperial Legacies, Religion and the Formation of Modern Nation-states; Producing Relevant Knowledge: The Enlightenment Paradigm; Modernism and Modernity in European Art; Totalitarianism and Mass Politics in Modern Central Europe; Social Change Under Communism

Entry Requirements
In addition to meeting the General CEU Admissions Requirements, applicants must provide a 500-word outline of their proposed research topic. For information on how to write a research proposal for the Master’s programs, visit the “Prospective Students” section on the departmental website.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

United States Accreditation CEU holds an absolute charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, for and on behalf of the New York State Education Department. Austrian Accreditation In Austria, CEU is recognized as a private higher education institution, pursuant to section 7 of the Decree on Accreditation of Private Universities (PU-AkkVO). Hungarian Accreditation In Hungary, CEU is recognized as a private higher education institution. KEE is accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee.

Financial Aid:

Yes

FinancialAid Info:

In pursuit of our mission, we strive to attract world-class graduate talent from all over the world. This is why we offer generous scholarships available to students from any country.

Scholarships:

Yes

Scholarships Description:

In pursuit of our mission, we strive to attract world-class graduate talent from all over the world. This is why we offer generous scholarships available to students from any country.