(For foreign applicants!)
OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAM
CUB's Master of Arts in International Relations is a two-year English-language program training future specialists of regional and international affairs with a comprehensive understanding of world politics and international relations. It is ideal preparation for those who wish to pursue a career in public administration, international institutions, NGOs or multinational companies based or operating within Central and Eastern Europe, but it does provide a more global outlook at the same time.
The program is hosted by CUB's Institute of International Studies where students have the opportunity to choose from a selection of area specialist as well as language courses to build up a useful portfolio. In addition, the program has a multidisciplinary scope with strong IR, international legal and world economics dimensions. A solid background in the social sciences and a variety of generalist courses, such as Theories of International Relations and Comparative Foreign Policy, are offered, as well as a focus on European Union affairs and Central and Eastern Europe's interaction with the wider context of world politics and the global economy. The emphasis is on training students empowered with the analytical (interpretive, critical thinking and problem-solving) skills that enable them to use knowledge for practical purposes.
CUB's campus, sitting along the banks of the river Danube, offers a venue for the program well-suited to cater to students' needs. Our location in downtown Budapest, in the heart of Central Europe, may offer prospective graduates the opportunity to sufficiently get acquainted with and build a professional network within the region during their studies at the leading Hungarian institution in the field of International Relations.
The program is fully in English.
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CUB's campus, sitting along the banks of the river Danube, offers a venue for the program well-suited to cater to students' needs. Our location in downtown Budapest, in the heart of Central Europe, may offer prospective graduates the opportunity to sufficiently get acquainted with and build a professional network within the region during their studies at the leading Hungarian institution in the field of International Relations.
The program is fully in English.
BASIC FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM
Field of education: | Social Sciences |
Major disciplines: | International Relations, international law, history of diplomacy, world economics, European studies, civilizational and regional studies |
Degree earned: | Certified International Relations Analyst (specialization indicated therein); a prerequisite for the acquisition of the MA degree is an advanced certificate of a second language besides English. |
Duration: | 4 semesters |
Admission: | around 20 students; a sufficient number of interested applicants have to qualify for the program to be launched. |
TUITION-FEE
590.000 HUF (or equivalent in EUR) per semester for EEA applicants, €2400 per semester for non-EEA applicants.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2020
Applications postmarked later than 31 May 2020 will not be considered.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For the Master of Arts program we expect applications from students already in possession of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in International Relations or in other social sciences (see further conditions below) who are interested in current political, economic and social issues in the European Union, in Central and Eastern Europe and Hungary. Native speakers and applicants who have completed their Bachelor's and/or Master's studies in English will be exempt from providing proof of English language proficiency. As proof of language proficiency, non-native English applicants must have one of the language certificates listed below:
- valid TOEFL Score of a minimum of 79 points (iBT); 213 (CBT)
- valid IELTS of an overall band of 6.5 or higher
- other international B2-level English-language exam certificate
If you have any other similar-level English-language proficiency test result, please contact the program coordinator regarding its validity (or consult http://www.nyak.hu/doc/akk_vizsgarendszer-eng.asp » for further information regarding this)
APPLICATION PROCESS – essay submission and other information
Applicants have to submit an original essay of 2,000 to 4,000 words by e-mail, on either of the following topics (the choice of the candidate in this case is optional):
- Introduce a contemporary human rights issue, providing detailed analysis thereof, and offer policy recommendations as to how to deal with it.
- Analyse the prospects of Sino-US relations with a view to trade and security issues.
- Assess the present trends and the future of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Applicants are invited to consider either (but only one) of these two subjects from an original angle. The focus of the essay should be to argue in favour of a central thesis, and to submit appropriately referenced evidence in support of this thesis.
Please send your essay in an attachment to your message to both of the following two e-mail addresses, while in addition also sending a print copy of it together with the application package: to Dr. Péter Marton at peter.marton@uni-corvinus.hu and to Nikolett Menyhárt at nikolett.menyhart@uni-corvinus.hu.
In the subject line, please make sure to include: "Application: Corvinus Master of Arts in IR - Essay submission." Also, please make sure to include your full name and your contact details (e-mail and phone number) on the cover page of your essay.
Beyond the essay submission, although there is no oral entrance examination for the program, the Admissions Board may contact any applicant for a personal interview. (Otherwise, for its final decision the board will consider primarily the admission materials submitted by the applicants.) Preliminary decisions will be made - and communicated to the applicants – not later than 30th June 2020. Personal interviews are then to be expected during the course of June. Please let us know whether you prefer to be informed about the decision of the Admissions Board and other developments by regular or electronic mail.
The final decision will be announced in early August 2020.
Application materials to be submitted by regular mail
- Officially translated copy of the applicant's transcript and previous degree(s)
- Scanned report of the applicant's computer-based TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent language exam score
- Filled in application form »
- Short CV
- Two letters of recommendation from professors of the applicant
- Copy of the photo-page of the applicant’s passport
- The university charges applicants a €50 (non-refundable) Application Fee; the applicant needs to send the payment justification of this fee along with the rest of the application package (see bank account details below).
- Essay (of 2,000 to 4,000 words, on the topic indicated above).
All successful applicants must present their original documents no later than the first day of the academic year 2020/2021.
Conditions regarding the applicant’s previous degree for non-Bologna students and students with degrees from studies only partly related to the field of International Relations
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