Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

History of Russia, Poland and Central Europe in their Contemporary Relations, Specialisations: 18th to 20th century, Cultural History, Political Ideas, Social History, Minority Issues

Target group

Students who are interested in continuing scientific work or who would later like to work as a Central and Eastern Europe expert in Science, Politics, Culture or Economics.

Annotation

The unique thing about the Master's degree programme in the Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe at Viadrina is that it not only provides knowledge about Central and Eastern Europe, but that the degree programme itself is anchored in the border region between Germany and Poland. At Germany's most easterly university, lecturers and students from Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, as well as from other countries in Europe and around the world, come together to work on the challenges, perspectives and problems of Eastern European culture and history in a pan-European context in an interdisciplinary manner. The usually small seminar size at Viadrina enables intensive supervision by the lecturers and stimulates contact between the students. They have access to two research libraries, that at Viadrina and that at Collegium Polonicum. With their specialised knowledge and in-depth language skills, graduates can fit into a wide professional field. The Humanities academic degree enables graduates to engage in further scientific work on the one hand, and on the other hand to subsequently work as Central and Eastern Europe experts in science, politics, culture or business. The professional fields include press and public relations as well as human resources departments of companies or public institutions, research, teaching or training institutions, media, foundations and publishers, urban and regional planning, museums and exhibitions, cultural agencies. Proven practitioners from these occupational fields regularly undertake presentations in the Eastern European Colloquium.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a Social Science or Humanities subject\; proof of at least 30 ECTS credits with a relevant Central or Eastern European reference, command of Polish or Russian (B1 CEFR)

Fees

Fees (Link)

no tuition fees, only a semester contribution including semester ticket for local public transport