East European Studies (European Studies)
Europe’s vast and open border region in the East – from Poland and the Balkans to the Urals and the Caucasus – has been the stage of some of the most radical transformations and dramatic conflicts that have shaped the modern era. In the one-year Master’s programme East European Studies, you develop a thorough understanding of the history, politics and culture of Eastern European countries (including Russia), and insight into recent developments in the region.
Tailor-made programme
Unique partnerships abroad
Taught by world-leading experts
Ideal study environment
Is East European Studies right for you?
- You are interested in the region’s contemporary conflicts, and their historical and cultural backgrounds.
- You want to explore the changing relationship between East and West, popular culture and everyday life and the interplay between power centres and peripheries.
- You want to study Europe’s East from a European Studies perspective that emphasises connectivity, mutual influences and interdependencies.
- You want to zoom in on nation-building and conflicts in sub-regions like the Caucasus, Ukraine/Crimea, or the Balkans, and explore the relationship between nationalism and political Islam or Christian Orthodoxy.
- You are eager to engage in an international classroom by participating actively in discussions and debates.
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Degree certificate
East European Studies is an accredited degree programme of European Studies. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in European Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA).
- Degree programme
- MA European Studies
- Mode
- Full-time
- Credits
- 60 ECTS, 12 months
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- September
- RIO code
- 60284
- Location
- University Quarter