Call For Applications
Emily Gioielli
The History Department at CEU Budapest offers competitive fellowships
for MA and PhD programs.
Central European University in Budapest, Hungary is the only
international English-language graduate school in Europe that is
accredited both on our continent (in Hungary) and in the United
States. The History Department focuses on early modern and modern
history, with a number of regional concentrations, including Central
and Eastern Europe, as well as the former territories of the Ottoman
and Russian Empires. Comparative perspectives on Western Europe and
the Middle East are encouraged in both teaching and research.
Furthermore, it is possible to concentrate on a number of special
subjects such as Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Jewish Studies,
Ottoman Studies, History of Science, or Religious Studies. The
affiliated Source Language Teaching unit offers courses in Arabic,
Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Latin, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Hungarian,
Russian, Syriac, and Turkish.
The curriculum is comparative, interdisciplinary, and relates to
current theoretical discussions in the field and beyond. The
department offers courses in the following fields:
• Historical Studies: Historiography, Theories, Methods, Skills
• Social and Political History
• Religious, Cultural, and Intellectual History
• Ethnicity, Nations, Nationalism and Empires
Students may earn certificates in Jewish Studies and Religious
Studies. In addition to coursework, conferences, workshops, and guest
lectures are held throughout the year to enrich the curriculum and the
academic life in the department.
The History Department is a cosmopolitan place of learning, a site of
transnational academic socialization where sophisticated scholarship
is combined with a relaxed, collegial atmosphere. Faculty come from a
variety of countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. See
history.ceu.hu for more information on faculty research interests and
contact information.
In recent years the department has admitted students from over thirty
countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
The majority receive grants, fellowships, and other forms of need- and
merit-based financial assistance. Many of our MA graduates have been
accepted into high-ranking American and European PhD programs, and our
alumni teach in universities around the world or have taken leading
positions in government, business, and international organizations.
The department invites applications for the 1) one-year MA program,
designed for students who have completed at least a four-year
Bachelor’s degree; 2) two-year MA program, designed for those who have
completed a three-year Bachelor’s degree; and 3) PhD program. All
academic programs start in September 2012. The application deadline is
January 25, 2012. Apply at www.ceu.hu/admissions. Early applications
are encouraged.
For inquiries about the department, the programs, the funding schemes,
and the admission process, or for any other questions related to our
department, please contact Ms. Agnes Bendik: Bend...@ceu.hu
History Department
Central European University
c/o Agnes Bendik
Nador u. 9
H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36 1 327-3022
Fax: +36 1 327-3191
history.ceu.hu
CEU History Department is on Facebook: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=37739447124