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Welcome!
2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
ONE-YEAR MA PROGRAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Topics to Be Covered Who’s Who
Calendar
Diploma requirements
Core courses
Faculty & Supervision Interests, Mentorship
Certificate programs
Hungarian (i.e. European) diploma
Course readers, communication
Student Representatives
Departmental Office
Q&A
Who’s Who
Head of Department
Zoltan Miklosi Associate Professor
Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 803
Office Vienna: Quellenstrasse 51, B110
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 36-1-327-3000/2569
MA Program Director
Attila Folsz Assistant Professor
Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 807
Office Vienna: Quellenstrasse 51, B110
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 36-1-327-3000/2074
Who’s WhoAdministrative Staff
Eva Lafferthon Department Coordinator
Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 808
Office Vienna: Quellenstrasse 51, B111
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 36-1-327-3078
Ildiko Tropa MA Program Coordinator
Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 808
Office Vienna: Quellenstrasse 51, B111
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 36-1-327-3416
Fax: 36-1-327-3087
Borbala Darabos MA Program Coordinator
Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 808
Office Vienna: she is present only in Budapest
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 36-1-327-2789
Calendar
Pre-session (September 2 – 6) – Budapest
Prepare for the semester:
- get to know CEU facilities like the computer system and the library;
- attend orientation sessions;
- start thinking about what classes to register for;
- mandatory Scope and Methods class for Group 1 at 11.00, for Group 2 at 13:30 today (September 2);
- mandatory Academic Writing courses;
- Math Refresher classes;
- General Knowledge Test at 13.00 on September 3.
For further details see the departmental schedule athttps://politicalscience.ceu.edu/course-schedules
Calendar
Zero Week (September 9-13) – Budapest
- One introductory class from each course (try to attend all these classes and check out the cross-listed courses);
- Optional Exemption Tests (see schedule);- Welcome Reception - September 12, Thursday at 4 pm
in the Nador 13 Rooftop;
- Opening Ceremony in Budapest at 5 pm, September 13, Friday.
Calendar
Fall term (September 16 - December 6) – Budapest &Vienna- Earn approx. 16 credits from courses; complete approx. half of
the Core requirements;
- Sep 28-29: students from departments/schools with fall term in Vienna depart for Vienna.
Winter break (December 7 – January 6)- No exams, just holidays! (but final papers).
Winter term (January 7 – March 27) – Budapest - Earn the rest of your 32 course credits; complete the remaining
Core requirements.Spring term (March 30 - June 12) – Budapest
- Special elective courses held by visiting faculty;- Thesis writing.
CalendarThesis scheduling
- January 19: deadline to choose thesis title and supervisor (you will have to fill in a
questionnaire);
- February 7: submit the title/300-word proposal of MA thesis;
- February 21: submit a formal research proposal of 1,000-1,500 words;
- March 5-6: Thesis Writing Workshops;
- April-May: research trips (CEU and dept. funding available);
- April 15: submit first draft of intro/theory chapter of thesis;
- May 11: submit 2/3 draft of thesis;
- May 25: submit a full draft of your thesis;
- June 4, 3 pm: submit final version of your thesis;
- June 8-10: MA thesis defenses + oral exams.
Calendar
Graduation Ceremony
June 19, 2020
Diploma requirementsI. Earn 32 credits in courses, which
1. HAVE TO include
Scope and Methods (two-credit course)
and
Four credits from each of the core groups:
- Political Theory,
- Political Economy,
- Comparative Politics,
- Research Methods
2. include elective courses offered or cross-listed by the department and...
3. MAY include:
4 credits offered by the Department of International Relations or the School of Public Policy,
4 credits of any other courses offered at CEU without permission,
and/or 4 credits in PhD-level political science courses, with a permission of the doctoral committee and the
department. Such a request must be sent to ds(at)ceu.edu AND polsci(at)ceu.edu.
II. Defend a thesis
Core Courses
Political Economy
1. Concepts in Political Economy (Fall)2. Political Economy II (Winter)
Comparative Politics
1. Comparative Politics (Fall)2. Comparative Political Research (Winter)
Political Theory
1. Introduction to Political Philosophy: Justice and Equality (Fall)2. Political Theory (Winter)
Core Courses
Research methodology
1. Introduction to Statistics (Fall) Mandatory (2 credits)
2. One of the below Qualitative or Quantitative courses (2 credits) :
Applied Statistics (Fall)
Comparative Case Study Research (Fall)
Field Research and Data Analysis (Fall)
Core Courses
How to choose a core course
It is up to you whether you take a core course in the Fall or in the Winter
semester but make sure that you take four credits from each core group
during these two semesters.
There are differences between the core courses, make sure you check
syllabus!
Courses can get full (you will be put on the waiting list if this happens).
You cannot take all core courses at the same semester!
Core Courses
How to choose a core course
NOTE: You can be exempted from any and all core groups if you pass the
relevant exemption test(s) during the Zero Week (see schedule).
You will still need 32 credits from courses.
Faculty & Supervision InterestsFaculty mentors:
After your arrival at CEU, you can choose a personal mentor from among the faculty, whom you can always
consult with any kind of issue related to your studies.
Check the faculty profiles at https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/faculty and signal three professors whom you
would like to have as a mentor in this survey until Sep 8, 2019:
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5168339/Select-a-Mentor-2019-20
Mentors will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis, as each faculty member can mentor 3-4 students,
based on their availability.
The MA Welcome Reception is a good opportunity to make contact with your mentor, and otherwise you
should just email them or pop in during their office hours when you want to meet them.
N. B.: Mentorship is voluntary and informal, and not related to thesis supervision.
Besides courses, you will also need to write a thesis, therefore pick a thesis supervisor by Jan 19, 2020:
http://politicalscience.ceu.hu/research-interests
Students are expected to work closely with their approved supervisor during their thesis writing.
Certificate programs
Basic idea
In the course of your studies for an MA in Political Science
you can, if you so wish, specialize in a field of your choice,
and receive from the department – in addition to your MA
diploma – a certificate proving this.
Certificate programs
Available programs in 2019/20
- Social and Political Theory
- Comparative Politics
- Political Economy
- Political Communication
- Electoral Politics
- Research Methodology
- Comparative European Politics
- Post-Communist Politics
- Public Policy
- Constitutional Politics
Certificate programs
Requirements
earn at least 12 credits in courses related to the given specialization,
receive a B+ or better grade in each course,
write your MA thesis on a topic related to the given specialization.
The list of courses belonging to each specialization will be available
through the departmental website
(https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/certificates).
Hungarian (i.e. European) diploma
Besides the US-accredited MA in Political Science diploma, students also
obtain a Hungarian accredited Further Specialization (“szakirányú
továbbképzési szak”) in Comparative Political Science (“Összehasonlító
politikatudomány”).
The requirements of eligibility are the followings:
completion of all degree requirements of the One-year MA program;
previous degree of at least 4 years of university education prior to CEU;
successful oral defense of the thesis including answering some questions
related to the larger field of the discipline the thesis relates to.
Eligible students will be asked to sign an acceptance letter.
Course readers, communication
Course readers
The readers for all the courses are available in electronic form. You will
get information on them via e-mail. Please check also CEU's e-Learning
site: http://ceulearning.ceu.edu
Communication
Primary communication is via email (polsci [at] ceu.edu). It is your duty
as a student to check your CEU email regularly (at least daily) and
respond promptly to all departmental requests.
If you receive regular mail it will be delivered to the secretariat and an
e-mail notification will be sent to you.
Student Representatives
As MA students of the Department of Political Science, you have the right to vote and the right to be elected as a representative to the Student Union of the MA students.
You are to elect your representative and his/her deputy.
Representatives will be invited to dept. meetings to take part in decisions. Representatives can also take up positions in various university bodies.
As of the rights and obligations of students and their representatives, please visit the site of the CEU Student Union http://www.ceu.edu/studentlife/student-union
Please send a short statement that you would like to run as a candidate to the departmental email (polsci(at)ceu.edu) by Monday, September 9. There are no other requirements for nominations, and we will circulate these statements to all.
Election date and time will be announced later on. (Please note that MA2 students will elect their own representative so there will be two elections.)
Departmental Office
Our offices have an open-door policy.
Please visit the Secretariat on work days between 9:30 -16:30, if possible.
Location: Office Budapest: Nador. Str. 9, FT 808
Office Vienna: Quellenstrasse 51, B111
Central e-mail address: polsci [at] ceu.edu
Q&A