Master in Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies (BECES)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (FSV UK)
Key Information
Campus location
Prague, Czech Republic
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 3,500 / per year **
Application deadline
30 Apr 2024*
Earliest start date
Oct 2024
* early bird application submission deadline 29 February 2024
** for students from the EU and EEA countries; 7 000 EUR for students from other countries
Introduction
Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies (BECES) is a two-year English-language Master's degree program, which focuses on modern history, politics, and diplomacy, as well as fundamentally social, cultural, and economic problems. It addresses the English-speaking audience with a deep and versatile exploration of “the East”, understood as a territory composed of Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Post- Soviet area, including the Caucasus and Central Asia. It also offers students the chance to learn or improve their knowledge of some of the Czech language. The program is deliberately structured to take advantage of the multidisciplinary nature of the Faculty, and students will be encouraged to make connections between different fields of study, learning to combine a global perspective with attention to detail and local interests.
The core courses provide an overview of crucial segments of the area from an analytical and multidisciplinary perspective, while the elective classes allow students to create their own specialization. The aim of the program is to help students write a Master’s thesis of sufficient quality to merit publication. Through the university’s network of exchange programs, talented students may also be offered the opportunity to make a brief research visit to another country in the area.
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Program Outcome
After completion of the Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies program, the students will acquire an advanced level of graduate education including a good command of one or two languages of the area as well as a broad and, at the same time, deep knowledge of the region studied. They will be capable of open but critical understanding and of conceptual thinking, and of appreciating cultural diversity. This intellectual equipment will provide them with an opportunity to continue their self-education and find positions related to the problems of the studied area in both public and private spheres.
Career Opportunities
The graduates of the Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies program know the historical, political, social, and economic context of the territory and possesses internationally relevant expertise in Area studies. They understand the history and political context of the studied territory. They can elaborate text of high quality regarding their expertise and formal aspects and make qualified assessments of the development of the states and societies of the studied regions. Owing to that, they sought candidates and outstandingly evaluated employees in state administration, diplomacy, non-governmental organizations, and international institutions, research and development, private sphere, and media.