Master of Arts in International Relations
Eger, Hungary
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,000 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for eu members & students from latin america | for non-eu members - 3000 EUR
Introduction
Why is the MA in International Relations a good choice?
The Institute of History offers a four-semester master's degree program in International Relations with a focus on the relationship between global, regional, and national ideas and policies of the world. The Program discusses the fundamental theoretical and practical issues in international politics and diplomacy, it provides students with in-depth, contextual, and interdisciplinary knowledge of these issues.
The International Relations MA program consists of five blocks of knowledge: introductory subjects (64 credits), professional core material (72 credits), specialization (30 credits), thesis, professional practice (14 credits), and optional subjects (6 credits). See the Contents of the International Relations MA program for more details.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Form of funding:
- Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship
- Self-financed training
Curriculum
- NBG_GI699G3 International Economics
- NMB_NT171K5 Conflicts and peace processes in 20th-century history
- NMB_NT174G5 Reading of English language literature and scientific texts
- NMG_NT164K5 Contemporary international law cases
- NMB_TR537K5 Modern and Contemporary Art and Economic History of Europe
- NMG_NT159K3 Theoretical approaches to society
- NMG_NT167K3 History of political thought
- NMB_TR552K5 Diplomatic History of Multi-Ethnic Empires and Nation States from the 16th Century to Present Time
- NBB_TI910G2 Research Methodology
- NBG_NT178K5 Women and politics
- NMB_TR531K5 Main Issues of 19th-Century World History
- NMG_NT124K3 Parties and party systems
- NMB_TR554K5 Social and Economic Modernisation in the 16–20th Centuries
- NMG_NT453D5 Thesis Writing Seminar 1
- NMG_NT165G3 Theory and schools of international relations
- NMB_TR211G2 Western European Democracies in the 20th Century
- NMG_NT107K5 The history and contemporary situation of foreign policies strategies
- NBB_TR163G2 National and Ethnic Questions in Central and Eastern Europe
- NMB_NT170G3 European civilization studies, comparative civilization theories
- NMB_NT169K3 The history of the European Union and EU's foreign policy
- NMB_TR558K5 Nationality Issues of the Monarchy and the Treaty of Trianon
- NMG_NT105G5 Regional Policy in the European Union
- NMB_NT172G5 20th century social history of Europe
- NMB_AM106G5 Major Achievements in Journalism
- NMG_NT454D5 Thesis Writing Seminar 2
- NMG_NT127K4 International Finance
- NMG_NT200G4 Professional Practice
- NBG_KO232G2 Intercultural Communications 1.
- NMB_TD115K3 Religion and Church in Central and Eastern Europe in the 16-20th Centuries
- NMB_NT173K5 20th-century nationalism and nationalism theories
- NMG_NT104K3 History of Hungarian foreign policy 1990 to the present day
- NMG_NT161K3 Democracies and democratic processes around the world, foreign policy analysis
Program Outcome
What will you learn?
You will study subjects necessary for international relations, such as international politics, diplomatic history, government policies, social history, international finance, civilization studies and EU studies. Throughout the course, there is a strong emphasis on deepening your knowledge of the history of international relations.
Specializations
Two academic specializations are available in English from the 3rd semester:
- Transitology (if you are interested in studying the political, economic, and social transitions /regime changes/that happened in South Europe, Latin America, or in Central and Eastern Europe).
- European Studies: an academic specialization for students who are interested in the historical and contemporary social, economic, and cultural processes of Europe.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
What can you do with this qualification?
You will be able to work for ministries, government departments and public institutions in international and EU affairs, write proposals and manage projects for the EU and other international organizations. You will be able to prepare expert papers and develop strategies on political, social, economic, minority issues, etc. Last but not least, you will also be equipped with the social science literacy and knowledge of today's world.