MAInternational Relations
| Study location | Hungary, Miskolc |
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| Type | Master, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1 semester |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA (MA in International Relations) |
| Course code | Social Science |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or higher) Bachelor or Master in Social or Human Sciences You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English Language proficiency examination: Level B2 Minimum Language Test Scores: The English language proficiency requirement can be waived in case of previous studies completed fully in English with qualification documents (i.e. high school diploma or undergraduate degree in case of applications to graduate programs) issued originally in English. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A medical certificate and other documents (according to the Call for Applications) must be added to your application. |
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Overview
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the training is to train experts who have adequate theoretical knowledge and are able to analyze the trends of the current international political and economic conditions.
They are prepared – based on their knowledge on international economic, international legal and international relations theories, regional-civilizational interdisciplinary knowledge, as well as based on their professional language skills – to understand the connections of the globalizing international system. They are capable for a deeper analysis of the economic, political and social contexts of a given region. They are prepared to continue their studies in doctoral training.
SPECIALIZATIONS:
China and the South-East and Central Asian region
Central Europe (Nations and Minorities)
Climate Change, Sustainability and Deep Adaptation
Programme structure
For more information: www.uni-miskolc.hu/en/education/graduate-programmes/ma-in-international-relations/
Career opportunities
Our master’s degree students can be employed in areas where they have to creatively and proactively solve diverse professional tasks, especially in the field of building and maintaining international relations. With a diploma in international relations, they will be able to use their theoretical, practical and foreign language knowledge acquired during the training in the most effective way, adapting to the political, economic and ecological challenges of the constantly changing, 21st century, global world.
In accordance with the three specializations of the course, they will be particularly suitable and prepared, on the one hand, from China and the South-East, respectively. to understand and analyze the political, economic, and cultural environment of Central Asian regions (learning the Chinese language at our university’s Confucius Institute, which contributes to this during the training); on the other hand, for the study of Central Europe, with special regard to the ethnic and national minorities of the region (within particular emphasis is placed on the situation of Hungarians across the border); thirdly, the consequences of climate change, the issue of sustainability and a specific, new approach, the so-called “deep adaptation”.
Most typical positions after graduation:
• Diplomat
• Government official
• Public official
• Analyst (in the fields of foreign affairs, foreign economy and national politics)
• China expert (in the public or private sector)
• Environmental protection expert (in the public or private sector)
• Researcher, scientific associate, doctoral student
• NGO employee