DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:

ORIENTATION

SEPTEMBER 2019

DEGREES OFFERED

•Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations (1 year)

•Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations (2 years)

•MA in Global Economic Relations (1 year)

• Joint program with the Department of Economics

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science (Track Specialization in

International Relations, run under the Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL PROGRAMS

FALL SEMESTER SEPTEMBER 16 - DECEMBER 6

• Regular classes start on September 16

• Residency requirement: in residence, full time

• Bus transfer for Vienna on 27-29 September (sign up sheet TBA)

• Check out from the RC; luggage rooms available

• Check out from Vienna dorms on December 30th

• Check in at CEU RC on December 30th

• Bus transfer to Budapest (dates TBA)

• Winter break – December 7 – January 6 (no need to stay in Vienna or Budapest; consider staying around for a couple of days)

ZERO WEEK

• September 9, Monday: Departmental Introduction followed by reception at

Student Lounge, FT 10th floor (not Japanese garden)

• September 13, Friday: CEU's Opening Ceremony (N15 Auditorium A + B)

• September 16-24: Student Union Departmental Election

each academic program elects two representatives to the SU Assembly

two-year master programs shall have one representative for each year

two-year master programs elect also a deputy to be present at the Assembly.

WINTER SEMESTER JANUARY 7, 2020 – MARCH 27, 2020

(BUDAPEST)

SPRING SEMESTER MARCH 30, 2020 – JUNE 12, 2020

REGISTRATION

• Read Annex 1 – details on course registration • Add/drop period until September 26, Friday (uni-wide: Sept 28, Sunday)

• Automatic registration for mandatory courses

• Registration starts on Monday, September 16th

•Minimum passing grade: C+ (2.33)

• Class limit

TYPES OF COURSES AT CEU

Mandatory

Mandatory-elective (for MA 2 years only)

Elective:

• At CEU there are 2 and 4 credit courses (running once or twice a week)

• Courses offered by the IR department

• Cross-listed courses

• Four credits from another department(s) during the academic year without permission from the

Head of Department

• Additional fours credits from Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy during the

academic year without permission from the Head of Department.

• University-wide courses (permission needed)

• [1 CEU credit = 2 ECTS credits]

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS • Attendance at classes and other compulsory elements of a course (simulation, on the spot visit etc.)

is obligatory. Exceptionally, absences are justified only in the circumstances described below:

• In case of illness, absences are justified if supported by appropriate medical documentation, to be

submitted to the IR office.

• Absences unrelated to medical reasons are conditionally accepted only if approved by the course

instructor.

• „More than a week of unjustified absence – meaning absence without notice, or absence without

approval – noted by an instructor and the department or program head, may result in the

immediate suspension of financial aid. The decision is made by the department or program head.

Normal courses of appeal are applicable to this case as well.”

• Unjustified absence from 30% or more of the classes and other obligatory events leads to the

dismissal from the Masters program.

• The total number of justified and unjustified absences must not exceed one third of all the classes.

INFORMATION

• Handbook (rules, requirements, calendar, contact information, schedules)

•Website (http://ir.ceu.edu/): faculty pages, schedules, syllabi • Up-to-date info always on MA Program/Current students

• E-mail, Facebook

• No readers, but an E-learning site where all the readings are available https://ceulearning.ceu.edu/

PROGRAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION

MASTER OF ARTS (MA) IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (1 YEAR)

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

• 10 months/3 terms (teaching only during Fall and Winter terms, Spring for thesis writing (April-May)

• 40 credits (32 course credits, 8 credits for Master’s thesis and defense)

• Thesis submission – June 1, 2020;

• Thesis defenses – mid-June;

• Graduation – Friday, June 19, 2020

MANDATORY COURSES

• Research Design and Methods in IR (Part I and II)

• Academic Writing for IR (Part I and II)

Credits for these two courses are awarded at the end of the Winter term

Automatic registration

TRACK SYSTEM AT IR DEPARTMENT (ONLY FOR MA 1 YEAR)

MA program consists of three tracks: International Relations Theory and Law, International Political Sociology and History, and International Political Economy and Development.

All elective courses belong to one or two track – check carefully in the Handbook!

For the Fall term every student has to register for courses belonging to at least two tracks

Over the course of the academic year students are required to take courses from all three tracks.

FALL SEMESTER

Students must take the following two mandatory courses:

• Research Design and Methods in IR course (Part I)

• Academic Writing for International Relations (Part I)

And register in addition for 12 CREDITS (elective courses)

WINTER SEMESTER Two mandatory courses:

• Academic Writing for International Relations (2 credits)

• Research Design and Methods in IR (4 credits)

And register for 14 credits (elective courses)

SPRING SEMESTER

Thesis Research and Writing (8 credits)

• The word limit for the thesis is 10,000 words (+/- 15%)

• Deadline: 2 pm on Friday, June 1, 2020

• Supervision/thesis writing info-session in autumn

SUMMARY

• Pass the Academic Writing for International Relations course (2 credits);

• Pass the Research Methods and Design in IR courses with a grade C+ or above (4 credits);

• Achieve the required number of credits in the Fall Semester (12 credits) and Winter Semester (14 credits);

• Pass the Master’s thesis with a grade of C+ or above (8 credits);

• Accumulate 40 credits with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.66 or higher.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION

MASTER OF ARTS (MA) IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (2 YEARS PROGRAM)

OVERVIEW

• Pass the Academic Writing for International Relations course;

• Pass the Research Methods and Design in IR courses with a grade C+ or above;

• Achieve the required number of credits:

Fall Semester (Year I) (16 credits)

Winter Semester (Year I) (14 credits)

Spring Semester (Year I) (0 credits granted, 2 courses to be taken)

Fall Semester (Year II) (12 credits)

Winter Semester (Year II) (10 credits)

Pass the Masters thesis with a grade of C+ or above (10 credits)

Accumulate 60 credits over six consecutive terms as stipulated above with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.66 or higher.

FALL SEMESTER

Mandatory course: Academic Writing for IR (credits to be awarded in the 2nd year)

Mandatory-elective courses (3 courses, one from each group, 12 credits):

International Relations Concepts and Theories, Michael Merlingen, 4 credits

Who Rules the World? International Order(s) in Theory and in Practice, Christopher LaRoche, 4 credits

International Political Economy, Xiang Li, 4 credits

Politics of International Money and Finance, Dora Piroska, 4 credits

International Intervention and State-Building, Xymena Kurowska, 4 credits

Knowing, Narrating, (re)Writing International Relations, Erzsebet Strausz, 4 credits

Elective course(s) (4 credits)

WINTER SEMESTER 12 credits of elective courses

SPRING SEMESTER

two mandatory courses: Part 1 of the course on Research Design and Methods in International Relations. Workshop on writing an MA thesis proposal. Optional: elective course Advanced issues in International Political Economy: Development finance in a turbulent global economy, Dora Piroska, 2 credits

PROGRAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION

MASTER OF ARTS (MA) IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS (1 YEAR)

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

• 10 months/3 terms (teaching only during Fall and Winter terms, Spring for thesis writing (April-May)

• Fall term in Vienna

• Winter term –in Budapest, execptionally in Vienna, based on a discussion with the Program Director and the Department Head

• 40 credits (32 course credits, 8 credits for Master’s thesis and defense)

• Thesis submission – June 1, 2020;

• Thesis defenses – mid-June;

• Graduation – Friday, June 19, 2020

FALL TERM

Mandatory courses by the IR and the Economics and Business Department:

1. Research Design and Methods in IR (Part I) 0 credits, continued in the Winter

2. Academic Writing for IR (Part I) 0 creis, continued in the Winter

Credits for these two courses are awarded at the end of the Winter term

Automatic registration

3. International Relations Concepts and Theories 2 credits

4. Economic Foundations 2 credits

WINTER TERM Two mandatory courses:

• Academic Writing for International Relations (2 credits) • Research Design and Methods in IR (4 credits) Students would be able to choose one fo the two mandatory elective courses, based on their location: 1. Global Economy: Emergence and current issues, 2 credits, Julius Horvath,

Vienna 2. The Political Economy of the EU, 4 credits, Laszlo Csaba, Budapest Students must accumulate 32 credits by the end of the Winter Term!

SPRING SEMESTER

Thesis Research and Writing (8 credits)

• The word limit for the thesis is 10,000 words (+/- 15%)

• Deadline: 2 pm on Friday, June 1, 2020

• Supervision/thesis writing info-session in autumn

• For the Hungarian Certificate program you have a final oral examination,

which contsists of 2 parts:

• Thesis defense

• Questions on general field of study

SUMMARY

• Pass the Academic Writing for International Relations course (2 credits);

• Pass the Research Methods and Design in IR courses with a grade C+ or above (4 credits);

• Achieve the required number of credits in the Fall Semester (12 credits) and Winter Semester (14 credits); all together 32

• Pass the Master’s thesis with a grade of C+ or above (8 credits);

• Accumulate 40 credits with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.66 or higher.