MA in Comparative History (2 years) – Track: Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies

Earn a valuable degree

Run jointly by CEU’s Department of Medieval Studies and Department of History, the Medieval track of this program zooms in on the political, social, intellectual, religious and economic history as well as the material and spiritual culture of the period between 300 and 1600 CE. This training is best suited to students with a three-year bachelor’s degree in history or any other field in the humanities. It is also intended for students who have completed four or even five years of undergraduate education, but in a social science or humanities discipline other than history.

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Full-time duration:

2 years

Starting in:

September

Tuition fee:

€12,000 per year  

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Degree:

Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree

The program is strongly underpinned by a systematic introduction to theories, methods and research skills in history and related disciplines, focusing on Central, Eastern, Southeastern, and Western Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean from late antiquity to contemporary times. It aims at understanding persistent themes in the experience of these regions in a longue durée perspective while allowing students to increasingly immerse themselves in their chosen key area of research and its specific methodologies. Completing the two-year MA program results in a degree in Historical Studies with a Specialization in Medieval Studies.

Elevate your research

In this multidisciplinary program, students will obtain basic training and participate in research discussions of various fields of medieval scholarship, like history, literature, linguistics, art history, philosophy, philology, archeology and other areas. In the first year of the program, students attend classes in both departments, prepare and defend a prospectus of their proposed MA thesis and those planning a medieval topic learn, or polish their knowledge of medieval source languages. In the second year, students move into one of the departments depending on the MA thesis topic they wish to pursue and write and defend a thesis on a topic in either modern history or medieval studies. 

Courses include:

1. Academic Latin: An Introduction to Research Methodology

2. Introduction to Research Resources for Medievalists

3. Historiography  

4. Interdisciplinary Methods of Comparative History

5. Academic Writing for Medievalists

6. Urban History

7. Gender History

8. Critical Theory and the Medieval Text: Reading Medieval Latin Literature

9. Dealing with the Other in Medieval Europe: The Thirteenth Century

10. MA Thesis Seminar

11. Academic Field Trip Seminar

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Admissions requirements:

1. Completed online application form

2. Proof of English proficiency

3. Letters of recommendation

4. CV

5. Minimum three-year bachelor’s degree in history, medieval studies or a related field

6. Academic records

7. Research proposal