1. International Master of Arts in
ECONOMY, STATE
AND SOCIETY
Detailed programme description
Academic Year 2011–2012

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Table of Contents
1. General Programme Information �3
1.1 Programme Aims �3
1.2 Major Learning Outcomes �3
1.3 Programme Description �4
1.4 Structure of Studies �4
1.5. Programme Management �4
1.6 Courses and Semesters �5
2. Course Descriptions �11
3. Faculty Student Office �11
Staff in the Office of Student Affairs �11

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1. General Programme Information
1.1 Programme Aims
Degree (double):
–– International Masters in Economy, State & Society – UCL
–– Master of Arts in International Relations – Corvinus University of Budapest
IMESS wishes to attract the brightest international students who would like to gain an in-depth un-derstanding
of the economies, states and societies of the expanding European region. Besides giving
students the chance to develop cultural and linguistic knowledge about the wider European region,
the main objective of the program is to provide students a combination of discipline-based area stud-ies
and rigorous research methodology training. One of the great advantages of the programme is
that it not only guarantees high-quality tuition but it also gives students the rare opportunity to gain
first-hand experience both in Western and in Central or Eastern Europe. Although the programme
specifically focuses on the Central and Eastern European region, the discipline-based skills it helps to
acquire are generic. Therefore, IMESS gives students a global skill set suitable for entering a career in
the private or public sector or for developing a research career in the academia.
“Corvinus University of Budapest exactly offers a unique opportunity to study economics in a university
institution with an excellent academic reputation, while enjoying the cultural, social and recreational
facilities of one of the most beautiful Central European capital cities.”
Diana Rossikhina (Russia)
1.2 Major Learning Outcomes
While the focus of the degree is the Central and Eastern European region, the discipline based skills it
helps to acquire are generic. The successful completion of the degree provides graduates with a global
skill set suitable for entering a career in the private or public sector or for developing a research career
in the academia.
The emphasis placed on learning a Central or Eastern European language as part of the MA is
not simply for facilitating communication with people from the region or enabling students to con-duct
research in local archives – important though this is. Languages are more than skills; they are
the medium through which communities of people make sense of the world. Mastering a language,
thus, opens up areas of knowledge and understanding that extend far beyond the way in which the
language is spoken or written. It allows students to operate different systems of representation and
thereby acquire a more flexible perspective on the economies, states and societies of Central and East-ern
Europe and beyond. The language courses are compulsory: they are offered from the very start of
the program both at beginner and at intermediate levels.

4. 1.3 Programme Description
In the first year, students study at University College London. They take two courses in area research
methodology and a number of specialist electives in their preferred study track. As a preparation for
their studies at Corvinus University, students are further provided with intensive language training in
Hungarian.
In the second year at Corvinus University, students continue to have special electives in their preferred
study track, take courses in area research methodology, and participate in Hungarian language classes.
Emphasis in the second year is especially on producing the MA dissertation. Besides the supervisor
from University College London, students are assigned an advisor from Corvinus University as well.
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Students can choose from the following tracks:
TRACK 1: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
TRACK 2: POLITICS AND SECURITY
TRACK 3: NATION, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY
1.4 Structure of Studies
–– 4 academic semesters
–– Academic credits altogether: 120
–– Students spend the first year at UCL and earn 60 credits
–– Students spend the second year at CUB and earn 60 credits
1.5. Programme Management
IMES Programme Director:
Prof. András Blahó (CUB)
andras.blaho@uni-corvinus.hu
Programme Managing Director:
Assoc. Prof. István Benczes
istvan.benczes@uni-corvinus.hu
Programme Coordinator:
Eszter Nucz
eszter.nucz@uni-corvinus.hu

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1.6 Courses and Semesters
YEAR 2
Economics and Business Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Intermediate Hungarian I 6 1
Intermediate Hungarian II 6 2
Compulsory Methods Modules (10 ECTS)
Area research methods I 5 1
Area research methods II 5 2
MA Thesis Modules (20 ECTS)
Dissertation Seminar I 10 1
Dissertation Seminar II 10 2
MA Thesis 0 2
E&B Electives (Minimum of 18 ECTS)
Comparative Political Economy 5 1
Economics of Globalisation from the Perspectives of CEE 3 1,2
EU Economic Policies 5 1,2
Public Finance in Transition 5 2
International Political Economy I – Business Government Relations 5 1
The Political Economy of European Integration 5 1,2

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Economics and Business Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Changing Macroeconomic Environment for Asian and
European Corporations
5 1
Public Policy Process in Central and Eastern Europe 5 2
Integration and Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe 5 2
European Development and Regional Policy 5 2
Understanding International Economic Order 5 1,2
Politics and Security Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Intermediate Hungarian I 6 1
Intermediate Hungarian II 6 2
Compulsory Methods Modules (10 ECTS)
Area research methods I 5 1
Area research methods II 5 2
MA Thesis Modules (20 ECTS)
Dissertation Seminar I 10 1
Dissertation Seminar II 10 2
MA Thesis 0 2

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Politics and Security Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
P&S Electives (Minimum of 18 ECTS)
Comparative Political Economy 5 1
Hungary, Civilisation 3 1,2
Foreign Policy of the EU 5 1,2
Global Security Studies: an Integrated Approach 5 1
Politics, Power and Protect 2 1,2
Poverty and Ethnicity 3 1
Post-Communist Europe and the Ethnic Problems 3 2
Modern Hungarian Democracy 4 1,2
Integration and Transformation in CEE 5 2
The Political Economy of European Integration 5 1,2
Social Change in the Era of Globalisation 3 1
The Globalization of World Politics 5 1,2
International Political Economy I. – Business Government Relations 5 1
Interest Implementation and Decision-Making in the EU 5 1,2
Ethnicity, Rural Society and Folk Culture in Historic Hungary 5 1,2
EU–USA: Changing Security Environment 3 2
Hungary, European Integration and European Security 5 1,2

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Politics and Security Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
International Relations 1945 to Present 5 1,2
Market and Democracy 5 1
Nations, Minorities and Minority Policies 3 1
Islamic Sciences: A Historical Panorama 3 1
New EU Members of CEE 5 1
Peace, Security and Conflict Studies 3 1
Political Problems of Transition in Eastern Europe 5 1,2
Social and Political Conflicts in East-Central Europe 3 1
Social Change in the Era of Globalization 3 1
The Economic History of Eastern Europe in the 20th Century 5 1,2
The New East-European Underclass 5 1
The Various Actors of Armed Conflict 3 1
Understanding International Economic Order 5 1,2
The Economic History of Eastern Europe in the 20th Century 5 1,2
The New East-European Underclass 5 1
The Various Actors of Armed Conflict 3 1
Understanding International Economic Order 5 1,2

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Nation, History, Society Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Intermediate Hungarian I 6 1
Intermediate Hungarian II 6 2
Compulsory Methods Modules (10 ECTS)
Area research methods I 5 1
Area research methods II 5 2
MA Thesis Modules (20 ECTS)
Dissertation Seminar I 10 1
Dissertation Seminar II 10 2
MA Thesis 0 2
NHS Electives (Minimum of 18 ECTS)
Comparative Political Economy 5 1
Hungary, Civilization 3 1,2
Foreign Policy of the EU 5 1,2
Politics, Power and Protect 2 1,2
Poverty and Ethnicity 3 1
Post-Communist Europe and the Ethnic Problems 3 2
EU-USA: Changing Security Environment 3 2
Comparative Urban Sociology 3 1,2

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Nation, History, Society Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Integration and Transformation in CEE 5 2
Film and History 3 1
Social Change in the Era of Globalisation 3 1
The Globalization of World Politics 5 1,2
Global Security Studies: an Integrated Approach 5 1
Interest Implementation and Decision-Making in the EU 5 1,2
The New East European Underclass 5 1
Communication Across Cultures 5 2
Contemporary Cultural Trends in Central Europe 5 1,2
Ethnicity, Rural Society and Folk Culture in Historic Hungary 5 1,2
History of Hungary and central Europe: from West to East
and Back
5 1,2
Hungarian Art in the 19th and 20th century 5 2
Identities in European Context 3 1
Introduction to Gender Studies 3 2
Minorities in the Carpathian Basin 5 1,2
Nation Building and Transition Politics 3 1
Nations in the Crossroads of History: Contemporary Central and
Eastern Europe
5 1,2
Nations, Minorities and Minority Policies 3 1

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Nation, History, Society Track
Language (12 ECTS) ECTS Term
Political theory of the Post-Totalitarianism 3 1
Social and Demographic Problems 3 2
Social and Political Conflicts in East Central Europe 3 1
Social History 3 1
Society and Arts 3 1
2. Course Descriptions
For detailed course descriptions, please check the list of our courses for exchange students on the
website of the faculty (http://economics.uni-corvinus.hu/index.php?id=18994) and in the Mobility
system.
3. Faculty Student Office
The Faculty of Economics welcomes about 80 international students from all over the world every year.
International students have several opportunities for advice and guidance in relation to their studies.
Regarding administrative support, both the University’s International Office (Main building, Room 207)
and the Student Office at the Faculty of Economics (Main building, Room 150) are open for students.
Staff in the Office of Student Affairs
István BENCZES
Vice Dean for International Affairs
Judit STRIKER
International Faculty Coordinator
Gyöngyi VALASEK
International Project Manager
Eszter NUCZ
MA Programme Coordinator

12. Transcripts and diplomas are provided by the Office of Student Affairs. However, regarding specific
courses (or programmes), it is the lecturer (or the programme director) who is solely responsible for
providing adequate information on issues such as up-to-date course syllabus, assessment, reading
materials, grading, etc. – not the Office.
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Office hours
István BENCZES Tuesday 13.00 – 14.20 Main Building Room 163
Office of Student Affairs:
Judit STRIKER
Gyöngyi VALASEK
Eszter NUCZ
Monday 12.45 – 15.45
Tuesday 10.00 – 13.15
Wednesday 9.00 – 13.15
14.30 – 16.00
Main building, Room 150