This document provides information about the Master of Arts in International Relations program offered at Corvinus University of Budapest, including a description of the program, structure of studies, management, tuition fees, admission requirements, and list of core and professional courses offered each semester. The two-year program aims to train specialists in international relations to work in public administration, international organizations, or multinational companies. Students take required courses in international politics, law, and history, and can choose an area of specialization.

1. Master of Arts in
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Detailed programme description
Academic Year 2011–2012

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2. Courses And Semesters �7

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1. General Information
Programme Description
The basic aim of the programme is to train specialists with a wide horizon of social sciences to a
high level, so that they will be able to understand the theoretical and practical correspondences in
international relations. Students acquire high-level competence in foreign languages, negotiating
techniques and in the rules of protocol. Their professional aptitude gained through a comprehensive
training in history, international politics, international law and other fields of social sciences enables
them to analyse and synthesise complex issues, understand and make predictions about the political,
legal and economic processes of international relations. Upon completing these studies the students
will be armed with all the theoretical and practical knowledge that a Master’s programme can provide
and as an additional bonus, they would be able to locate the perspectives of the Central East European
(CEE) region amid the complexities of the international system as well as interpreting the EU’s role
and position in world politics and the world economy. Likewise, the qualified students would have an
understanding of the development tendencies in areas out of Europe. The programme offers a choice
for a future career in public administration, international institutions, NGOs or multinational companies.
Field of education: social sciences
Major disciplines: international politics, international law, history of international relations,
world economics, European studies, civilisational and regional studies
Specialisations: diplomatic studies, regional and civilisational studies (launch is dependent on
the number of applicants)
Degree earned: certified international relations analyst (specialisation indicated therein);
prerequisite for the acquisition of the MA degree is an advanced certificate of
another language besides English.
Duration: 4 semesters
Admission: maximum admission: 20 students, minimum admission: 15 students
Structure of Studies
–– 4 academic semesters
–– Academic credits altogether: 120

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Programme Management
Programme Director:
Assoc. Prof. Zoltán GÁLIK
zoltan.galik@uni-corvinus.hu
Programme Coordinator:
Ms. Marianna PAP
mariann.pap@uni-corvinus.hu
Tuition Fee
The tuition fee for students enrolling in the programme is HUF 540 000/semester.
Admission Requirements
–– For the Master’s Degree programme we expect applications from students already in possession
of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in international relations or other social sciences (see further
conditions below) who are interested in the political, economic and cultural realities of Hungary,
CEE and the European Union.
–– Native speakers and applicants who have completed their bachelor and/or master level studies in
English will be exempt from providing proof of English language proficiency.
Non-native English applicants must have one of the language certificates listed below:
–– TOEFL iBT 83 or above, or
–– IELTS overall band 6.5 or above or
–– other international B2 level exam certificate in English
–– Applicants have to submit an essay of 4000–6000 words.
–– There is no entrance examination for this program. Nevertheless, the Admissions Board may call
any applicant for a personal interview. (For the final decision the admission materials submitted are
also taken into consideration.) Decisions will be made - and communicated to the applicants - not
later than late May. Personal interviews are expected to be held in June. (Final decision will be
announced early August.)
Application Materials to be Submitted by Post
–– Officially translated copy of transcript and previous degree(s)
–– Scanned report of computer-based TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent language exam score
–– Filled in application form
–– Short CV
–– Two letters of recommendation from professors of the applicant
–– Copy of the photo-page of the applicant’s passport
–– Essay
–– The university charge EUR 50 (non-refundable) Processing Application Fee. You need to send the
Payment justification of this fee

5. All successful applicants must present their original documents no later than the first day of the
academic year 2010/2011
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Address
All materials should be sent to the following address:
Institute for International Relations
Corvinus University of Budapest
H-1093 Budapest, Közraktár utca 4-6. Room 503.
Conditions on Previous Degree
Applicants from countries that have not signed The Lisbon Recognition Convention are expected to
submit a written petition for the acceptance of their degree. A four-member Commission on behalf of
the Institution will assess the petition.
Requirements
Admission requires a university or college degree with the following conditions:
1. The total number of credits is taken into account:
–– undergraduate degree in International Studies
–– university-level degree in International Relations
–– college-level degree in International Relations
–– university-level degree in International Studies
(Degree programmes designated on the basis of the 1993 LXXX Act, i.e. not part of the Bologna System,
“traditional” college and university degrees)
2. Undergraduate degrees that can be considered if the credits specified below are earned:
Communication and media studies, politology, sociology, social sciences, cultural anthropology,
social worker, social pedagogy, computer engineer and librarian, applied economics, economic
analysis, public administration, business administration and management, sales and marketing,
human resources, international business, finance and accounting, tourism and hospitality, business
education, public governance, international management, security and defence, border controls and
defence manager, national security, military management, history, British Studies, German Studies,
Romance Studies, Slavic Studies, Romany Studies, Oriental Studies, BA in Humanities. Graduates of
these programmes can only apply if they have the equivalent of at least 30 ECTS credits from the fields
below:
–– social sciences: sociology: sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology
–– legal and managerial sciences: public law, constitutional law, public administration, public
politics, economic law
–– economic studies: economics, macro- and microeconomics, corporate management, finances

6. 3. All the other students with Bologna and non-Bologna, i.e. “traditional” college and university
degrees (according to the 1993 LXXX Act) can apply if they have earned the equivalent of at least 30
ECTS credits from the following disciplines:
–– social sciences: sociology: sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology,
–– legal and managerial sciences: public law, constitutional law, public administration, public
politics, economic law
–– economic studies: economics, macro- and microeconomics, corporate management, finances
–– political science: political philosophy, political history, international relations
–– historical, cultural and linguistic studies: economic, social and cultural history, linguistics,
philology
Students admitted must have 60 credits accumulated from the study areas above. At least 30 credits
must be obtained from the preceding studies as indicated earlier, and the rest is to be acquired in
parallel with the Master programme during the first two semesters after admittance in accordance
with the rules and regulations of study and examination. The Institution’s Credit Transfer Board decides
on the recognition of the previously earned credits in the framework of the so-called “preliminary
credit recognition procedure”. The documents verifying earlier studies (copy of transcript or certificate
supplement) should be sent by the application deadline the latest that is prior to the application so that
the recognition can take place before application.
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2. Courses And Semesters
MA in International Relations
A detailed course description and requirements of all courses are available at the following website:
http://www.diplomacia.hu/
CORE COURSES MODUL
–– Foundations of Public Policy
–– History of European Political Thought
BASIC PROFESIONAL MODULE: METHODOLOGICAL COURSES
–– International Law in Practice I-II.
–– Academic Writing
–– Archival Sources of Cold War History
–– Rhetoric and Communication
BASIC PROFESIONAL MODULE: ACADEMIC COURSES
–– International Business Law and Ethic
–– International Finance
–– Regional World Economy
–– Theory of International Relations
–– The Art and Craft of Diplomacy
–– Systems of European and Transatlantic Security
–– Hungarian Foreign Policy
–– Contemporary Issues in International Relations
–– U.S. Studies
–– Latin America Studies
SPECIALISATION: DIPLOMACY
–– Environmental Protection and International Relations
–– European Policies of the EU Member States I
–– Human Rights
–– Multilateral Diplomacy and the UN
–– Thesis Writing Seminar I
–– Comparative Foreign Policy
–– European Policies of the EU Member States II
–– International Criminal Law
–– International Development and Assistance
–– Thesis Writing Seminar II

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ELECTIVE COURSES
–– Deutschland in der EU
–– Geopolitics and Geostrategy
–– Islamic Sciences: A Historical Panorama
–– Peace, Security and Conflict Studies
–– State Failure and State-building
–– The Various Actors of Armed Conflict
Please note that All course descriptions are subject to change and It is always the course syllabus
handed out in the first class of the given course that is valid for the given semester!