PhD in Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Central European University (CEU) encourage transdisciplinary medievalist research, open new perspectives, and develop new approaches.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
September
Application Deadline
1st of February
Tuition Fee
€ 15,000 per year
Location
Vienna, Austria
Degree
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
Earn a valuable degree
Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Central European University (CEU) encourage transdisciplinary medievalist research, open new perspectives, and develop new approaches.
The research conducted by Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Central European University (CEU) candidates often acts as a bridge between the scholarly worlds of their home intellectual communities and Anglo-American scholarly discourse, a fact in which the department takes pride. High-level knowledge of the source language(s) their research requires is an entry requirement for PhD applicants. Students admitted to CEU doctoral programs are eligible to receive the CEU Doctoral Fellowship for up to three years. Doctoral enrollment may continue up to a maximum of six years.
Numerous additional funding opportunities exist, such as the Doctoral Research Support Grant Program, the Erasmus Mobility Scheme, and various research and travel funds.
Study your passion
Courses include:
- Byzantine Writers on the Lives of Saints and Emperors: Between Fact and Fiction
- Baukje van den Berg; Reading Medieval Latin Charters (Palaeography)
- Katalin Szende; Servus Servorum Dei: The Papacy from Its Origins to the Cadaver Synod
- Daniel Ziemann and Volker Menze; Monastic Culture: Buildings, Community, Landscape
- Historiography, Political Discourse and Politics in Late Medieval Europe (13th–15th centuries)
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Admissions requirements:
- a summary of their Master’s thesis of no more than 1,000 words evidencing, if possible and/or necessary, the interdisciplinary character of the previous studies of the late antique, medieval or early modern periods;
- a detailed PhD dissertation proposal of no more than 3,000 words (excluding bibliography);
- a PhD dissertation outline and timeline of no more than 1,000 words.
Application deadlines:
- February 1, 2025 for master’s and PhD studies with financial aid
- March 15, 2025 for self-financing master’s candidates who will require a study visa
- August 15, 2024 for self-financing master’s candidates who will not require a study visa