MA in Comparative History: Late Antique, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
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.
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
September
Application Deadline
1st of February
Tuition Fee
€ 12,000 per year
Location
Vienna, Austria
Degree
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
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.
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:
- Ancient and Medieval Cosmologies
- Introduction to Research Resources for Medievalists
- Historiography
- Academic Writing for Medievalists
- Eastern Christians in the Ottoman Empire, 14th-18th Centuries
- Great Themes of Late Antique, Byzantine and Medieval Philosophy
- History of Dogma: From the Early Christian Times to the Reformation – East and West
- Mongol Empire in Eurasia and its Impact on Central Europe
- Sources, Methods and New Perspectives in Ottoman History (14th to 17th Centuries)
- Students and Scholars in Byzantium: Education and Erudition in the Medieval World
- Thinking with Things: Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture
- Gender History
- Modern Critical Theory and the Medieval Text
- The Emergence of Central Europe in the Middle Ages
- Late Antique and Medieval Theories of Language
Apply
Admissions requirements:
- Completed online application form
- Proof of English proficiency
- Letters of recommendation
- CV
- Minimum three-year bachelor’s degree in history, medieval studies or a related field
- Academic records
- Research proposal
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