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Central and Eastern European Studies European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Degree
Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Jewish Studies
  • German Studies
  • History
  • Cultural Studies
  • Slavic Studies
  • Comparative Literary Studies

Focus

Central and Eastern Europe, History, Culture, European Integration, Literature, Jewish Studies, Society, Europe

Target group

Graduates with Bachelor’s degrees in fields relating to Central or Eastern Europe who are interested in the social and cultural characteristics, connections and interdependencies of this region.

Annotation

Are you interested in the history and culture of Central and Eastern Europe? Would you like to explore the social and cultural characteristics, connections and interrelationships within this diverse and exciting region?

Then the multilingual and interdisciplinary Master’s degree course "Central and East European Studies" at the European University Viadrina is just right for you. It provides you with sound knowledge of the diverse historical and current landscape of Central and Eastern Europe. In a unique way, it combines a regional focus with cultural studies, history, literary studies and social sciences as well as Jewish studies and German studies.

As a graduate of the "Central and East European Studies" Master’s degree programme, you will acquire the expertise to navigate this culturally heterogeneous, transnationally intertwined landscape and thus understand the fundamentals and potential of today’s diverse Europe.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Area of study

  • Partner institution: Babeș-Bolyai-Universität Cluj-Napoca in Romania (International degree: Master of Arts)
  • Partner institution: Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków in Republic of Poland (International degree: Master of Arts)

Admission requirements

The Master´s degree programme in Central and East European Studies requires a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree worth at least 180 ECTS credits, in which applicants have demonstrated relevant study and examination achievements worth at least 30 ECTS credits in subjects related to Central or Eastern Europe (e.g. in the subjects of Slavic Studies, Medieval and Modern History, German Studies and Jewish Studies related to Eastern Europe, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies related to Central and Eastern Europe). All students are required to have English language proficiency at level B2 as well as a command of Polish, Ukrainian, Russian or another Central and/or Eastern European language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 23.07.2027
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2026 - 15.09.2026
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2027 - 15.09.2027
    For enrolment in higher study semesters, you must upload an approved placement decision.

Summer semester (2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.03.2027
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.03.2027
    For enrolment in higher study semesters, you must upload an approved placement decision.

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Further languages

German

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