Central and Eastern European Studies European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Frankfurt (Oder)
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.
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 - 15.09.2026Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
ExpiredDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
ExpiredEnrollment 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 - 15.03.2027Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027Enrollment 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.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
Further languages
German



