MA in History in the Public Sphere (HIPS)

Earn a valuable degree

This is a two-year Erasmus Mundus master’s program that focuses on the ways the past is represented, contested and negotiated in the public sphere. It is operated by a consortium of universities and takes students to Vienna, Budapest, Tokyo, Florence, Lisbon and Paris.

Quick Facts

Duration 2 years
Starting in September
Application Deadline 1st of February
Tuition Fee €12,000/year
Location Budapest, Hungary
Degree Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree

This English-language program is organized around four thematic foci, which cover the most pressing questions historians and practitioners have been faced with in an increasingly connected, globalized world: the institutionalization of memory and the politicization of history; visual representations and medialization of history, histories of inclusion and exclusion; and entanglements between national, regional, and global frameworks of history.

The program aims to bring together historical scholarship and civic engagement in order to prepare students for careers in producing, translating, and disseminating historical knowledge through museums, journalism, archives, broadcasting, and digital communication. It also lays special emphasis on developing skills and social competences through study trips, practitioner workshops, and internships, which enable graduates to work with non-experts and civic actors in the process of disseminating historical knowledge. Students receive research training and develop individually either a Thesis or a Capstone Project.

Consortium and Associated Partners

The program is offered by:

  • The Department of History, Central European University
  • The Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
  • The School of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University Lisbon
  • The Department of History, Archeology, Geography, Arts and Performing Arts, University of Florence
  • Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris

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Coursework consists of mandatory core courses, mandatory elective courses offered for each thematic track, and elective courses.

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Mandatory core courses:

  • History in the Public Sphere: An Introduction
  • HIPS Prospectus Course – January Intersession

Mandatory elective courses:

  • Historical Politics: Debating the Twentieth Century
  • History in the Visual Mode: Methods and Practices of Documentary Storytelling
  • Inclusion and Exclusion Perspectives on Humanity and Race in Modern European History of Ideas and Science
  • Comparative, Transnational and Global Histories: Rethinking Geographical and Temporal Scales

Elective courses:

  • “Is Coronavirus China’s Chernobyl?” Historical and Public Discourse about Hidden Phenomena/ Enemies
  • Jewish Memory from the Exodus to the Holocaust
  • Science and the Nation
  • Museums and Public History
  • Memory in Public Spaces (Including archives)

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Admissions requirements:

  • Completed online application form
  • CV
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, preferably in the humanities and social sciences. For candidates holding a BA degree in a different field, relevant working experience will be taken into consideration.
  • Academic records
  • Statement of purpose
  • Research proposal

Application deadlines:

  • February 1, 2023 for master’s and PhD studies with financial aid
  • March 15, 2023 for self-financing master’s candidates who will require a study visa
  • August 15, 2023 for self-financing master’s candidates who will not require a study visa

What our students say

“I feel very lucky to have been a part of CEU’s History Department. Being interested in the history of Soviet architecture, I have gained a lot of inspiration from faculty and fellow students doing their own research in various fields. Working with them, I have developed a more nuanced perspective on my work and learned a lot about new historical contexts and approaches. CEU is a perfect place for such exchange, debates and making friends for life.”

Ksenia Litvinenko
Russia

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