MA in Nationalism Studies / 2 years

Earn a valuable degree

Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It offers a complex approach to the study of nationalism and minority protection, subsumed under the general heading of political science with involvement of history, sociology, legal studies and anthropology as subfields.

Quick Facts

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

The program aims to shape the next generation of scholars, public officials and activists, endow them with rich empirical knowledge, and sensitize them to a non-sectarian, open and critical perspective on nationhood, nationalism and minority protection.

Study your passion

A comparative, theoretically grounded and empirically well-informed curriculum will sensitize you to the bewildering complexities of issues of nationalism, ethnic relations and minority protection both in global and local contexts. More concretely, you will get a full year’s immersion in questions of citizenship, migration, statelessness, multiculturalism, racism, xenophobia, the refugee problem within and outside the European Union. Special attention will be devoted to those mechanisms and institutions within the European Union that are devoted to handle national and ethnic diversity such as processes of regionalization and power sharing, the mechanisms of the OSCE and the developments related to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Beyond the relevant scholarship, graduates of the program will exit with a firm knowledge of the political, legal and institutional frameworks available for dealing with issues of ethnic relations and minority protection.

Courses include:

Institutional and Legal Approaches to Religious Diversity
International and European Refugee Law and Policy
International Law in a Turbulent World
Introduction to the Study of Nationalism, Minorities and Ethnicity
Legal and Institutional Approaches to Minority Protection
Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach
Nationalism, Populism and Ethnic Conflict Management in Eastern Europe

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Students trained in the program will be prepared for employment in supranational organizations, such as the offices and institutions of the European Union, OSCE, in international and domestic foundations for the protection of minorities, for employment in domestic public administration, local governments and in NGOs as well as for employment in the private sector, especially within the media and public survey institutions.

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Admissions requirements:

Completed online application form
Proof of English proficiency
Letters of recommendation
CV
Four-year bachelor’s degree
Academic records
Research proposal
Writing sample

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

“When I enrolled in the two-year program, I found myself in an academic environment that is not only friendly and inspiring, but very interdisciplinary as well. Nationalism Studies and its Jewish Studies specialization offered courses from many disciplines that truly opened my eyes to the world and helped me carry out my research in the best possible way. I have also become part of a fantastic network through which I have found colleagues and true friends from all around the globe.”

Gabriella Komoly
Hungary

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