Kultur und Geschichte Mittel- und Osteuropas│Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe (M.A.)
The programme
The unique thing about the Master's degree programme in Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe at the Viadrina is that it does not only teach knowledge about Central and Eastern Europe, but that the programme itself is anchored in the border region between Germany and Poland.
Teachers and students from Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia as well as from other countries in Europe and the world come together at Germany's most eastern university to work in an interdisciplinary way on the challenges, perspectives and problems of Central and Eastern European culture and history in their pan-European context.
The small seminar size at the Viadrina enables intensive supervision by the lecturers and stimulates contact between the students. They have access to two research libraries, one at the Viadrina and one at the Collegium Polonicum.
Qualifications and career opportunities
With their specialised knowledge and sound language skills, graduates can work in a wide range of professional fields. The degree qualifies graduates for academia on the one hand, and for later activities as experts on Central and Eastern European in science, politics, culture or business on the other.
Professional fields include press and public relations and communication as well as human resources management in companies or public institutions, research, teaching or further education institutions, media, foundations and publishing houses, urban and regional planning, museums and exhibitions, cultural agencies. The Eastern Europe Colloquium regularly features presentations by recognised practitioners in these professional fields.
Study structure
The central module is compulsory and deals with key issues of the culture and history of Central and Eastern Europe. Students then have the opportunity to create an individual study path by choosing from three compulsory elective modules in order to deepen their knowledge and skills along thematic lines. The thematic focuses of the degree programme are: Political Order – Economy – Society, People – Artefacts – Visions, Spaces – Borders – Metropolises. Students can also abroad for a semester or further specialise in an area of culture and history of Central and Eastern Europe. There is also the opportunity to take part in selected Master's seminars in other Viadrina degree programmes or to learn another Eastern European foreign language. Non-native speakers can also obtain a foreign language certificate in German. The programme concludes with a masters thesis, which is usually based on research that can be undertaken during the course of study. The language courses accompany the Master's degree programme on an ongoing basis. The standard period of study is four semesters.
The Master's degree programme in Kultur und Geschichte Mittel- und Osteuropas consists of six modules with 12 ECTS credits each (one central module, two compulsory elective modules, two optional modules, one research module), a further module with 18 ECTS credits for foreign language training and practical skills as well as the masters thesis with a final colloquium with 30 ECTS credits. The programme comprises a total of 120 ECTS credits.
- Obligatory introductory course on the culture and history of Central and Eastern Europe
- Overview lecture on a KGMOE subject or a further course on a KGMOE subject
2 of the following compulsory elective modules must be taken:
- Political Order – Economy – Society
- People – Artefacts – Visions
- Spaces – Borders – Metropolises
2 of the following options must be selected:
- Expanding on the central module, compulsory elective module or another module from the compulsory elective area of the Master's degree programme
- Choosing the module Neighbouring Faculties or a module from the compulsory elective area of another Master's degree programme
- Choosing the module Transdisciplinary Cultural Studies
- Expanding on the module Foreign Languages / Practical Skills
- Research colloquia and research seminars
- Individually supervised project work (guided research)
- Acquisition of Russian or Polish language skills at the level of Unicert II (B2)
- For non-native speakers of German whose first language is an Eastern European language: Specialised language certificate in German as a foreign language
- Internship with a duration of 1-3 months
- Seminars and workshops in the field of practical skills
- Masters thesis
- Master's examination
Study documents
To the documents
Examination board
Please note that internships are generally recognised by the Career Center.
For requests that are not listed here and that require authorisation, please submit an informal application to the chair of the examination board. In addition to your request and a justification, please be sure to include your name, matriculation number and semester of study in the application.
Contact us
Prof Dr Werner Benecke
Academic manager of the programme and chair of the examination board
- Room: CP 149
- +49 (0)335 55 34 16 6788
- benecke@europa-uni.de
Office hours
The current office hours can be found on the website of the professorship.
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Jasmina Kilian
Office of the academic manager and chair of the examination board
- Room: CP 151
- +49 335 5534 16 6788
- +48 61 829 6788
- kilian@europa-uni.de
Office hours
by arrangement