At the University of Graz  two programmes -  International Joint Master’s Programme in Southeastern European Studies and the Joint Degree “History in South-Eastern Europe”  - will be combined, offering  two focus areas (Law and Politics / History) as of study year 2020/21.

Students enroll in spend the first year at the chosen entrance university (Graz or Belgrade). In the second year, students spend at least one semester on mobility at a partner university.

Students with entrance university Belgrade may spend their mobility at the:

• University of Graz, Austria

Students with entrance university Graz may spend their mobility depending on their focus area at the following partner universities:

• University of Belgrade, Serbia (Law and Politics)
• Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia (Law and Politics)
• University of Bologna, Italy (Law and Politics)
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (History / Law and Politics)
• University of Novi Sad, Serbia (History)
• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Law and Politics)
• University of Zagreb, Croatia (History / Law and Politics)
• University of Regensburg, Germany (History)
• University Sofia, Bulgaria (History)
• Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania (History)
• University College London, UK (Law and Politics)
• Central European University, Vienna, Austria (Law and Politics)

Content of the Programme

The mission of the Joint Master Programme in Southeast European Studies is to provide an international and interdisciplinary master programme in social sciences and humanities of highest quality, which enables participants to effectively understand the interrelationship between politics, economics, history, law and culture with strong emphasis on the region of Southeastern Europe.

While Belgrade is running the joint interdisciplinary programme, in Graz the programme offers two focus areas, one in Southeast European History and one in Law and Politics in Southeastern Europe. In both versions, the programme promotes the capacity for academic analysis, especially by applying an inter- and transdisciplinary approach which includes areas of legal, political, economic and cultural studies. In the first year, core courses include introduction to multidisciplinary approaches, seminars in political science and law, history, economics and cultural studies in Southeast Europe. The programme aims at strengthening and understanding the role of gender in academia, society and politics.

All compulsory courses are conducted in English, but students are able to take classes in other languages. Language acquisition is an important key aspect of the joint degree and students are encouraged to take courses in a regional language and/or the predominant language of their mobility institution.

Mobility semester and summer school in Hvar island

In the summer after the first year, a joint summer school is held in Hvar, Croatia, for all students from the participating universities to complete the compulsory core modules. In the second year, students attend at least one semester on mobility at one of the partner universities and specialize in their desired field.

There are also optional provisions in place to offer students professional trainings and internship positions. In the final semester students write a master thesis reflecting their capacity to work on a scientific subject independently.

Student Assistantships at the Centre for Southeast European Studies

Students enrolled at the University of Graz will have a possibility to apply for one of the paid studentship positions offered by the Centre for Southeast European Studies. 

Academic Degree

Students completing the Interdisciplinary Joint Master’s Programme in Southeastern European Studies earn the degree “Master of Arts”, abbreviated MA.

Admission

The Interdisciplinary Joint Master’s Programme in Southeastern European Studies welcomes applicants who hold an academic degree of at least 180 ECTS credits (bachelor’s degree or equivalent), who can demonstrate their basic knowledge of social sciences or humanities -- law, political, sociology, cultural or economic studies -- and who have general insight and interest in Southeastern Europe.

Applicants should apply online via this platform:

http://jointdegree.biobs.com/

For more information about the application procedure and required documents please visit www.jointdegree.eu/masees

Tuition Fee

UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ
Tuition fees are waived for Austrian/EU students. Tuition costs are approximately €745 per semester for citizens of other states but can usually be refunded upon successful completion of each semester for citizens of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

For enquiries about the admission procedure, tuition fees and refund process at the University of Graz please contact jointdegrees@uni-graz.at, for academic questions please contact Branimir Staletovik, branimir.staletovik@uni-graz.at .

UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE

€3,900 EUR (or counter value in Serbian dinars), including ALL costs of a four-semester studying, costs of recognition of foreign BA degrees and the ten-day Summer School at the island of Hvar, Croatia (full boards and transportation) – payable in ten installments during the two years of studies – for citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

€4,900 EUR  (or counter value in Serbian dinars), including ALL costs of a four-semester studying, costs of recognition of foreign BA degrees and the ten-day Summer School at the island of Hvar, Croatia (full boards and transportation) – payable in ten installments during the two years of studies – for citizens of all other countries.

Please note that the University of Belgrade is not in a position to provide financial support, but we encourage students to seek available funding from third parties. For all enquiries about enrolling the programme at the University of Belgrade, please contact gordana.ristic@fpn.bg.ac.rs and dusan.pavlovic@mac.com.