Master studies in East and Central European Studies

Information for master students

Introduction meetings fall 2022

  • Russian (RYSA26): Wednesday, 31 August at 13:15 – 14:00. Online via Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/65893944763
     
  • Elective course 1 (ÖCKR10): Wednesday, 31 August at 15:00 – 17:00. Online via Zoom. Link will be published later.
     
  • Compulsory Introduction course (ÖCKR02): Thursday, 1 September at 10:00 – 17:00. Location: LUX:B366
    (information about the premises can be found here: link.
     

  • Elective course 2 (EUHR07): Thursday, 8 September at 15:00 – 17:00. Online via Zoom. Link will be published later.
    (OBS: As a student at our master programme you do not have to attend the first lecture of this course (1 September). You will receive all necessary information separately by the teacher, Tomas Sniegon, who is also coordinator for our master programme).

Programme structure depending on your background

The exact structure and content of the programme depends on the admitted student's earlier skill and merits in an Eastern or Central European language. This applies in the following way:

  • For students admitted to the programme with documented prior skills in an East or Central European language equivalent to 60 credits at university level or who speak it as their mother tongue, a total of 45 credits are comprised of elective courses. This applies to 15 credits during the first semester and 30 credits during the third. (Read more below)
     
  • For students admitted to the programme with documented prior skills equivalent to 30 credits at university level in either Russian, Romanian, Modern Greek, Yiddish, Polish or Bosnian/Montenegrin/Serbian/Croatian, courses amounting to a total of 30 credits at continuation level in that language are compulsory. The 30 credits are divided into two segments: 15 credits during the first semester and 15 credits during the third. The remaining 15 credits on the third semester are elective for these students. (Read more below)
     

Outline and course information

(For information about specific course content, follow links where possible)

Year 1

SEMESTER 1 (fall)

Compulsory Introduction course

(For everyone)

Aug-Jan, part-time 50%

  • ÖCKR02: History, Culture and Society of Central, East and Southeast Europe 15 ECTS
    Given mostly in Copenhagen, but with a two-day introduction (1-2 September) and some guest lectures in Lund. (Campus, English instruction)

    More information about the Copenhagen lectures and about the travel arrangements to get there will be given at the introductory meeting. But please note that the department will pay for the travel expenses during September and October.

Elective courses

(For students who already master a language)

Aug-Jan, part-time 50%

Courses in East and Central European Studies (in Lund)

Language beginner courses

  • Languages given in Lund:
  • Languages given in Copenhagen (Begins by September 5th):
    • Polish (Campus, Danish instruction)
    • Bosnian/Montenegrin/Serbian/Croatian (Campus, Danish instruction)
      Please contact our academic advisor for more information.

Compulsory language courses

(For students who do not yet master a language)

Aug-Jan, part-time 50%

In Lund:

In Copenhagen:

SEMESTER 2 (spring)
Theory and Methodology of Area Studies, 15 credits. Given in Lund. (Joint lectures with the Master of Arts programme in European Studies)

Project Management and Communication Strategies, 15 credits. Given in Lund. (Joint lectures with the Master of Arts programme in European Studies)


Year 2

SEMESTER 3 (fall)

Elective courses or internships, 30 credits.
This semester is devoted to internships, language courses or other elective courses at the advanced level which are considered relevant to the programme's profile. Students may apply for internships and / or suitable courses at both partner universities or at other universities.

Students admitted to the programme with only 30 credits at the university level in Russian, Polish, Yiddish, Modern Greek, Romanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian or Montenegrin, are during this semester required to study another 15 credits in that language at continuation level.

SEMESTER 4 (spring)
Master's thesis, 30 credits. (Joint lectures and seminars with the Master of Arts programme in European Studies)

Questions?

For more information about your education, please contact our academic advisor.

Programme syllabus

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Sidansvarig: marina.anderssonslav.luse | 2022-08-16