The Master in Area Studies programme (MAS) is a two-year English-language interdisciplinary Master’s degree programme that offers expert knowledge and analytical-synthetic skills focused on modern history and current developments of Europe, Eurasia, and North America. The programme provides the students with tools for social science analysis and allows them to build their own thematic and territorial profile according to their individual needs and future career plans. Students enrolled in MAS may choose one of the following specialized tracks: Transition Studies, Integration Studies, and Globalising US Studies.
MAS graduates will be endowed with internationally recognizable multi-disciplinary training in the study of international affairs. They will be able to analyze individual topics arising within the region of their interest from a multidisciplinary point of view in terms of social sciences (sociology, economics, political science, and international relations) and modern history. Programme graduates will be able to understand current issues in their historical, societal, political, and economic context.
The programme graduates will become highly-skilled employees in the civil service and diplomacy, NGOs and international institutions as well as in private companies and mass-media. They will be well prepared for a variety of academic pursuits and will possess a wide range of knowledge and skills required in various social science fields.
Minimum ECTS for optional courses (from any of the following groups: J#0339, J#0340, J#0341, J#0342; a course featuring in more than one group counts only once towards the ECTS limit): 48
Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses
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Course title
Pre-requisite
Co-requisite
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JMMZ050
Political Systems of East European Countries in the 20th Century
JMM094
JMM094
JMMZ051
Political Systems of EastCentral and South Eastern Europe Today
JMM095
JMM095
JMMZ152
European Economic Integration
JMM322
JMM322
JMMZ154
EU Policies
JMM582
JMM582
JMMZ313
Government in United States
JMM345
JMMZ314
Major Issues in Contemporary Public Debates in the U.S. I
JMM337
JMMZ315
U.S. Foreign Policy
JMM339
JMM339
JMMZ316
Evolution of Sino-American Relations
JMM206
JMMZ319
Government and Politics in Canada
JMM592
JMM048
European Union in International Affairs
JMM588 JMMZ188
JMM065
Issues in Russian and Eurasian Security
JPM711
JPM711
JMM074
Landmarks in 20th Century U.S. History and Their Interpretations
JMM012
JMM075
U.S. Legal Culture
JMM016
JMM077
Major Problems in Political Economy in North American Context
JMM529
JMM385
Legal Framework of the European Union
JMM047 JMM251
JMM422
Ethnic Issues and Territories in Eastern, East Central and Southeastern Europe
JMMZ110
JMM591
Government and Politics in Mexico
JMM488
JMM488
JMM665
Scandinavian Politics and Society
JMM247
JMM247
JMM702
Nationalism and Historiography in Central Eurasia.
JMM096 JTM057
JMM703
Post-Soviet Central Eurasia
JMM361
JTM207
Internship for MAS
JMMZ366
JTM240
Mexico and Canada: Politics, Economy and Society
JMMZ319
JTM241
American Cinema: Trends and Developments
JMM599 JMM630
JTM249
Evolution of Sino-American Relations
JMM206 JMMZ316
JTM261
U.S. and Human Rights
JMM601
JTM267
Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe
JMM143
JTM269
Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus
JMM130
JTM275
Post-Soviet Central Asia
JMM361 JMM703
JTM279
Russia after 1991
JMM302
JTM285
Cohesion Policy of the EU in Central and East European Countries
JMMZ042
JTM297
Rebuilding Europe: Challenge of the Climate Change