General Information about the Institute of Applied Social Sciences:
General Information about the Institute of Applied Social Sciences


The Institute’s 15 full-time staff are dedicated to bringing the methods of social sciences enquiry to bear on such topics as socail innovation, the social situation of ethnic minorities, social stratification, social mobility and poverty in Borsod Abaúj Zemplén county as well as on social and regional development, political actions and movements, political ideologies, etc. Areas of emphasis include sociology of the family, sociology of culture and religion, economic sociology and organizations, migration and development, social inequality, social demography, social values, different life-styles, social innovations, political theories and methods, ideologies, forms of societies, etc.

The Institute offers BA and MA courses as follows (for full-time and part-time students):

  • BA in Political Science
  • BA in Sociology
  • BA in Social Work
  • MA in Political Science
  • MA in Sociology
  • MA in Central European Studies
  • International Relations MA program

In addition, we have postgraduate courses as follows::
  • Knowledge of Roma society
  • Social Management
  • Minority and equality consultancy
  • Consultancy in intercultural education


CENTRAL EUROPEAN STUDIES MA PROGRAM

Description: We welcome all students from every country who are interested in the nations of Central European countries, political, social or cultural history of the region, studying in a Central European university, studying in English language. The Central European Studies is a master degree (MA) program including history, cultural anthropology, sociology, political science and linguistics.
Programme name: Central European Studies
Type: MA
Duration: 4 semesters
Keywords: history, cultural anthropology, sociology, political science, linguistics Current timetable 2025/2026 1st semester

  • STRUCTURE OF THE Thesis download here.

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    The topic of the thesis must be selected by completing TERMS OF REFERENCE" form, signed it with the supervisor, and submitting it to the Institute's administration (A/5 building 2nd floor 215) until 15 October.
    Terms of reference download here.

    INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MA program

    Overview
    The purpose of the training is to train experts who have adequate theoretical knowledge and are able to analyze the trends of the current international political and economic conditions.
    They are prepared – based on their knowledge on international economic, international legal and international relations theories, regional-civilizational interdisciplinary knowledge, as well as based on their professional language skills – to understand the connections of the globalizing international system. They are capable for a deeper analysis of the economic, political and social contexts of a given region. They are prepared to continue their studies in doctoral training.

    Available Specializations:

    • China and the South-East and Central Asian region>
    • Central Europe (Nations and Minorities)
    • Climate Change, Sustainability and Deep Adaptatio

    Current timetable 2025/2026. 1st semester

    Career opportunities
    Our master’s degree students can be employed in areas where they have to creatively and proactively solve diverse professional tasks, especially in the field of building and maintaining international relations. With a diploma in international relations, they will be able to use their theoretical, practical and foreign language knowledge acquired during the training in the most effective way, adapting to the political, economic and ecological challenges of the constantly changing, 21st century, global world.
    In accordance with the three specializations of the course, they will be particularly suitable and prepared, on the one hand, from China and the South-East, respectively. to understand and analyze the political, economic, and cultural environment of Central Asian regions (learning the Chinese language at our university’s Confucius Institute, which contributes to this during the training); on the other hand, for the study of Central Europe, with special regard to the ethnic and national minorities of the region (within particular emphasis is placed on the situation of Hungarians across the border); thirdly, the consequences of climate change, the issue of sustainability and a specific, new approach, the so-called “deep adaptation”.

    Most typical positions after graduation:

    • Diplomat
    • Government official
    • Public official>
    • Analyst (in the fields of foreign affairs, foreign economy and national politics)
    • China expert (in the public or private sector)
    • Environmental protection expert (in the public or private sector)
    • Researcher, scientific associate, doctoral student
    • NGO employee

    04. 09.2025.


    FINAL EXAM Informations: Spring 2025.

    Date: 3 June 2025 9.00 a.m.; Place: A/5 207

  • FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS

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