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
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
OverviewThe 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
Thesis attachments
- Terms of reference download here.
- Consultation sheet download here.
- Statement of originality download here.
- Thesis information download here.
- STRUCTURE OF THE Thesis download here.
- Plagiarism policy download here.
03. 02. 2022.
Central European Studies MA program
Aktuális órarend Timetable 2nd semester
2021. 09. 03.
Academic Calendar 2021/2022. I. semester
2021. 02. 17.
FINAL EXAM Informations: Spring 2021.
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS***
The deadline for submitting dissertations is April 21, 2021 (Wednesday).
Due to the epidemiological situation, the thesis and mandatory appendices must be submitted electronically:
- in pdf format with upload to the MIDRA system: http://konyvtar.uni-miskolc.hu/documents/103805/104049/Utmutato_MIDRA_feltoltes_eng.pdf/d8b1f561-0832-4bc2-92c1-b079b4ac9edb
http://midra.uni-miskolc.hu/jadox/portal/help.psml.
- by e-mail to the departmental secretariat btk.atti@uni-miskolc.hu
- Written on a CD, mailed to the departmental secretariat (Miskolci Egyetem, BTK Alkalmazott Társadalomtudományok Intézete, Hungary,Miskolc-Egyetemváros 3515)
Attention, the dissertation must be submitted in parallel in all three ways! When submitting the CD please observe the provisions of the "Thesis Preparation Regulations": https://atti.uni-miskolc.hu/docs/STRUCTURE_THESIS.pdf.
Please also read the other important information on the faculty website: https://bolcsesz.uni-miskolc.hu.***
Thesis attachments
- Terms of reference download here.
- Consultation sheet download here.
- Statement of originality download here.
- Thesis information download here.
- STRUCTURE OF THE Thesis download here.
- Plagiarism policy download here.
FINAL EXAM: 2020. Autumn
In this semester, the order in which theses are submitted and formally required has changed, as follows:
* deadline unchanged: November 13, 2020
* must be submitted only electronically to Éva Graholy: btk.atti@uni-miskolc.hu this semester!
* The "Appendix 1" (Terms of Reference): students must send the form to Eva Graholy in time for it to be signed, stamped and returned to the student by scanning!
* The "Consultation Sheet" (Annex 2): The second sheet after the Terms of Reference. If the consultant can sign and scan it back to the student it is great or it can be an equivalent consultant e-mail (showing the sender's name, email address and date of sending). Consultants know this, so feel free to contact them!
* Statement of Originality "- (Appendix 3) The student must declare that the thesis contains the results of his / her own work. The statement (a scanned version or photo of the original paper-based printout, or a scanned version or photo of a legible handwritten statement) must be included to the thesis and must be uploaded after consultation sheet!
Electronic submission does not eliminate the obligation of students to upload the thesis to MIDRA!
If you have any questions, please consult your consultant or the institute secretariat!
We wish you a good job!
Final exam date
03. December 2020. 9:30 hrs,
Room: B2/100Committee Chairman: Csaba Fazekas, Ph.D.
Committee member:Kinga Szabó-Tóth Ph.D., László Gyapai Ph.D., Gabriella Szirbik,
Virág Havasi, Ph.D. (notary)
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
For thesis requirements and appendix please visit: In English
September 07, 2020.
- Syllabus
- Cental European Studies MA program
- FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
Academic Calendar 2020/2021. I. semester
Fianl Exam period 2020/2021 I. semester
Timetable 2020/2021. I. semester
FINAL EXAM: 2019. Autumn
12. December 09 hrsCommittee Chairman: Csaba Fazekas, Ph.D.
Committee member: Kinga Szabó-Tóth, Ph.D., László Gyapai Ph.D., Gabriella Szirbik
Final exam schedule download here.
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
Thesis list is available here!
Thesis attachments
- Terms of reference download here.
- Consultation sheet download here.
- Statement of originality download here.
- Thesis information download here.
- Plagiarism policy download here.
Useful links
- Pre-Arrival information
- Academic Issues
- Stipendium Hungaricum Programme Operational Regulations
- Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme
- More about our program
- Study program in English - Information Booklet
- Useful downloadable documents
- User guide for students (Neptun)
- Study and Exam Rules
2019.06. 20.
DIPLOMA CEREMONY, 2019.
Dear Graduates,
Due to your successful graduation, it is my pleasue to invite you for the Diploma Reception Ceremony in the Main Hall of the University, at 27, June, 2019, 10:00.
Please first come to our building (Faculty of Arts), ground floor to the Dean's Office for 8:45 in the morning - because we are going to give you some useful information and we are also going to accompany you to the Main Hall for the Ceremony.
Each of you has the possibility of bringing 4 quests with you (2 stading tickets, 2 seatings) - you can have the tickets for your quests in the Dean's Office at Emese Borbás (office 6, ground floor) - you can collect the tickets till 26 of June!
Please note that on the day of the ceremony, quests should take their seets in the Main Hall till 09:45 in the morning!
Please also note that you should wear formal dress on the ceremony, that is meanly dark costume for women with white blouse, and dark suit and white shirt for men.
You can buy scarf for women and tie for men with the logo of the Faculty of Arts at the university gift shop for the price 2650 HUF.If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact me,
Kinga Szabó-Tóth,PhD
szabo.toth.kinga@gmail.com
2019.04. 09.
Final Exam Information, 2019. Spring
May 24.10 hrs
Committee Chairman: Csaba Fazekas, Ph.D.
Committee member: Kinga Szabó-Tóth, Ph.D., László Gyapai Ph.D.
Final exam schedule download here.
Thesis evaluation sheet will be ready May 14th.
Thesis list is available here!
contact: Kinga, Szabó-Tóth, Ph.D. - Head of the Institute
email: szabo.toth.kinga@gmail.com
- Terms of reference download here.