MA Program in Political Science: Topics and Requirements

1. Welcome! 2018-19 School Year Two-year MA Program in Political Science

2. Topics to Be Covered • Who’s Who • Calendar • Diploma requirements • Sample study plan • Faculty & supervision Interests • Certificate programs • Course readers, communication • Student representatives • Departmental office • Q&A

3. Who’s Who Head of Department Zoltan MiklosiAssociate Professor Office: Október6. Str. 12, Room 306 Email: miklosiz@ceu.edu Tel.: 36-1-327-3000/2569 MA Program Director Attila Folsz Assistant Professor Office: Október6. Str. 12, Room 305 Email: folsza@ceu.edu Tel.: 36-1-327-3000/2074

4. Who’s Who  Administrative Staff Eva Lafferthon Department Coordinator Office: Október6. Str. 12, Room 307 Email: lafferthone@ceu.edu Tel.: 36-1-327-3078 Ildiko Tropa MA Program Coordinator Office: Október6. Str. 12, Room 307 Email: tropai@ceu.edu Tel.: 36-1-327-3416 Fax: 36-1-327-3087 BorbalaDarabos MA Program Coordinator Office: Október6. Str. 12, Room 307 Email: darabosb@ceu.edu She will join our office in November, 2018.

5. Calendar Pre-session (September 3 – 7) Prepare for the semester: • settle down in Budapest; • get to know CEU facilities like the computer system and the library ; • attend orientation sessions • start thinking about what classes to register for; • Mandatory Scope and Methods class at 11.00 today. • Mandatory Academic Writing courses For further details see the departmental scheduleat https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/course-schedules

6. Calendar Zero Week (September 10- 14) • One introductory class from each course (try to attend all these classes and check out the cross-listed courses); • Mandatory Exemption/Placement test in Quantitative Methods (September 12 at 14:30) • Welcome Reception - September 12, Wednesday at 4 pm in the Rooftop Garden • Opening Ceremony September 14, Friday 3 pm

7. Calendar Fall term, 2018 (September 17 - December 7) • Take four mandatory courses, remedial course if required, and quantitative methods course, if necessary. Winter break (December 8 – January 6) • No exams, just holidays! (but final papers). Winter term (January 7 – March 29) • Take two mandatory courses + elective courses; Spring term (April 1 - June 14) • Special elective courses held by visiting faculty Fall term 2019 • Take missing mandatory course, choose a mandatory elective course and take elective courses (register at least for 8 ECTS) & Thesis writing Winter and Spring term 2020 Take elective courses (register for at least for 8 ECTS)

8. Calendar Thesis scheduling 2019 • March 7-8: Thesis writing workshop - attend only • March 11: Thesis questionnaire & preliminary decision on supervision • April 3: Thesis topic and abstract (approx. 500-word) • April 25: Detailed thesis proposal (approx. 2,500-words) including milestones/deliverables • April 11: submit first draft of intro/theory chapter of thesis; • May 30: First draft of an introductory/theory chapter (of approx. 5,000 words) • June 7: Thesis writing workshop - present first chapter • Summer, 2019: Individual fieldwork/analysis

9. Calendar Thesis scheduling • Sept.-Oct.: Thesis draft consultation with Center for Academic Writing • October 14: Second draft: Intro + Fieldwork/analysis chapter (50% of the thesis. apr. 8,000 words) 2020 • February 10: Revised/expanded fieldwork/analysis chapters (2/3 of the thesis, approx. 12,000 words) • March 5-6:Thesis writing workshop - present most interesting part • May 4: 15,000-word full draft • May 28: 18,000-word final thesis • June 2-4: Defense + oral exams

10. Calendar Graduation Ceremony June 19, 2020

11. Diploma requirements I. Complete mandatory and elective credits in courses in two years, earn 100 ECTS credits, which 1. HAVE TO include • Scope and Methods (two-credit course) and • Introductory courses (mandatory) - Academic Writing (Fall) - 0 ECTS - Remedial courses (Fall) - Depending on educational background, you will be contacted directly via email. • Foundational theoretical and methodological courses (mandatory courses) - Foundations of Political Philosophy (Fall) – 4 ECTS - Comparative European Politics (Fall) – 8 ECTS - Political Economy I (Fall) – 4 ECTS - Political Communication I (Winter) – 8 ECTS

12. Diploma requirements • Core discipline mandatory courses - Research Design and Techniques [Scope and Methods] (Fall) – 4 ECTS - Constitutional Democracy (Winter) – 8 ECTS - Multivariate Statistical Analysis* (Winter) – 8 ECTS - Thesis Writing – total of 4 ECTS. • Mandatory Electives (choose one out of six, recommended in the second year) - Concepts in Political Economy/ Political Economy II– 8 ECTS; - Introduction to political theory: Justice and Equality/ Political Theory – 8 ECTS; - Comparative Politics/Topics in Comparative Politics – 8 ECTS. 2. include elective courses offered or cross-listed by the department and... 3. MAY include: • 4 credits offered by the Department of International Relations or the School of Public Policy • 4 credits of any other courses offered at CEU without permission • and/or 4 credits in PhD-level political science courses, with a permission of the doctoral committee and the department. Such a request must be sent to ds(at)ceu.edu AND polsci(at)ceu.edu. II. Defend a thesis

13. *Multivariate Statistical Analysis You will have to take the Multivariate Statistics course in the Winter semester – this course requires some background knowledge in statistics. This course has a prerequisite of • either passing Exemption test in quantitative methods (to be held on 12 September at 14:40) • or passing the Introduction to Statistics course in Fall. Attending the classes should give you the proper background necessary for Multivariate Statistics.

14. Sample study plan Fall 2018 Academic Writing Foundations of Political Philosophy (Fall) – 4 ECTS Comparative European Politics (Fall) – 8 ECTS Political Economy I (Fall) – 4 ECTS Research Design and Techniques [Scope and Methods] (Fall) – 4 ECTS Intro. to Statistics (Fall) – 4 ECTS + Elective courses 4 - 8 ECTS Winter 2019 Political Communication I (Winter) – 8 ECTS Constitutional Democracy (Winter) – 8 ECTS Multivariate Statistical Analysis* (Winter) – 8 ECTS + Elective courses 4 - 8 ECTS

15. Sample Study plan Fall and Winter 2019/20 One of the following courses • Concepts in Political Economy (Fall) • Political Economy II (Winter) • Introduction to political theory: Justice and Equality (Fall) • Political Theory (Winter) • Comparative Politics (Fall) • Topics in Comparative Politics (Winter) + Elective courses Take mandatory thesis writing courses (altogether 4 ECTS starting in Winter 2019)

16. Faculty & supervision Interests Besides courses, you will also need to write a thesis, therefore pick a thesis supervisor. http://politicalscience.ceu.hu/research-interests

17. Certificate programs Basic idea In the course of your studies for an MA in Political Science you can, if you so wish, specialize in a field of your choice, and receive from the department – in addition to your MA diploma – a certificate proving this.

18. Certificate programs Available programs in 2018/19 • Social and Political Theory • Comparative Politics • Political Economy • Political Communication • Electoral Politics • Research Methodology • Comparative European Politics • Post-Communist Politics • Public Policy • Constitutional Politics

19. Certificate programs Requiremens • you will earn at least 40 ECTS (20 CEU credits) in courses related to the given specialization, • receive a B+ or better grade in each course and • write your MA thesis on a topic related to the given specialization. The list of courses belonging to each specialization will be available through the departmental website (https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/certificates).

20. Course readers, communication Course readers The readers for all the courses are available in electronic form. You will get information on them via e-mail. Please check also CEU's e-Learning site: http://ceulearning.ceu.edu Communication Primary communication is via email. It is your duty as a student to check your CEU email regularly (at least daily) and respond promptly to all departmental requests. If you receive regular mail it will be delivered to the secretariat and an e-mail notification will be sent to you.

21. Student Representatives • As MA students of the Department of Political Science, you have the right to vote and the right to be elected as a representative to the Student Union of the MA students. • You are to elect your representative and his/her deputy. • Representatives will be invited to dept. meetings to take part in decisions. Representatives can also take up positions in various university bodies. • As of the rights and obligations of students and their representatives, please visit the site of the CEU Student Union http://www.ceu.edu/studentlife/student-union • Please send a short statement that you would like to run as a candidate to the departmental email (polsci(at)ceu.edu) by Monday, September 10. There are no other requirements for nominations, and we will circulate these statements to all. • Election date and time will be announced later on. (Please note that MA1 students will elect their own representative so there will be two elections.

22. Departmental office Our offices have an open-door policy. Please visit the Secretariat between 9:30 -16:30, if possible. Location: October 6. str. Building 12 / room 307 Central e-mail address: polsci@ceu.edu

23. Q&A