Bard and CEU to Offer New Joint International Relations MA Program Track
Central European University, Vienna Campus. Photo by Daniel Vegel, courtesy CEU
Deepening its partnership with Central European University (CEU), Bard College is pleased to announce a new option for graduate study. Students pursuing an MA in Global Studies will now have the option of receiving two degrees, one from Bard and one from CEU, through a unified course of study. This new collaboration between Bard College and CEU will allow for student mobility and distinct specialization opportunities. The program, which will initiate teaching during the fall of academic year 2023–24, is now accepting applications for its first class of students with a deadline of February 1, 2023.
“One aspect of the Bard/CEU collaboration that I find especially exciting is the genuinely global nature of this program, which I think sets it apart from others and creates fertile ground from which our students will generate new ideas and perspectives on international relations,” says Michelle Murray, associate professor of politics, chair of the Division of Social Studies, and faculty director of Bard’s MA in Global Studies.
On the occasion of the program’s launch, Murray adds, “Our close connection to the Open Society University Network will ensure we are able to recruit a diverse student body that brings a range of perspectives and experiences to the table. Taken all together, this really is a program intentionally designed to prepare students to respond to the twenty-first century’s most challenging global problems with creativity and rigor.”
Students pursuing an MA in Global Studies through Bard may choose to begin in Vienna, studying international relations at CEU. For the spring term, students move to Bard’s program in New York City, where they complete coursework and an internship with an organization working on global affairs. At the program’s conclusion, students submit a capstone project. The program’s curriculum places at its center the theory-practice nexus, equipping students with a sophisticated set of theoretical and conceptual tools and practical experiences. Students interested in this track must submit applications to both CEU’s one-year program in international relations and Bard’s MA in Global Studies.
For more information and to apply, please visit bard.edu/ma-global-studies or register for an informational webinar on December 20 at 9:00 am EST.
Post Date: 12-13-2022
“One aspect of the Bard/CEU collaboration that I find especially exciting is the genuinely global nature of this program, which I think sets it apart from others and creates fertile ground from which our students will generate new ideas and perspectives on international relations,” says Michelle Murray, associate professor of politics, chair of the Division of Social Studies, and faculty director of Bard’s MA in Global Studies.
On the occasion of the program’s launch, Murray adds, “Our close connection to the Open Society University Network will ensure we are able to recruit a diverse student body that brings a range of perspectives and experiences to the table. Taken all together, this really is a program intentionally designed to prepare students to respond to the twenty-first century’s most challenging global problems with creativity and rigor.”
Students pursuing an MA in Global Studies through Bard may choose to begin in Vienna, studying international relations at CEU. For the spring term, students move to Bard’s program in New York City, where they complete coursework and an internship with an organization working on global affairs. At the program’s conclusion, students submit a capstone project. The program’s curriculum places at its center the theory-practice nexus, equipping students with a sophisticated set of theoretical and conceptual tools and practical experiences. Students interested in this track must submit applications to both CEU’s one-year program in international relations and Bard’s MA in Global Studies.
For more information and to apply, please visit bard.edu/ma-global-studies or register for an informational webinar on December 20 at 9:00 am EST.
Post Date: 12-13-2022