MASocial Integration
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Master, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1-2 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA |
| Course code | Arts and Humanities |
| Accreditation | FF/764-4/2013 |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or higher) The current study programme or the Bachelor’s qualification of the applicant must be in one of the below-listed areas: In the case of degrees gained in other fields except for the above-mentioned ones, each degree will be considered individually, and transcripts from the applicant’s Bachelor’s degree as well as course descriptions will be requested. A student status certificate is also required that states the university and programme the student attends. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. - You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English A certificate of language proficiency is required. Minimum level of language proficiency (oral) (A1-C2): C1 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please find a guideline for this document here. - transcript of current studies issued by the home university |
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Overview
Multi/intercultural issues have become increasingly significant in political, social, cultural and everyday life. This is due to processes related to globalization, continuous social changes and to the changing cultural and educational scene. Cultural awareness has thus become an essential part of being a professional in most fields but it is truly indispensable in community work and education. To meet the need for experts in these fields, the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education (IIPE) of the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest launched its first MA Programme of Intercultural Psychology and Education in 2009. Since September 2013, the programme has been offered in English as well for students from various regions of the world. In September 2017, the programme has been renamed to MA programme in Social Integration.
The programme provides students with knowledge about the multifaceted nature of intercultural issues and multi/interculturalism by means of a multidisciplinary approach, which includes anthropology, sociology, psychology and education. The programme is both theory-based and practice-oriented. Courses are based on the latest research in relevant fields, and students are given opportunities to test and apply their theoretical knowledge in practical situations. Approximately half of the programme consists of training, seminars, and fieldwork. The programme prepares students to understand, and effectively work with, culturally diverse populations in different institutions and in different settings, ranging from small communities to multinational corporations. With their sound knowledge and competencies in intercultural psychology and education, graduates from the programme will be able to consciously treat the diversity of values in different societies, helping to promote social equity, human rights, social integration and cooperation of different minority and majority groups. Graduates with intercultural knowledge and skills will support the integration of minorities – particularly that Roma, disadvantaged groups, migrants and refugees. They will also help the training and the mobility of people in the international labour market and promote equality of opportunities for members of disadvantaged groups.
There is no entrance exam, the uploaded documents are assessed.
Strength of programme:
The programme, which is one of the few of its kind in Europe, is strongly committed to interdisciplinary studies with a focus on psychological and educational issues. Focusing on the human dimensions of intercultural issues and interactions while giving ample consideration to their global context distinguishes the programme from macro-historical, macro-political or macro-sociological approaches.
For further details, please contact Ms Violetta Frank at admission@ppk.elte.hu.
Programme structure
Please find the curriculum here.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to understand the characteristics of intercultural relations and communication and coordinate the work of people from different cultures effectively in various fields both at the national and international level in public administration, minority self-government, minority and mainstream media, schools as well as other formal and informal educational institutions, multi-national and civil organizations.