Additional Requirements

For detailed information candidates should refer to the relevant departmental description in the Admissions Bulletin.

Department of Economics

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten essay on the relevance of their academic/professional background to further studies at CEU, and indicate their preferred research topic and future career goals.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit GRE test scores, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose. Applicants who cannot take the CEU-administered institutional TOEFL must submit substitute test scores along with the application documents.

Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

  • Applicants to the Master's programs (including MESPOM) must submit a 350-word typewritten statement addressing: The origins of their interest in environmental issues; how they hope to benefit from the program; their future career plans; and their relevant special interests. MESPOM candidates applying for Erasmus
    Mundus scholarships must provide information on countries of their residence
    for work or study purposes for the last five years.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit: a statement of purpose of maximum 500 words, describing the applicant's intellectual history and his/her motivation in applying to the program as it relates to career goals or other future plans; a maximum 2000-word research proposal which should describe the proposed research at CEU in detail, including all the key components; a copy of a published journal article, book chapter, or other publication by the author (optional).

Department of Gender Studies

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten statement of purpose, outlining their interest in the field of gender studies and in this program, the relevance of their academic/ professional background to further studies at CEU, as well as their research interests or ideas about the potential research (topics, themes) they would like to undertake.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit three letters of recommendation and a three-page research proposal. A research interest with a comparative and/or integrative background or perspective is preferred.

Department of History

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten outline of their proposed research topic. The topic is expected to fall within the broad thematic focus of the department. Previous work on the subject should also be indicated. Applicants should also indicate a preferred stream of interest (early modern, modern or contemporary) and, if known, which courses or professors they see as especially relevant to their interests.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit three letters of recommendation and a three-page typewritten research proposal.

Department of International Relations and European Studies

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten statement outlining their study and research interests.
  • Applicants to the IRES PhD Track must refer to the entry requirements for the PhD in Political Science.

Department of Legal Studies

  • Applicants to the LLM and MA programs must submit a 300-word handwritten essay on a specific legal or human rights issue of special interest to them.
  • Applicants to the SJD and DSP programs must submit a detailed research proposal, including the proposed thesis, reason(s) for choosing the topic, methodology, main problems to be researched, and jurisdictions covered (2000 words, including literature).

Department of Mathematics and its Applications

  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit a one-page statement describing their interest in mathematics, their achievements, and future goals.

Department of Medieval Studies

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten outline of their proposed research topics.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit a three-page outline of their MA thesis, a one- to two-page thesis proposal, and a five-page typewritten description of the proposed research.

Nationalism Studies Program

  • Applicants to the Master's program must submit a 500-word typewritten outline of their proposed research topic and one writing sample, e.g. a term paper of minimum ten pages.
  • Applicants to the History doctoral program with a specialization in Nationalism Studies must submit a 500-word typewritten outline of their proposed research topic and one writing sample, e.g. a term paper of a minimum of ten pages, and must submit three letters of recommendation.
  • Applicants to the Political Science doctoral program with a specialization in Nationalism Studies must meet the admissions criteria of the Political Science doctoral program.

Department of Philosophy

  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit a short statement of purpose, indicating their proposed research, and an essay of 1500-2000 words on an appropriate philosophical topic. The essay should discuss a philosophical problem of the applicant's own choice; it can, but need not, be related to the applicant's studies or to the topic of the applicant's proposed research.

Department of Political Science

  • Applicants must submit a 100-word statement of purpose describing the reasons why they are applying for the program, as well as a 500-word typewritten exposition of a problem in political science in which they are interested.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit a 100-word statement of purpose discussing their field of scholarly interest and future professional goals; a 500-word summary of their MA thesis; and a 500-word outline for a doctoral dissertation on the topic that they, at the time of application, think they would like to write their thesis on, at CEU. The outline must clearly identify the research question, how the thesis would add to the previous literature on related issues, and what methods of analysis would be used in the thesis.

Public Policy Program

  • Applicants should submit one sample of written work in English and a 500-word statement outlining which specialization they are applying to, highlighting any relevant academic/work experience and their reasons for applying.

Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology

  • Applicants to the Master's program must provide a 500-word outline of their proposed research topic for their MA thesis. Previous work on the subject as well as research experience in related fields, if any, should also be mentioned. The inclusion of a writing sample, preferably a chapter from the undergraduate thesis, is welcomed.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program must submit three letters of recommendation from professors who are familiar with their work, and a three-page (double-spaced) research proposal. The proposal should address the main research questions, sources and methodology and place the topic in the context of previous research in the field. A short bibliography (one page) on the topic should be included. \

CEU Business School

  • Applicants must have a valid GMAT score to be eligible for entry into management programs. Please note that the average GMAT score for the Class of 2006 was 570.
  • It is required to submit a Letter of Motivation for entry into the MBA or MSc programs, totalling 1-2 pages in length.

Applicants to Doctoral Support Programs

Applicants to Doctoral Support Programs (except for Legal Studies) must submit a three- to five-page description of their doctoral thesis including research questions, theory and methodology, current status of their projects, a one- to two-page research proposal and a letter of support from their doctoral supervisor.