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M.A. CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES WARSAW

The Centre for Social Studies is an English-speaking
post-graduate programme operated in partnership with
Lancaster University, the Institute of Philosophy and
Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS) and
the Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR). The
Centre for Social Studies cooperates also with Warsaw
School for Social Psychology. CSS is grateful for the
generous support of the Open Society Institute Higher
Education Support Program
The Centre was established in Warsaw in 1995 by IFiS
in cooperation with Lancaster University, the Central
European University (until 2003 the Centre functioned
as the Sociology Department of CEU) and the
Srodkowoeuropejska Fundacja Edukacyjna (SFE). IFiS is
a leading institution for the social sciences in
Poland. The SFE is a non-profit foundation registered
in Poland, and reporting to the Ministry of National
Education and Sport in Warsaw.
Students at the Centre for Social Studies follow an MA
programme in English, on successful completion of
which, graduates receive both the Polish post-graduate
diploma and the degree of Master of Arts of Lancaster
University that is acknowledged in Europe and the USA.
The Centre invites applications from candidates who
either have a university degree comparable to a BA or
MA degree or who will receive such a degree before the
start of the programme.
The MA programme may be followed as a full-time 12
month intensive programme or in less intensive form
over 18 months allowing study to be combined with
continuing work. The requirements for completion of
the programme are identical, regardless of the form of
study chosen. Lectures etc are held jointly for both
groups of students.
At present the following MA programmes are offered:
MA in Society and Politics
MA in Economy and Society
MA in Culture and Society
MA in Media and Society
Situated in the historic Staszic Palace in the heart
of the old centre of Warsaw, the Centre for Social
Studies is within 200 metres of the University of
Warsaw. Students have access to several libraries in
the immediate area comprising together the largest
collection in the region of sociological works in
English and other major languages.
The presence nearby of the University of Warsaw's
Sociology Department and of the University's Institute
of Applied Social Sciences, located just across the
street, also contributes to the friendly academic
environment.
Academic staff are drawn from the region (the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia) and beyond,
including Western Europe (Belgium, France, Germany,
Sweden and the UK) and the USA (the Centre regularly
hosts a Fulbright Professor). At present the student
body comprises representatives of 18 countries. Alumni
body comprises representatives of some 40 countries
from 6 continents.
Now in its 10th year of operation, the Centre has over
300 alumni. A high proportion of graduates go on to
further study: the best at institutions including, in
the US, Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, The New
School for Social Research and, in the UK, Cambridge,
Lancaster, the London School of Economics and Oxford
and at leading institutions in the region itself. On
completion of their studies our graduates have
embarked on careers in market research, journalism,
public administration and in a range of NGO's and
international agencies. Others from the region have
returned to their home universities to begin to
regenerate (or establish for the first time) the study
of the social sciences and humanities in their own
countries.


Please note however that after March 31st 2005
applications will be processed, and places offered, on
a rolling basis, it is therefore not advisable to wait
until October before sending an application.

Documents required for your application:
Completed application form - there is a possibility to
apply on-line.
The application form is available here.
The other documents listed below should be delivered
in hard-copy.
Certified copy of transcript (or in Poland 'Indeks')
with official translation if the original document is
not in English or in Polish.
CV / resumé.
Two letters of recommendation from your professors or
employers in sealed envelopes with the recommender's
signature across the seal. If it is not possible to
provide these letters for inclusion in your
application by October 10th they may be delivered
afterwards.
English test score certificate (TOEFL 550, CAE B, CPE
C, IELTS 6,5) - if available. For those selected
candidates who don't have the English test score
certificate an institutional TOEFL test will be held
during the academic year. This test will be free of
charge.
The TOEFL code number for The Centre for Social
Studies is: 7962

If you also wish to apply for financial aid please
note the following:
March 31st 2005
This is the deadline for sending applications for
financial aid. Applications sent after March 31st
(date as postmark) will not be considered.

March/April 2005
Financial aid candidates who applied by the March 31st
deadline and were successful at all previous stages
will be interviewed and will be made offers of places
and (where applicable) financial aid.

The Centre for Social Studies
Nowy Swiat 72
00-330 Warsaw
Poland
Tel: (48 22) 828 8009
Fax: (48 22) 826 4821
Email: css@css.edu.pl


http://www.css.edu.pl/index_css.htm

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