Advanced Certificate in Romani Studies

The program for the Advanced Certificate in Romani Studies offers MA and PhD students the core knowledge, expertise and critical competences and skills to lead educational and research projects as well as design and implement policies related to Roma equality, social inclusion and diversity management. It is designed as an inclusive inter-disciplinary advanced certificate program for Roma and non-Roma students. The interdisciplinary courses are coordinated by the Romani Studies Program (RSP) executive committee, snd are developed by RSP in cooperation with other CEU faculty. Students are offered the opportunity to engage with broader theories, policies, legislations and research methodologies fundamental to the understanding of the complex situation of Roma and the multifaceted challenges that policy makers are facing in designing equality and social inclusion policies and diversity management in the business sector. Courses will cover the theoretical and policy issues faced by Roma, ranging from identity to race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality and from diversity to racialization, from poverty to discrimination, and from structural discrimination and inequality to political mobilization and participation, from social justice to minority rights and redistributive justice. Additional activities include seminar courses, public lectures, conferences, workshops and public programs organized by faculty, invited guests and RSP fellows. Through such activities, students will become familiar with, and engage in, interdisciplinary dialogues on transnational social justice, equality, de-colonialism and social inclusion of Roma across various fields of study.

The following requirements need to be fulfilled by 1 or 2 year MA students and PhD students.

• Admission to one of the participating departments (School of Public Policy, Department of History, Department of Medieval Studies, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Nationalism Studies Program, Department of Gender Studies, Department of Political Science, Department of International Relations, students from other departments can also pursue Advanced Certificate if they have the support of their departments).
• 1-Year MA Students: students must take 4 credits from the mandatory elective core courses and obtain a minimum 4 further elective credits from the approved annual list of courses. Core courses taken beyond the 4-credit requirement will be counted as electives.
• 2-Year MA Students: students must take 4 credits from the mandatory elective core courses in the first year of their studies and obtain a minimum 8 further elective credits over the course of both years from the approved list of courses.
• Students are required to write their thesis on a topic related to Roma issues.
• Students voluntarily can consult with a faculty member participating in the program if their thesis topic is related to Roma issues as first or second supervisor or external advisor upon agreement with th erespective departments for their final thesis.
• Participation in lectures, special seminars, and workshops organized by the Romani Studies at CEU is required. Attendance and participation will be considered part of the student's overall performance.
• PhD students can also receive the Advanced Certificate in Romani Studies. In order to obtain the Advanced Certificate, they must meet all department requirements for their degree; successfully defend a doctoral thesis on their chosen topic; consult with Romani Studies-affiliated faculty as external advisor (upon agreement with respective departments) for their dissertation; take a minimum of 6 credits elective course and PhD-level Romani Studies colloquium; participate in events organized by Romani Studies.