Program Overview

Global Studies (Master)

Erasmus Mundus Program (EMGS)

The Master in Global Studies (Erasmus Mundus) is a two-year international program designed to foster students' interdisciplinary understanding of global history, global processes, and the making of globalization. As part of the Erasmus Mundus Program, students embark on a unique academic journey, spending one year at each of two European universities within the consortium: the University of Vienna (Austria), Ghent University (Belgium), Leipzig University (Germany), the University of Roskilde (Denmark), and the University of Wroclaw (Poland). The program integrates perspectives, methods, and theories from history, cultural and area studies, social sciences, and economics, equipping students to investigate the complex dynamics of global connectedness.

Research Focus in Vienna

At the University of Vienna, the historical dimension of global processes is especially highlighted. Students have the opportunity to research social processes spanning all world regions across the centuries from the Middle Ages to the present. They engage with major theoretical and methodological approaches in global history and global studies that pursue the overcoming of Eurocentric and methodologically nationalist perspectives. They investigate what the global was in the past and means in the present.

The EMGS community is shaped through social events, excursions, and participation in the broader scholarly and student community of the University of Vienna. The EMGS project is strongly connected to the Viennese Global History Group (FSP Globalgeschichte), which comes together in lectures, workshops, and monthly meetings to discuss global themes such as Intersectional inequalities, (Im)mobilities, and Temporalities.

Program Structure

• The program is designed to be completed in two years.
• Students spend one year at each of two European universities within the consortium.
• The program integrates perspectives, methods, and theories from history, cultural and area studies, social sciences, and economics.

Research Areas

• Global history
• Global processes
• Globalization
• Social sciences
• Economics
• Cultural and area studies

Program Highlights

• Interdisciplinary understanding of global history, global processes, and globalization
• Unique academic journey at two European universities
• Integration of perspectives, methods, and theories from various fields
• Strong connection to the Viennese Global History Group (FSP Globalgeschichte)