Overview

The Political Economy programme from Corvinus University of Budapest aims to maintain a balance between theoretical and practical knowledge on the institutional stability and change of diverse political and economic systems, their role played in economic development, and their intended and unintended social, political and economic consequences.

Careers

When you graduate you will be confident in interpreting and understanding contemporary economic and political phenomena by applying the rich and varied methodological and theoretical toolkit of political economy.

You can expect to progress to work in a role like analyst, consultant or project manager – in multinational companies, consulting firms, intergovernmental organizations, international NGOs, research institutes, public administration or in the media!

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Empirical Analytical Methods

Historical Linkages between Economy and Politics

State and Governance

Political and Economic Systems and Transitions.

Advanced Studies in the selected specialisation

Lecturers

Programme Director: Gergo Medve-Bálint

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

68

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Budapest, Hungary

Disciplines

Economics Public Administration Political Science

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

150 _(verbal)

150 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

500

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

68

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete bachelor/undergraduate degree
B2 Level of English (assessed from your GMAT/GMAT FE, NMAT or GRE score)
GMAT/GMAT FE, NMAT or GRE certificate. Note: you are only required to sit one of these exams.
Minimum credit requirements
In Hungary, there are legal pre-requisite credit requirements to study postgraduate programmes. Please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for this programme before applying.
You will need a minimum of 24 ECTS constituted from the following areas:
Economic Foundation
Methodology
Political Science Foundation
Political Economy Foundation
Tip: to quickly calculate your credits in ECTS, divide learning hours by 30!

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

6600 EUR / year

≈ 6600 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

5000 EUR / year

≈ 5000 EUR / year

Additional Details

Fees (EEA): 990 000 HUF per semester

Living costs

Budapest

Hungary

172338 - 268251 HUF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

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Funding

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