CAGHAN-P aims to prepare a large, comprehensive consortium and design the framework for a unique, 2-year Master program (Area Studies) and additional summer schools on Central Asian Studies aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and skills to future specialists on this ‘region’ (both in its narrow and broader understanding). Beside instruction on three of the region’s titular languages (but also offering Russian), courses are offered in a multidisciplinary setting, encompassing History, Political Science, as well as Sociology and Anthropology, supported by their relevant methodologies. The resulting EMJM submission will be called CAGHAN - "Central Asia: Governance, History, Anthropology and Neighborhoods" - the first multi-disciplinary MThis application aims to prepare a prospective consortium and design the framework for a unique, 2-year Master program (Area Studies) on Central Asian Studies aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and skills to future specialists on this “region” (both in its narrow and broader understanding). Beside instruction on three of the region’s titular languages (but also offering Russian), courses are to be drawn from a multidisciplinary program, encompassing History, Political Science, as well as Sociology and Anthropology, supported by their relevant methodologies.The resulting EMJM submission will be called CAGHAN - "Central Asia: Governance, History, Anthropology and Neighborhoods" - the first multi-disciplinary Master Program of in-depth Central (Eur)Asian Studies. (The P in the EMDM acronym of CAGHAN-P stands for 'Preparation.' ) CAGHAN will yearly enroll about 25 students from a variety of humanities backgrounds and train them to become all-round experts, fluent in one or more languages from the region, with a multi-disciplinary background and skilled in inter-disciplinary research. Their training will encompass 2 semesters in Central Asia, fieldwork, a master paper seminar and career coaching to prepare them for the EU labor market.
CAGHAN-P aims to prepare a large, comprehensive consortium and design the framework for a unique, 2-year Master program (Area Studies) and additional summer schools on Central Asian Studies aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and skills to future specialists on this ‘region’ (both in its narrow and broader understanding). Beside instruction on three of the region’s titular languages (but also offering Russian), courses are offered in a multidisciplinary setting, encompassing History, Political Science, as well as Sociology and Anthropology, supported by their relevant methodologies. The resulting EMJM submission will be called CAGHAN - "Central Asia: Governance, History, Anthropology and Neighborhoods" - the first multi-disciplinary MThis application aims to prepare a prospective consortium and design the framework for a unique, 2-year Master program (Area Studies) on Central Asian Studies aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and skills to future specialists on this “region” (both in its narrow and broader understanding). Beside instruction on three of the region’s titular languages (but also offering Russian), courses are to be drawn from a multidisciplinary program, encompassing History, Political Science, as well as Sociology and Anthropology, supported by their relevant methodologies.The resulting EMJM submission will be called CAGHAN - "Central Asia: Governance, History, Anthropology and Neighborhoods" - the first multi-disciplinary Master Program of in-depth Central (Eur)Asian Studies. (The P in the EMDM acronym of CAGHAN-P stands for 'Preparation.' ) CAGHAN will yearly enroll about 25 students from a variety of humanities backgrounds and train them to become all-round experts, fluent in one or more languages from the region, with a multi-disciplinary background and skilled in inter-disciplinary research. Their training will encompass 2 semesters in Central Asia, fieldwork, a master paper seminar and career coaching to prepare them for the EU labor market.