According to the Hungarian Higher Education Act, MA students should pass a successful final examination in order to receive their diploma. MIR Program students are take the Final Examination after the exam period of the 4th semester. In exceptional cases, the Program Administration may organize a mid-term exam in January in addition to the regular final exam.
Final examination is a great opportunity for the students to check and prove their knowledge they gained during the two full academic years. The Final Examination Committee, consisting of at least three members and a President, will ask the graduates questions based on the Final Examination Questions distributed among the Students.
The questions referred by the Committee will be related to those two subject areas that are in close relationship with the student's thesis topic. The Supervisors who will approve the succesfull continuation of the defense defense to the Program Admin via e-mail will also note the subject areas. In this case, students to know the relevant two subjct areas from their supervisors.
During the final exam, the Committee then may ask additional questions related to the same topic. The Final Examination is successful, if the Student passes the examination in all three subject areas of the Final Examination Questions. If one subject area is unsuccessful, the Student shall retake the Final Examination. Upon a successful Final Examination, the student is qualified to receive an MA level diploma in International Relations designating them as ‘International Relations Expert’.