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Welcome to the Graduate Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
The Master of Arts in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies is a two-year multidisciplinary program which offers advanced training for those qualified students who seek an integrated knowledge of the language, history, society, and culture of the former Soviet Union and East European world area, or one of its sub-areas. By completing this graduate degree which offers the opportunity to create an individually tailored program, students will have an extensive understanding of the country or countries of specialization, including a working knowledge of one of the region's languages. The program will primarily serve students preparing for careers in the professions, and those seeking an intermediate M.A. before pursuing a Ph.D. in a particular discipline.
This major region of the world, which covers over one-sixth of the globe, is composed of countries which differ enormously in language, ethnicity, religion, tradition, political history, and economic development. Within the last few years, the process of reform, collapse, and reconstruction that began in the mid-1980s has led to heightened interest in the field and the need for serious and scholarly understanding of the region.
The M.A. program offers either a report or thesis option. Course requirements include an introductory Seminar in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Civilizations and Cultures, three semester hours in each of three subject areas (Literature or Culture; Economics, History or Government; and Anthropology, Geography or Sociology), area studies electives, and a fourth year (or the equivalent) of formal language instruction. All courses counted toward the degree must have content relevant to Russia, the former Soviet Union, or Eastern Europe. No credit for the degree is earned by fulfillment of the language requirement, since language competence is a necessary tool for graduate study in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
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