Degree Requirements

The requirements of the program are designed to give students a broad background in the Russian, East European, and Eurasian area. Students may choose the thesis option, consisting of at least thirty semester hours of coursework, including the thesis; or the report option, consisting of at least thirty-three semester hours, including the report.

Under either option, at least eighteen hours must be in nonlanguage graduate coursework that deals primarily with the Russian, East European, and Eurasian area. In addition to the interdisciplinary core course, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 381, each student must take at least one course from each of the following groups: literature and culture; history, economics, and government; and sociology, geography, and anthropology. All courses counted toward the degree must have content relevant to the former Soviet Union or East/Central Europe. The student must also complete a fourth year or the equivalent of formal language instruction. He or she must pass a proficiency test in the language at the Interagency Language Roundtable level 2 or the American Council of Teachers of Russian advanced level. Credit earned in fulfilling the language requirement may not be counted toward the degree, since language competence is a necessary tool for graduate study in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies.

Dual Degree Programs

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies offers the following dual degree programs in cooperation with other divisions of the University. More information is available from the graduate adviser in each program.

Field(s) of Study	Degree(s)
Business administration	Master of Business Administration
Global policy studies	Master of Global Policy Studies
Law	Doctor of Jurisprudence
Public affairs	Master of Public Affairs
Radio-television-film	Master of Arts