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MA Program in European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Table of contents: handbook.htm
Degree Requirements
MA European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (ERES)
MA ERES is a multidisciplinary program with two main objectives:
- to provide a well-rounded competence in European, Russian, and Eurasian affairs to individuals who will
pursue professional, non-academic careers in areas such as government and diplomacy, journalism,
business, and teaching;
- to enrich and broaden the base of knowledge of beginning graduate students considering eventual PhD-level
study in an academic discipline with a specialization in Europe, Russia, and/or Eurasia.
Students in the program are required to complete a minimum of two years of full-time study, during which
they will take six full credits (a full year course equals one credit; a half-year course equals one-half credit). Of the six credits at least two must be taken in a discipline selected by students as their major discipline, one must be ERE 2001H-F taken in the first year of the program,
and one must be ERE 2000Y taken in the second year of the program. As part of ERE 2000Y, each student must write a Master’s essay of approximately 30-40 pages, based on original research. The remaining courses must be
drawn from at least two disciplines other than the major discipline. There is no European, Russian, and Eurasian (ERE) major as such; the
courses listed under ERE count towards program requirements in the disciplines such as history and political
science. Some of the work in the program is based on the study of original texts and presupposes a reading
knowledge of one or more languages of the region. For the language requirement, please refer to
languages.htm.
Combined MA (ERES) / JD Program
In 1998, the Faculty of Law and CREES inaugurated a new program of study which allows students to
prepare for a legal career with special expertise in Eastern Europe and Russia, and to complete the threeyear
JD and the two-year CERES MA in four years instead of five years needed to complete the two
programs separately. Candidates must apply to and be accepted separately by CERES and the Faculty of
Law. Students who have completed a year at CERES or the first year of the JD degree are eligible for
admission with advanced standing.
Year 1 of the MA ERES/JD is the mandatory first-year program of the JD. In the following years, students
must meet the following requirements:
- ten half courses in ERES (as outlined above);
- 45 credit hours (approximately fourteen to fifteen half courses) in law;
- two half courses where the student chooses;
- language requirement before the beginning of the final year.
Collaborative Graduate Program in Ethnic and Pluralism Studies
As of the academic year 2003/04, CERES is a member of the Collaborative Graduate Program in Ethnic
and Pluralism Studies. Students in the program must apply to and register with CERES and must follow a
program of studies acceptable to both CERES and the Ethnic and Pluralism Studies Program. Upon successful
completion of the requirements, students receive the notation "Completed Collaborative Program in Ethnic
and Pluralism Studies" on their transcripts, in addition to the MA in Russian and East European Studies.
Program requirements:
- two half-courses in ethnicity from two different disciplines;
- the half-year coordinating seminar in ethnicity (JTH 3000H: Ethnic Relations Theory, Research, and
Policy);
- it is understood that the major paper required by CERES will be in an area of ethnic studies.
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