International MA in Russian Studies (fwd)

[Ludomir Lozny]

forwarded from another list; alert your students (if interested)

Ludomir R. Lozny
Adj. Lecturer
Dept. of Anthropology
Hunter College
City University of New York
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
USA
e-mail: llozny at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu
tel. (212)772-5410
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:14:55 -0500 (EST)
From: oleg kharkhordin <kharkhor at fas.harvard.edu>
To: russian-studies at mailbase.ac.uk, russian-teaching at mailbase.ac.uk
Subject: International MA in Russian Studies



Dear Colleagues:

Perhaps you have US students who might be interested. UK students are
welcome as well, but the November deadline for funding concerns US citizens
only.

We would appreciate you drawing attention of your students to an
opportunity for  serious graduate studies in Russia. FUNDING may be
available through IREX Young Leaders Program (details available at
http://www.irex.org), though students should note in their application that
they will apply for IMARS admission later. Please note, however, that the
deadline for IREX application process is NOVEMBER 30 so students have to
apply there for funding NOW, while our deadline is in the spring.

IMARS is the International MA in Russian Studies offered by the European
University at St.Petersburg. This year it hosts students from USA, Canada,
Sweden, Germany, Holland, and Estonia.

Some of  the novel features of this MA program include:

è	It is the first full-scale one-year program in political and social
sciences at a Russian university that awards M.A. degrees to foreign
students.
è	It is targeted to North American and European students who would
like to undertake a year of study in Russia after completing a B.A.
(advanced undergraduates are welcome to apply for the semester-long
certificate program)
è	All instruction is conducted in English, although those who wish to
take optional intensive Russian language classes may do so; we have classes
for beginners, for intermediate, and for advanced students.

The University uses a grading system that conforms to the European Credit
Transfer System, and therefore EUSP grades may be used to fulfill degree
requirements in other graduate programs.

Western graduate students who enter the International M.A. program in
Russian Studies also profit from interaction with Russian students who have
chosen to complete the standard EUSP M.A. requirements in English and get
an international degree.  Student life at EUSP is another major attraction
for foreign students, not to mention the extensive cultural and scientific
resources of Russia's northern capital.

Upon completing an M.A., students may remain in Russia for a two-month
summer internship with political, cultural and civic associations in St.
Petersburg. These include local branches of democratic political parties,
committees of the city legislature, feminist groups, citizens'
organizations promoting social welfare, and others.

Details on how to apply for IMARS are available at http://www.eu.spb.ru,
link to "English Language Programs"

For further information please contact:

Pavel Lyssakov, Ph.D.
Director of International Programs and Development
Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, EUSP
3 Gagarinskaia Street
191187, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Tel.: +7 (812) 275-5133	Fax: +7 (812) 275-5139
e-mail: imars at eu.spb.ru