New MA Program in Rus., E. Euro. and Cen. Asian Studies

[Benjamin Rifkin]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announces a new interdisciplinary
M.A. program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies

Overview of Program

The M.A. Degree Program for Russian, East European, and Central Asian
Studies will provide interdisciplinary area studies training for
students interested in pursuing professional careers in business,
government, journalism, and law and for students planning further
graduate study in an established academic discipline.

The curriculum is designed to:

 promote a broad understanding of the cultural, political, economic,
social, and historical factors that have shaped the development of
societies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

 establish mastery in Russian, East European, or Central Asian
languages at a level necessary for doing advanced research or
professional work in the region

 improve knowledge of methodological and analytical approaches of
different disciplines that will contribute to a better understanding
of the region; and knowledge of the methodological approaches in the
student's chosen discipline to prepare students for advanced research.

Faculty       M.A. students will work closely with nationally recognized
faculty in core departments, including  Geography, History, Central
Asia Studies, Political Science, and Slavic Languages and Literatures.

Curriculum      The M.A. Program comprises language study and
rigorous training in interdisciplinary area studies.  The program
includes 27 credits of non-language courses and completion of  an
M.A. Thesis.  The University regularly offers instruction in Czech,
Finnish, Kazakh, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, and Uzbek.
Bulgarian, Romanian, and Tatar are also available.  Completion of
program expected within two academic years.

Students entering the M.A. Program must have a Bachelor's degree from
an accredited institution and provide evidence of academic
achievement and intellectual ability, including a minimum total grade
point average of 3.0 on a four-point scale, letters of
recommendation, and sufficiently high scores on the Graduate Record
Examination.

The program is designed to be flexible and individual and to appeal
to a range of student demands; therefore, no rigid prior course of
study is required for application.  There is no minimum admission
requirement for language.

Applications: To be considered for financial aid, applications must
be received by January 1, 2001.  Applications will be accepted until
April 15, 2001.  For further information and applications, access
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/creeca or contact the Admissions
Committee, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, 210
Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706.  Phone:
(608) 262-3379, Fax: (608) 265-3062, email:
creeca at intl-institute.wisc.edu.
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Benjamin Rifkin

Associate Prof., Slavic Dept., UW-Madison
1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI  53706
voice: 608/262-1623; fax: 608/265-2814;

Director of the Russian School
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT  05753
voice:  802/443-5533; fax: 802/443-5394

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