Graduate Study opportunity for Advanced Russian speakers

[Donald Loewen]

Greetings.
I'm posting the following announcement here at the request of a 
colleague in Political Science; it offers a dual degree M.A. program 
(Binghamton University / MGIMO) that might be of interest to proficient 
heritage speakers or other students with advanced Russian skills.
All the best,
Don

For more information about the program, please contact Prof. Olga 
Shvetsova, Assoc. Prof. of Political Science:  shvetsova at gmail.com

*Dual Diploma Master of Arts Program in Political Science/Russian 
Politics, Joint with Moscow State Institute for International relations 
(MGIMO):*

Binghamton University (SUNY) and the department of political science now 
offers an exciting opportunity for its MA students to study in two 
nations at once and receive the Diploma of SUNY, MGIMO, and the European 
Degree Certificate according to Bologna system standard. An intensive 
integrated curriculum in two languages and a highly individual approach 
to mentoring make this program truly unique. The two-year program 
includes spending autumn of the first year in Binghamton, spring of the 
first year and autumn of the second year at MGIMO(U), and spring of the 
second year in Binghamton again.  

Students complete the full set of graduate core courses of the 
Binghamton M.A. program in their two semesters in residence. All 
instruction at MGIMO is in Russian.

The program is run on an exchange basis. Thus the cost of the program is 
just the SUNY graduate tuition and fees plus the student's usual living 
expenses and a roundtrip ticket to Moscow.

*Application schedule:*

To be admitted to the program, students need to be admitted into both of 
its components. This means that they must meet the Binghamton 
application deadline of March 1, 2008.

Russian language skills sufficient to receive instruction are required.

*Applicants must submit to Binghamton graduate admissions:*

·        Graduate application: 
http://gradschool.binghamton.edu/ps/gradapp.asp

·        Application fee: $55 on-line or $70 paper submission

·        Personal statement: the applicant should discuss his or her 
preparation in political science, subject matter interest, and career 
intentions

·        Two letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant's 
academic abilities and promise.

·        TOEFL exam score

·        GRE exam score

·        Academic record (transcript)

·        Completed financial statement (for international students)

*Evaluation:*

Members of the Department's Graduate Committee will review each 
application and make a recommendation on admission to the Dean of the 
Graduate School.  Assuming all application materials are in order, the 
Dean will follow the Department's recommendation. 

The personal statement and letters of recommendation weigh as heavily in 
the Committee's recommendation as test scores and academic record, 
providing the applicant meets minimum standards.

*Links:*

Political Science at Binghamton University: 
http://www.binghamton.edu/polsci/

BU website: http://www.binghamton.edu <http://www.binghamton.edu/>

Student life (blog): http://bu-mercury.livejournal.com/

-- 
Donald Loewen
Associate Professor of Russian
Dept. of German, Russian and East Asian Languages
Binghamton University (SUNY)


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