MA in Slavic and East European Studies, The Ohio State University

[Lance Erickson]

Master of Arts in Slavic and East European Studies at The Ohio State
University 

We're on your career path.

 

The Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) at The Ohio State
University invites applications for a two-year, interdisciplinary, area
studies Master of Arts degree in Slavic and East European Studies. The CSEES
M.A. degree is an excellent option for those interested in Russian, East
European and Central Asian-related careers in government, the military, the
private sector, and non-profit organizations, as well as for those
interested in academia.

 

Center for Slavic and East European Studies

Founded in 1965, CSEES serves as a leading United States Department of
Education (Title VI) Comprehensive National Resource Center. Its missions
are to promote the study of Russia, Southeast, Central, and Eastern Europe,
Central Asia, and the Caucasus; to conduct an outreach program that impacts
the local and state communities; and to foster foreign area and language
studies at Ohio State University.

 

Language Training

Knowledge of a Slavic, East European, or Central Asian language sufficient
for use as a professional or as a research tool is indispensable.  During
each quarter they are enrolled in the M.A. program, students must take a
language course according to their program of study. Ohio State University
is home to one of the nation's top Slavic and East European language
departments where students can choose from Czech, Georgian, Hungarian,
Modern Greek, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Ukrainian,
Uzbek and Yiddish. 

 

Financial Aid

Each year CSEES awards competitive Title VI Foreign Language and Area
Studies (FLAS) fellowships to qualified graduate students engaged in Slavic
and East European Studies. FLAS fellowships are used to support foreign
language study both in the United States and abroad and are available for
the academic year and summer. The deadline for this year's FLAS application
is 1 February, 2008.

 

Career Services

Career placement is a key component to CSEES graduate student support and is
emphasized upon arrival at OSU. Some of the services offered by CSEES are
resume review and advice, mock interview practice, career counseling, career
nights and recruiter visits. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue
internships in their sectors and the CSEES office provides leads and
guidance to help students secure these resume-building opportunities. Recent
graduates have entered careers in intelligence/security, non-governmental
organizations, the U.S. Foreign Service, international business, the U.S.
military, and journalism, as well as secondary and higher education.

 

Contact Us

Interested students are encouraged to contact us to see how a CSEES degree
can help secure the career of their dreams. The OSU priority application
deadline is 15 January, 2008, with applications accepted on a rolling basis
thereafter. You can find more information on the Center for Slavic and East
European Studies and the M.A. Program at http://slaviccenter.osu.edu, by
emailing to csees at osu.edu, or calling (614) 292-8770. 

 


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