MA Programs at the Russian and East European Institute of Indiana University

[REEI]

The Russian and East European Institute (REEI) at Indiana University is accepting applications for its MA programs in Russian and East European Studies. Students may choose from the traditional two-year MA degree, intended to prepare area specialists for nonacademic careers in government or private- and nonprofit-sectors, or one of four dual degree programs. REEI offers a MA/MBA with the Kelley School of Business, a MA/MLS or MIS with the School of Library and Information Science, and a MA/MPA with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The Russian and East European Institute master's program gives students a broad understanding of the geographical area and its peoples, while providing the opportunity to examine in depth the aspect of Russian and East European studies that most interests them. The dual degrees add high-level professional training. Students may focus on the study of Russia, another country or region of the former Soviet Union, or East Central or Southeastern Europe. Within their chosen geographic area, students may concentrate on the study of a particular discipline (business, history, library science, information science, political science, literature, public affairs, or some other) while also taking courses outside of that discipline. For detailed information, please visit our website at http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/grad/Russian0506.pdf. 

 

The Russian and East European Institute was established in 1958 on Indiana University's Bloomington campus. REEI administers one of the country's leading programs in Russian and East European area studies. REEI has been designated one of sixteen U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource/FLAS Centers for Russia and Eastern Europe for the 2006-2009 grant period. More than one hundred faculty from eighteen departments and schools are affiliated with the Institute. About 250 IU students are pursuing interdisciplinary study of the REEI region in bachelor, master of arts, professional school, or doctoral degree programs. 

 

Indiana University offers unparalleled access to foreign language study with over 80 world languages offered on a regular basis. REEI students may focus on any of the following regional languages: Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian or Yiddish. Students may supplement their language skills at the Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL), which will be entering its 57th year in 2007. In only eight weeks students receive one full year of language study in any of the following languages: Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, Kazakh, Macedonian, Mongolian, Pashto, Polish, Romanian, Russian (six full years), Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Uzbek or Advanced-Mastery Training in South Slavic Languages. 

 

REEI offers students extensive career services, including weekly job announcements (1,600 jobs posted in 2006), resume and interview advising, mock interview sessions, an annual career networking nights, as well as an extensive alumni network. Students also have the full support the Indiana University Career Development Center and their full range of services. National recruiters are brought to campus on a regular basis to grant our students access to the competitive job market. REEI graduates have tremendous success in securing careers in their areas of interest. During the past fifteen years, REEI has placed 111 graduates with advanced Russian and East European language skills in government service careers including the Foreign Service and intelligence agencies. REEI graduates currently direct the Slavic collections of major libraries nationwide, including Columbia, Harvard, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Wisconsin. REEI graduates also work in non-governmental organizations such as the Eurasia Foundation, American Councils of International Education (ACTR/ACCELS), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), National Democratic Institute, and International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX). For more information on REEI alumni, please visit the respective area pages at http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/. 

 

Applications for fall 2007 admission are due January 15, 2007. Complete application instructions can be found at http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/application_materials/main.shtml <http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/application_materials/main.shtml> . Funding through fellowships and graduate assistantships are available. For more information on funding, please visit http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/funding/main.shtml <http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/funding/main.shtml> . 

 

If any of your students are considering graduate study in Russian and East European studies, we hope they will consider REEI and Indiana University as one of their top choices. 

 

Best regards,

Lance Erickson

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Lance C. Erickson

Academic Advisor / Assistant Director for Student Services

Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University

Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405

812-855-3087

lanerick at indiana.edu <mailto:lanerick at indiana.edu> 

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