Graduate Programs

Explore Our Graduate Programs

Our excellent faculty, coupled with our strong Slavic library and museum collections, makes the UO an ideal place to study. REEES offers two pathways for graduate students: an interdisciplinary master's degree and a graduate certificate. Many of our graduates have been accepted to prestigious PhD programs, while others have launched successful careers in a range of fields.


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Master’s Degree

Within our dynamic interdisciplinary master's program, graduate students explore Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies through courses in a host of departments across the UO, from anthropology and art history to political science and religious studies.


Graduate Certificate

UO students with a special interest in Russia, Eastern Europe, or former Soviet Eurasia can pursue a REEES graduate certificate in conjunction with their primary degree.


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Courses

Graduate courses in REEES give students the opportunity to concentrate on one of three broad fields: Russian Literature; Russia and Eastern European History; or Contemporary Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Learn more about our graduate courses and Russian language offerings.


Graduate student Chutong Liu

Where Does “South” Start in Central Asia?

"Central Asia faces, on the one hand, the task of re-shaping its own national identities and, on the other, the difficulty of defining their position on the world stage. The coexistence of internal barriers and external constraints makes Central Asia one of the territories that reflect and experience the interlinked nature of today’s world, where the most historically “natural” political practices no longer accord with international norms."

—Chutong Liu, doctoral student in Comparative Literature, winner of the NYU Jordan Center's Graduate Student Essay Competition

 


Funding Your Studies

Most graduate students in the MA program receive funding through graduate employment. Learn more about funding your graduate studies.

Funding and Research Support

Prepare for a Career

Graduates from our MA program have done exceedingly well in finding jobs worldwide. Our department offers many resources to help students launch exciting careers.

Career and Professional Development


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Our Graduate Students

Connect with peers in the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies program and find helpful resources for our graduate community.

Resources for the Graduate Community


Events

Symposium: The Limits and Possibilities of Cross-border Latinidades & Indigeneities
Apr24
Symposium: The Limits and Possibilities of Cross-border Latinidades & Indigeneities Apr 24 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)
China Town Hall (UO): The First 100 Days - President Trump's China Policy
Apr24
China Town Hall (UO): The First 100 Days - President Trump's China Policy Apr 24 McKenzie Hall
Bob Bussel Labor History Lecture—Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor
Apr24
Bob Bussel Labor History Lecture—Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor Apr 24 William W. Knight Law Center
Take Back The Night
Apr24
Take Back The Night Apr 24 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Cinema Studies Presents: Screening of DÌDI (弟弟) and Q&A with Director Sean Wang
Apr24
Cinema Studies Presents: Screening of DÌDI (弟弟) and Q&A with Director Sean Wang Apr 24 Lawrence Hall
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Presents: “The Violence of Love: Race, Adoption, and Family in the United States.”
Apr25
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Presents: “The Violence of Love: Race, Adoption, and Family in the United States.” Apr 25 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Presents: Study and Sustenance
Apr25
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Presents: Study and Sustenance Apr 25 McKenzie Hall
Cinema Studies Presents: Directing Masterclass with Sean Wang
Apr25
Cinema Studies Presents: Directing Masterclass with Sean Wang Apr 25 Lawrence Hall
36th Annual Fred Attneave Memorial Lecture: Dr. Roberto Cabeza, Duke University
Apr25
36th Annual Fred Attneave Memorial Lecture: Dr. Roberto Cabeza, Duke University Apr 25 Gerlinger Lounge
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar – Silicon Diamondoids: Atomically Precise Clusters of Crystalline Silicon
Apr25
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar – Silicon Diamondoids: Atomically Precise Clusters of Crystalline Silicon Apr 25 Willamette Hall