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

Coffee Shop Chat with Profs Kohler and Sayre
Feb10
Coffee Shop Chat with Profs Kohler and Sayre Feb 10 Lawrence Hall
Physical Chemistry Seminar - Measuring Energy Landscapes for Biomolecules with Native Mass Spectrometry
Feb10
Physical Chemistry Seminar - Measuring Energy Landscapes for Biomolecules with Native Mass Spectrometry Feb 10 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours
Feb10
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours Feb 10 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar: A Journey from Long Acenes to Cyclacenes
Feb10
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar: A Journey from Long Acenes to Cyclacenes Feb 10 Willamette Hall
History Pub Lecture Series: “The History of Pre-History: How Archaeology Began"  
Feb10
History Pub Lecture Series: “The History of Pre-History: How Archaeology Began"   Feb 10 Whirled Pies Downtown
Department of History Coffee Hour
Feb11
Department of History Coffee Hour Feb 11 McKenzie Hall
How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
Feb13
How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities Feb 13
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours
Feb13
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours Feb 13 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Feb14
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Feb 14 Miller Theatre Complex
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Feb15
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Feb 15 Miller Theatre Complex