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

Department of History Coffee Hour
May6
Department of History Coffee Hour May 6 McKenzie Hall
Lecture: Jacob Hamblin, Models of Harm for Radiation Effects in the Nuclear Age
May6
Lecture: Jacob Hamblin, Models of Harm for Radiation Effects in the Nuclear Age May 6 Lillis Business Complex
Archaeological Discoveries in the Indo-Pacific Shed Light on Long-term Subsistence Practices
May7
Archaeological Discoveries in the Indo-Pacific Shed Light on Long-term Subsistence Practices May 7 Chapman Hall
Writing Lab Drop-In Workshop: Revision Strategies
May8
Writing Lab Drop-In Workshop: Revision Strategies May 8 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Bridging the Impasse: 21st Century Practices for a Stronger Democracy
May8
Bridging the Impasse: 21st Century Practices for a Stronger Democracy May 8 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Chicana Feminism: Locating the Lesbi/Queer Genealogy
May8
Chicana Feminism: Locating the Lesbi/Queer Genealogy May 8 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Graduate Research Forum
May8
Graduate Research Forum May 8 Ford Alumni Center
Opening Event for Blue Visions: Thinking with Ocean Ecologies across the Arts and Humanities
May8
Opening Event for Blue Visions: Thinking with Ocean Ecologies across the Arts and Humanities May 8 Knight Library
Blue Visions: Thinking with Ocean Ecologies across the Arts and Humanities
May9
Blue Visions: Thinking with Ocean Ecologies across the Arts and Humanities May 9 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Theatre Arts Presents: “Curiosity in Practice: Q&A with Actor Rachel Keller”
May9
Theatre Arts Presents: “Curiosity in Practice: Q&A with Actor Rachel Keller” May 9 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)