• Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration with the Kelley School of Business
• Master of Arts and Master of Library Science
• Master of Information Science with the Department of Information and Library Science
• Master of Arts and Master of Public Affairs with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Master of Arts and Master of Public Health with the School of Public Health
• Master of Arts and Master of Arts with the School of Journalism
• Master of Arts and Juris Doctorate with Maurer School of Law

Thirty (30) credit hours of graduate course work. Full informa­tion on the M.L.S. curriculum is contained in the Department of Information and Library Science Bulletin.

M.A./M.L.S. Essay and Interdisciplinary Oral Examination

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except M.A. essay com­mittee should consist of REEI and Department of Information and Library Science professors.

Language Requirement

Successful completion of the Russian and East European Insti­tute Oral Proficiency Examination in one area language (same as for the Master of Arts degree—please see previous descrip­tion).

Dual Master of Arts in Russian and East European Studies and Master of Public Affairs (M.A./M.P.A.)

The Russian and East European Institute and the School of Pub­lic and Environmental Affairs jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for a dual master’s degree. Study for the dual degree (M.A./M.P.A.) can be combined for a total of 60 credit hours rather than the 78 credit hours required for the two degrees taken separately. The first semester of course work toward the dual degree should be completed in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs to complete prerequisite courses that are offered only in the fall. All dual-degree stu­dents should expect to pay University Graduate School tuition rates for approximately half of their enrolled semesters at IU and professional school tuition rates for the other half. Both degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

Admissions Requirements

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except that application must also be made to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs for study toward the Master of Public Affairs degree. Students must be accepted by both units to be admitted to the program.

REEI Course Requirements

Twenty-four (24) credit hours of graduate course work to be distributed as follows: (1) R600 Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies [3 credits]; (2) four courses [3 credits each] from area studies offerings, one each from the social sci­ence group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group; (3) two courses [3 credits each] in the concentration area of public and environmental affairs (these courses should be selected in consultation with the REEI gradu­ate advisor and they may not count toward the credit hours required for the Master of Public Affairs); and (4) R601 Interdis­ciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East European Studies [3 credits].

Public and Environmental Affairs Course Requirements

Thirty-six (36) credit hours of graduate course work. Full infor­mation on the M.P.A. curriculum is contained in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs Bulletin.

M.A./M.P.A. Essay and Interdisciplinary Oral Examination

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except M.A. essay com­mittee should consist of REEI and School of Public and Environ­mental Affairs professors.

Language Requirements

Successful completion of REEI Oral Proficiency Examination in one area language (same as for the Master of Arts degree—please see previous description).

Dual Master of Arts in Russian and East European Studies and Master of Public Health (M.A./M.P.H.)

The Russian and East European Institute and the School of Public Health (SPH) jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for a dual Master’s degree. Study for the dual degree (M.A./M.P.H.) can be combined for a total of 56 credit hours instead of the 70 credit hours required for the two degrees taken separately.  All dual-degree students should expect to pay graduate tuition rates for approximately half of their enrolled semester at IU and professional school tuition rates for for the other half.  Both degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

Admissions Requirements

Requirements are the same as for the Master of Arts degree except that students must also apply to the Master’s program of the School of Public Health (SPH) and meet its established M.P.H. admissions criteria.  Students must be accepted for admissions to both units in order to be admitted to the program.

REEI Course Requirements

Required are twenty-seven (27) credit hours of graduate course work to be distributed as follows: (1) R600 Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies [3 credits]; (2) four courses [3 credits each] from area studies offerings, one each from the social science group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group; (3) at least 10 credits in the area of concentration, as described below; and (4) R601 Interdisciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East European Studies [3 credits].

All course requirements must be completed with an average grade of B or above.

SPH/REEI Concentration

The Concentration consists of ten (10) credit hours, at least 2 credits of which must be taken in the College. Suggested courses include: (1) SPH-B 589 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health; (2) SPH-B 602 Intervention Design in Public Health; (3) SPH-B 698 M.P.H. Culminating Experience in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health; or (4) SPH-B 696 M.P.H. Field Experience in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health. The student is expected to have a Russian and East European focus in these courses. These courses will count towards both the REEI and the SPH portion of the degree.

Public Health Course Requirements

Thirty-eight (38) credit hours of graduate course work are required, including 9 of the credits in the SPH/REE area of concentration, referenced above.  Full information on the M.P.H. curriculum is contained in the School of Public Health Bulletin.

M.A./M.P.H. Essay and Interdisciplinary Oral Exam

Requirements are the same as for the Master of Arts degree, except the M.A. essay committee should consist of REEI and School of Public Health professors.

Language Requirements

Successful completion of REEI Oral Proficiency Examination in one area language (same as for the Master of Arts degree—please see previous description).

Dual Master of Arts in Russian and East European Studies and Master of Arts in Journalism (M.A./M.A.)

The Russian and East European Institute and the School of Journalism jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for a dual Master's degree. Study for the dual degree (M.A./M.A.) can be combined for a total of 51-52 credit hours rather than the 60 credit hours required for the two degrees taken separately. All dual-degree students should expect to pay University Graduate School tuition rates for approximately half of their enrolled semesters at IU and professional school tuition rates for the other half. Both degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

Admissions Requirements

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except that application must also be made to the School of Journalism for study toward the Master of Arts in Journalism degree. Students must be accepted by both units to be admitted to the program.

REEI Course Requirements

Twenty-four credit hours of graduate course work to be distributed as follows: (1) R600 Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies [3 credits] to be taken the first fall of enrollment; (2) four courses [3 credits each] from area studies offerings, one each from the social science group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group; (3) two courses [3 credits each] in the concentration area of International Reporting (these courses should be selected in consultation with the REEI Graduate Advisor and they may not count towards the credit hours required for the Master of Arts in Journalism; (4) R602 Interdisciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East European Studies [3 credits].

Journalism Course Requirements

Twenty-seven (27) to twenty-eight (28) credit hours of graduate course work. Full information on the M.A. curriculum is contained in the School of Journalism Bulletin.

M.A./M.A. Essay and Interdisciplinary Oral Examination

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except M.A. essay committee should consist of REEI and School of Journalism professors.

Language Requirement

Successful completion of the REEI Oral Proficiency Examination in one area language (same as for the Master of Arts degree-please see previous description).

Joint Master of Arts in Russian and East European Area Studies and Juris Doctorate (M.A./J.D.)

The Russian and East European Institute and Maurer Law School jointly offer a four-year program that qualifies students for a joint degree plan, awarding the student an M.A. and J.D. Study for the joint degree (M.A./J.D.) can be combined for a total of 103 credit hours rather than the 112 credit hours required for the two degrees taken separately.

The first year of course work toward the joint degree should be completed in Maurer Law to complete prerequisite courses. All joint-degree students shoud expect to pay University Graduate School tuition rates for approximately half of their enrolled semesters at I.U. and profssional school tuition rates for the other half. Both degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

Admissions Requirements

Requirements are the same as for the Master of Arts degree, except that application must also be made to Maurer Law School for study toward the Juris Doctorate degree. Students must be accepted by both units to be admitted to the program.

REEI Course Requirements

Twenty-seven (27) credit hours of graduate course work to be distributed as follows: (1) R600 Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies [3 credits] (2) four courses [3 credits each] from area studies offerings, one each from the social science group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group; (3) three courses [3 credits each] in the concentration area of international law [these courses should be selected in consultation with the REEI graduate advisor and they may not count toward the credit hours required for the Juris Doctorate]; and (4) R601 Interdisciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East European Studies [3 credits]. At least 20 credit hours must be taken in the College of Arts and Sciences. All course requirements must be completed with an average grade of B or above.

Maurer Law School Course Requirements

Seventy-nine (79) credit hours of graduate course work. Full information on the J.D. curriculum is contained in the Maurer Law School Bulletin.

M.A./J.D. Essay and Interdisciplinary Oral Examination

Same as for the Master of Arts degree, except the M.A. essay committee should consist of REEI and Maurer Law School professors.

Language Requirements

Successful completion of REEI Oral Proficiency Examination in one area Language (same as for the Master of Arts degree--please see previous description).

Graduate Certificate in Russian and East European Studies

Admissions Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with evidence of superior ability. Students admitted to the institute must be admitted first by a depart­ment or professional school, in which they will work simultane­ously for an advanced degree (M.A. or Ph.D.); the certificate is awarded only upon completion of this degree, except in the case of students who have already earned an advanced degree at Indiana University and who wish to add area specialization to competence in their discipline.

Course Requirements

(1) Eighteen [18] credit hours with at least one course [3 credit hours] from three of the four following groups: social science group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group. (2) Up to six [6] credit hours of language beyond the first year may be counted towards the total 18 credit hours. (3) No more than three courses [9 credit hours] applied toward the certificate may be taken within the student’s home department. (4) One colloquium or seminar [600 level or higher] in a department outside the student’s own. The courses must be planned in consultation with the graduate advisor or director of REEI.

Language Requirement

Successful completion of REEI Oral Proficiency Examination in one area language (same as for the Master of Arts degree—please see previous description).

Thesis/Dissertation

Students must present to the institute a bound copy of the dissertation/thesis for their home department on a Russian or East European area topic, or, in certain cases, a copy of a paper written for the colloquium/seminar.

Ph.D. Minor Program

Admissions Requirement

Bachelor’s degree with evidence of superior ability. Students admitted to the institute must be admitted first by a depart­ment in which they will work simultaneously for a Ph.D.; the minor is awarded only upon completion of this degree, except in the case of students who have already earned an advanced degree at Indiana University and who wish to add area special­ization to competence in their discipline.

Course Requirements

Three to five courses (3 credits each) from area studies courses, with at least one course from three of the four following groups: social science group, historical/geographical group, sociocultural group, and literature group. The courses must be planned in consultation with the graduate advisor or director of REEI.

Courses

Institute Colloquiums

R500 Russian and East European Issues (1-4 cr.) Selected issues in Russian and East European history, politics, culture, econom­ics, and society.

R575 Graduate Readings in Russian and East European Studies (1-3 cr.) Consent of instructor and the director of the Russian and East European Institute required.

R600 Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies (3 cr.) Introduction to the disciplines and methodologies of Rus­sian and East European area studies.

R601 Interdisciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East Euro­pean Studies (1.5-3 cr.) Capstone course for the Russian and East European Institute master’s degree, emphasizing readings in current problems and completion of a major research paper.

R610 Seminar in International Librarianship: International Information Issues (3 cr.) Comparison of information policies, information standards, and library systems as they affect com­mercial, scholarly, scientific, and political information contexts.

R620 Topics in Information, Literature, and Bibliography: Slavic Library Materials (3 cr.) P: Knowledge of at least one Slavic language or consent of instructor. Selection and acquisi­tion of Slavic materials; special problems in organization and handling; Slavic bibliographies and other reference materials; online bibliographic databases.

Courses Satisfying Distribution Requirements for the REEI M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.A./M.I.S., M.A./M.L.S., M.A./M.P.A., M.A./M.P.H., M.A./M.A., J.D./M.A. Graduate Certificate, and Ph.D. Minor

To receive graduate credit for 300- and 400-level courses, the course must be taught by a professor (not an Associate Instruc­tor) and may require additional assignments. Courses listed in more than one section have varying topics.

Group I (Social Science)

Business
D503 International Business Environment(1.5 cr.)
D504 Operations of International Business (1.5 cr.)
D594 International Competitive Strategy (1.5 cr.)
D595 International Management (1.5 cr.)
F570 International Financial Markets (1.5 cr.)
F571 International Corporate Finance (1.5 cr.)
M594 Global Marketing Management (3 cr.)
X575 Kelley International Finance Perspectives Field Study
X699 International Business and Culture (3 cr.)

Central Eurasian Studies
R502 Finland in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.)
R509 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies (3 cr.)
R515 Politics and Society in Central Asian (3 cr.)
R527 Post-Soviet Central Asia (3 cr.)
R528 Post-Soviet Central Asia (3 cr.)
R529 Topics in Central Asian Studies (3 cr.)
R549 Topics in Hungarian Studies (3 cr.)
R569 Topics in Mongolian Studies (3 cr.)
R589 Topics in Turkish Studies: Social Science Topics (3 cr.)
R594 Environmental Problems & Social Constraints in N and Central Eurasia (3 cr.)
R595 Politics of Identity (3 cr.)
R693 Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism (3 cr.)
R697 Soviet and Post-Soviet Nationality Policies and Problems (3 cr.)
R594 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia (3 cr.)
R790 Seminar in Central Eurasian Studies: Social Science Topics (3 cr.)

Economics
E501 Seminar in Economics: Soviet-Type Economies in Transition (3 cr.)
E698 Comparative Economics and Economics of Transition (3 cr.)

Education
H551 Comparative Education I (3 cr.)
H552 Comparative Education II (3 cr.)

Graduate
I701 Multidisciplinary Seminar on Issues and Approaches in Global Studies (3 cr.)
I702 Independent Study in Global Studies (1-4 cr.)
I705 Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Human Rights (3 cr.)

Law
B523 The Milosevic Trial (3 cr.)
B575 Constitutional Design in Multiethnic Countries (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
B595 International Criminal Law (REE area otpics) (3 cr.)
B755 European Union Law (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
L675 Lessons of the Yugoslav Crisis (3 cr.)
L793 Seminar in Human Rights (REE area topics) (3 cr.)

Political Science
Y340 East European Politics (3 cr.)
Y351 Model European Union (3 cr.)
Y368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
Y382 Modern Political Thought (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Y385 Russian Political Ideas (3 cr.)
Y557 Comparative Politics: Approaches and Issues (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Y657 Comparative Politics (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Y669 International Relations (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Y675 Political Philosophy (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Y681 Readings in Comparative Politics (REE area topics) (1-4 cr.)

Public and Environmental Affairs
V524 Civil Society in a Comparative Perspective (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
V550 Topics in Public Affairs (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
V573 Comparative Public Management (3 cr.)
V575 Comparative Public Management and Administration (3 cr.)
V576 Approaches to Development (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
V577 Intro Comparative and Int'l Affairs (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
V578 Int'l Economics, Strategy, and Trade Policy (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
V589 Topics in Public Policy: Democratization and Transforma­tion in Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States (3 cr.)
V710 International Public Policy (REE area topics) (3 cr.)

Russian and East European Institute
R500 Russian and East European Issues (3 cr.)

European Studies
W501 The Economics of European Integration (3 cr.)
W504 Model European Union (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
W605 Topics in West European Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)

Group II (Historical/Geographical)

Central Eurasian Studies
R501 The Baltic States since 1918 (3 cr.)
R502 Finland in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.)
R509 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies (3 cr.)
R510 Intro to Central Asian History (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R513 Islam in the Former Soviet Union (REE area topics) )3 cr.)
R515 Politics and Society in Central Asia (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R529 Topics in Central Asian Studies  (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R549 Topics (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
R549 Topics in Hungarian Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R560 Modern Mongolia (3 cr.)
R569 Topics in Mongolian Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R583 Ottoman Classical Age 1300-1600: Ten Sultans, One Empire (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R593 The Mongol Conquest (3 cr.)
R596 Rus, Khazar, and Bulgars (3 cr.)
R599 Selected Topics in Central Eurasian Studies: Historical Topics (3 cr.)
R611 Ethnic History of Central Asia (3 cr.)
R612 Central Asia under Russian Rule (3 cr.)
R613 Central Asia in the 16th-19th Centuries (3 cr.)
R616 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia (3 cr.)
R618  Islamic Central Asia in the Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries (3 cr.)
R627 Islam and Modernity in Central Asia  (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R628 Russia's Orient (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R629 Islamic Hagiography of Central Asia (3 cr.)
R698 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History (3 cr.)
R713 Sources for the Central Asian History (3 cr.)
R790 Seminar in Central Eurasian Studies: History topics (REE area topic) (3 cr.)

Geography
G427 Russia and Its Neighbors (3 cr.)
G428 Geography of Europe (3 cr.)

History
C393 Ottoman History (3 cr.)
T500 Topics in History (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
Recent Topics in REE History offered through REEI
R500 Gorbachev Revolution (3 cr.)
R500 E. Europe in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.)
R500 Eastern Europe 1945-present
R500 Modern Ukraine
R500 History of the Cold War
R500 Empire of the Tsars (3 cr.)
R500 Russian Revolution and the Soviet Regime (3 cr.)
R500 The People vs. the Emperor (3 cr.)
R640 Colloquium in Russian History (4 cr.)
H645 Colloquium in East European History (4 cr.)
H720 Seminar in European History (REE area topics) (4 cr.)
H740 Seminar in Russian History (4 cr.)
H745 Seminar in East European History (4 cr.)

Group III (Sociocultural)

Anthropology
E600 Seminar in Cultural and Social Anthropology (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
E612 Anthropology of Russia and Eastern Europe (3 cr.)
E614 Post Socialist Gender Formations (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
E677 Performing Nationalism (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
E682 Memory and Culture (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
E687 Ethnography of Europe (3 cr.)

Central Eurasian Studies
R508 Estonian Culture and Civilization (3 cr.)
R509 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R513 Islam in the Soviet Union and Successor States (3 cr.)
R515 Politics and Society in Central Asia (3 cr.)
R516 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia (3 cr.)
R528 Post-Soviet Transition Central Asia (3 cr.)
R529 Topics in Central Asian Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R542 Roma History and Culture (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R549 Topics in Hungarian Studies (3 cr.)
Recent topics: Politics, Society, and Culture in Present-Day Hungary (3 cr.)
R560 Modern Mongolia (3 cr.)
R564 Shamanism  and Folk eligion of the Mongols (3 cr.)
R569 Topics in Mongolian Studies (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R584 Topics in Turkish Studies: Sociocultural Topics (3 cr.)
R592 Uralic Peoples and Cultures (3 cr.)
R616 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia
R627 Islam and Modernity in Central Asia (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R641 Art and Music of 19th and 20th Century Hungary (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R649 Roma through History, Music, and Film (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
R711 Seminar on Comparative Study of Central Asia and Middle East  (3 cr.)
R780 Seminar in Turkish Studies, Sociocutural Topics (3 cr.)
R790 Seminar in Central Eurasian Studies: Sociocultural Topics (3 cr.)

Comparative Literature
C641 Literature in its Intellectual and Cultural Contexts (REE area topics) (4 cr.)

Criminal Justice
P680 Seminar: Issues in Criminal Justice: (REE area topics) (3 cr.)

Fine Arts
A425 Byzantine Art (4 cr.)
A442 Twentieth Century Art 1900-1924 (4 cr.)
A480 Russian Art (3 cr.)
A626 Problems in Byzantine Art (3 cr.)

Folklore
F635 European Folklore/Folk Music (REE area topic) (3 cr.)
F755 Folklore, Culture, and Society (REE area topics) (3 cr.)

Germanic Studies
Y506 Topics in Yiddish Culture (3 cr.)
Y815 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (1-4 cr.)

Information and Library Science
Z542 International Information Issues (3 cr.)
Z605 Internship in Information and Library Science (2-6 cr.)
Z629 Topics in Information Sources and Services: Slavic Bibliography (3 cr.)

Journalism
J414 International Newsgathering Systems (3 cr.)
J514 International Communication (3 cr.)
J560 Topics Colloquium: Reporting Foreign Affairs (3 cr.)
J624 Russian and East European Press Systems (3 cr.)
J660 European Journalism History (3 cr.)

Music
M502 Composers (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
M510 Topics in Music Literature (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
M527 Symphonic Literature Z542 (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
M537 Topics in Russian Music (3 cr.)
M601 Topics in Music Research (REE area topics) (3 cr.)
M602 Seminar in Musicology: Music and Politics in Eastern Europe (3 cr.)
M695 Seminar in Romantic Music (REE area topics) (3 cr.)

Religious Studies
R531 Orthodox Christianity (3 cr.)

Russian and East European Institute
R500 Russian and East European Issues (3 cr.)
R610 Seminar in International Librarianship: International Information Issues (3 cr.)
R620 Topics in Information, Literature, and Bibliography: Slavic Library Materials (3 cr.)