Russian and East European Studies

Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse, 432.3423
M.A.

Chair
Laura Engelstein (History)

Director of Graduate Studies
Paul Bushkovitch (History)

Professors
Vladimir Alexandrov (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Paul Bushkovitch (History), Katerina Clark (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Mirjan Dama•ska (Law), Laura Engelstein (History), Robert Evenson (Economics), Ute Frevert (History), John Gaddis (History), Harvey Goldblatt (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Benjamin Harshav (Comparative Literature), Michael Holquist (Comparative Literature), Tatjana Lorkovic´ (Library), Jaroslav Pelikan (Emeritus, History), Susan Rose-Ackerman (Law), Ivan Szelenyi (Sociology), Tomas Venclova (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Miroslav Volf (Divinity)

Associate Professor
Hilary Fink (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Lawrence King (Sociology; on leave)

Assistant Professors
Keith Darden (Political Science), Anna Grzymala-Busse (Political Science), Pauline Jones Luong (Political Science), John MacKay (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Timothy Snyder (History)

Lecturer
Slobodan Novak (Slavic Languages & Literatures)

Senior Lectors
Irina Dolgova (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Rita Lipson (Slavic Languages & Literatures)

On July 1, 1999, the Council on Russian and East European Studies merged with the Council on West European Studies to create a new interdisciplinary body, the Council on European Studies (CES). The RSEE M.A. program will continue to operate as before while the Council on European Studies moves to formulate and implement new curricular and research programs reflective of current developments in Europe, broadly defined to encompass all states and peoples from Ireland to the Urals.

Fields of Study
See departments of Slavic Languages and Literatures, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology; the Law School; the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; the School of Management.

Special Admissions Requirements
Study of Russian through third-year college level or equivalent or another East European language.

Special Requirements for the M.A. Degree
All students must complete sixteen term courses (or their equivalent) in the various fields related to Russian and East European studies. Students are expected to take courses in at least three of the major disciplines relevant to the program (history, literature, social sciences, and law). One of the sixteen term courses may be taken for audit. Students may substitute a yearlong course in Russian or an East European language for two terms of graduate course work. Under this option the language course may not be taken for audit. Students with previous preparation in Russian language and civilization may in certain cases receive credit for this work. Students are required to pass the language examinations in Russian and a second language by the end of the third term at Yale. Students must receive the grade of 1+ or higher in Russian on the ACTFL/ETS Rating Scale as administered by the Slavic Languages and Literatures department at Yale, including reading, oral, and grammar portions. Students specializing in an East European language (such as Polish, Czech, Ukrainian, Hungarian, and others by special arrangement) may take Yale department-administered examinations in the language of the area of concentration. In case of a concentration on a language other than Russian, a student must demonstrate a reading knowledge of Russian by examination as administered by the Slavic Languages and Literatures department.

Joint degrees are available with the School of Management. Interested students must apply separately to the School of Management, as well as to Russian and East European Studies for a joint degree. The Council is currently proposing joint degrees with the Law School, and with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Interested applicants should contact the DGS.

The Master's Thesis
The master's thesis is based on research in a topic approved by the director of graduate studies and advised by a faculty member with specialized competence in the chosen topic. The thesis is normally written in conjunction with RSEE 950.

Program materials are available upon request to the Director of Graduate Studies, Russian and East European Studies, Yale University, Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206.

Courses
RSEE 940a or b, Independent Study.
By arrangement with faculty.

RSEE 950a or b, Master’s Thesis.
By arrangement with faculty.

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