Dual CEUS MA and SPEA MPA Degree Requirements :: Graduate Programs
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS) and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for a dual master’s degree. The dual degree program is a 60 credit hour program which addresses the demand for specialists who combine expertise in public policy and management and area studies expertise in the countries of Eurasia.
Students must separately apply to and be accepted into both the CEUS Master of Arts degree program and the SPEA Master of Public Affairs degree program. Indicate on both application forms that you are applying for the CEUS-SPEA dual degree.
Because CEUS and SPEA are in separate schools within Indiana University, students will be officially enrolled in only one school at a time. Students will alternate school affiliation so that students will be formally "housed" in each school for three semesters. School affiliation in no way restricts course enrollment. Students can concurrently enroll in CEUS and SPEA courses.
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Central Eurasian Studies: 24 credit hours
I. Region of Specialization
Three courses (9 cr.) on the culture, history, or
society of the region. Courses which currently satisfy this requirement
are:
Baltic-Finnish Region
U370 The Uralic Peoples U436 Finnish Civilization to 1810
U518 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U533 Finland in the 20th Century
U534 Classical Finnish Literature
U535 Modern Finnish Literature
U543 Estonian Culture and Civilization
U544 Baltic States since 1918
Central Asian Region
U368 The Mongol Century
#TBA Shrine and Pilgrimage in Central Asian Islam
#TBA The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam
U394 Islam in the Soviet Union and Successor States
U493 Islamic Central Asia 16th-19th Centuries
U498 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia
U518 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
U519 Soviet & Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U574 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and
Central Eurasia
U596 Post-Soviet Transition in Central Asia
U597 Politics and Society in Central Asia
U598 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
U599 Seminar on Social Change in Central Asia
U683 Altaic Linguistics
U698 Islamic Hagiography of Central Asia
U797 Seminar on Comparative Study of Central Asia & Middle East
U798 Central Asia Nomadic Pastoralism
Hungarian Region
U370 The Uralic Peoples
U423 Hungary between 1890 and 1945
U424 Hungarian Literature from its Beginning to 1900
U426 Modern Hungarian Literature
U427 Hungary from 1945 to the Present
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U524 Romanticism
Iranian
#TBA The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam
#TBA Introduction to the Ancient Near East
U368 Mongol Century
U493 Islamic Central Asia 16th-19th Centuries
U511 Prophets, Poets and Kings: Iranian Civilization
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U546 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
U577 Research in Classical Persian Texts
#TBA Persian Mystical Literature
#TBA Middle Iranian Languages, Soghdian
U598 People and Cultures of Central Asia
U698 Islamic Hagiography of Central Asia
#TBA Modern Persian Literature
U797 Seminar on Comparative Study of Central Asia & Middle East
U798 Central Asia Nomadic Pastoralism
Mongolian
U368 Mongol Century
U469 Mongolia: Theocracy, Communism, Democracy
U483 Introduction to the History of Tibet
U490 Sino-Tibetan Relations
U497 Inner Asian Peoples and Nationality Policy in the People’s
Republic of China
U519 Soviet & Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U560 History of Mongolic Writing Systems
U563 Mongolian Historical Writings
U564 Mongolian Literature and Folklore
U565 Mongolian Civilization and Folk Culture
U568 Mongolian Languages and Dialects
U569 Modern Inner Mongolia
U683 Introduction to Altaic Linguistics
U798 Central Asia Nomadic Pastoralism
#TBA Ordos Documents
#TBA Writing System of the Mongols
Post-Communism and Nationalism
U394 Islam in the Soviet Union and Successor States
U427 Hungary from 1945 to the Present
U469 Mongolia: Theocracy, Communism, Democracy
U490 Sino-Tibetan Relations
U497 Inner Asian Peoples and Nationality Policy in the People’s
Republic of China
U518 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
U519 Soviet and Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U543 Estonian Culture and Civilization
U544 Baltic States since 1918
U569 Modern Inner Mongolia
U574 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and
Central Eurasia
U596 Post-Soviet Transition in Central Asia
U597 Politics and Society in Central Asia
U598 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
U599 Seminar on Social Change in Central Asia
Tibetan Region
U368 Mongol Century
U469 Mongolia: Theocracy, Communism, Democracy
U483 Introduction to the History of Tibet
U489 Tibet and the West
U490 Sino-Tibetan Relations
U497 Inner Asian Peoples and Nationality Policy in the People’s
Republic of China
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U563 Mongolian Historical Writings
U564 Mongolian Literature and Folklore
U565 Mongolian Civilization and Folk Culture
U785 Seminar in Tibetan Literature
Turkish
#TBA Turkish Literature in Translation
U368 Mongol Century
U459 Seminar in Turkish Studies
U520* Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
U546 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
#TBA Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
#TBA Seminar in Turkish Literature
U554-55 Introductory Ottoman Turkish I-II
U573 Persian Mystical Literature in Translation
U597 Politics and Society in Central Asia
U598 Peoples and Cultures of the Central Asia
U654-55 Advanced Ottoman Turkish
U683 Altaic Linguistics
U798 Central Asia Nomadic Pastoralism
#TBA Old Turkic
#TBA Middle Turkic
#TBA Persian Mystical Poetry
F617 Turkish Traditional Art Today
*If used to satisfy the ROS requirement, these courses must be approved by a student's Graduate Advisory Committee.
II. Electives
Electives or "open" courses (6 cr.) taught in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, may include any graduate-credit course at the 300-level or above not used to satisfy other requirements. Students are encouraged to take one of their electives in another Region of Specialization in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies. These courses must be selected carefully in consultation with the student's Graduate Advisory Committee and receive its written approval.
III. Language of Specialization
Intermediate level (6 cr.) of one Language of
Specialization taught in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies,
selected according to the ROS. Courses which currently satisfy this
requirement are:
Baltic-Finnish Region: Estonian or Finnish
U341-U342
Introductory Estonian I-II
U441-U442
Intermediate Estonian I-II
U541-U542
Advanced Estonian I-II
U331-U332
Introductory Finnish I-II
U431-U432
Intermediate Finnish I-II
U531-U532
Advanced Finnish I-II
Central Asian Region: Uzbek
U353-U354
Introductory Uzbek I-II
U453-U454
Intermediate Uzbek I-II
U556-U557
Advanced Uzbek I-II
Hungarian Region: Hungarian
U321-U322
Introductory Hungarian I-II
U421-U422
Intermediate Hungarian I-II
U521-U522
Advanced Hungarian I-II
Mongolian Region: Mongolian
U361-U362
Introductory Mongolian I-II
U461-U462
Intermediate Mongolian I-II
U561-U562
Advanced Mongolian I-II
Tibetan Region: Tibetan
U381-U382
Introductory Tibetan I-II
U486-U487
Intermediate Tibetan I-II
U586-U587
Advanced Tibetan I-II
Students who test out of the Intermediate level of the LOS must submit appropriate documentation. In addition, they must complete 6 hours of work in ROS, LOS, or relevant U600 courses to satisfy the overall number of hours required for an M.A. degree in the Department. Students may not count the Introductory level of an LOS toward any aspect of an M.A. degree, but may count these credits toward the overall number of hours required for a Ph.D. degree in the Department.
Students may fulfill the LOS requirement by completing or testing out of the Advanced level of the language (i.e., without taking the introductory or intermediate levels at Indiana University). In that case, no credit hours are given for any of the levels of the LOS toward the M.A. or Ph.D. degrees. The missing credits may be fulfilled with electives.
IV. M.A. Thesis course
During the fourth or fifth semester of enrollment, the student shall register for U601, an independent study course (3 cr.) that will serve as the M.A. Thesis Course. The student will work under the guidance of his or her thesis adviser, normally the head of the student's Graduate Advisory Committee. The student will receive credit for U601 only after acceptance of the M.A. Thesis.
V. M.A. Thesis
The M.A. thesis should be not less than 50 and not more than 70 double-spaced pages (text and notes), and it must reflect the use of materials in the student's LOS or in at least one Research Language other than English. The thesis may be an expanded seminar or other course paper, or it may be an entirely new project. The thesis committee consists of three members, all of whom must approve the thesis; there is no oral defense. Normally, the student shall submit the M.A. Thesis to the Department within 90 days after the end of the fifth semester of full-time enrollment. Extensions may be granted only by written permission of the student's Graduate Advisory Committee and the Chairman of the Department.
VI. Research Language
Students must demonstrate reading proficiency in a modern research language such as French, German, or Russian. This may be done by taking a proficiency examination through the relevant department, or by completing with a "B" grade or better the 491-492 courses offered in some of these languages. These credit hours do not count toward the overall dual M.A. requirement.
Summary of CEUS M.A. Requirements
A. Region of Specialization - three courses (3 + 3 + 3 cr)
B. Electives in CEUS - two courses (3 + 3 cr.)
C. Language of Specialization: Intermediate-level of a language taught in the Department of
Eurasian Studies (3 + 3 cr.)
D. M.A. Thesis Course - U601 (3 cr.)
E. M.A. Thesis (no cr.)
F. Research Language (no cr.)
Total (minimum) credit-hours at the MA level for the CEUS component of the Dual M.A./M.P.A. in CEUS and SPEA: 24
School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA): 36 credit hours
CEUS lists SPEA details as a courtesy. Contact SPEA at 812-855-2840 for details or to confirm the current accuracy of these requirements.
I. Required M.P.A. core courses
V501 Professional Development Practicum: Information Technology (1 cr.)
V502 Public Management (3 cr.)
V503 Professional Development Practicum: Writing and Presentation (1 cr.)
V505 Professional Development Practicum: Teamwork and Integrated Policy Project (1 cr.)
V506 Statistical Analysis for Policy and Management (3 cr.)
V517 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
V540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
V560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
V600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
II. Specialized Concentration: 15 credits
Each student is required to develop a specialized concentration comprised of courses approved by a SPEA faculty advisor.
