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Central Eurasian Studies (100% online)

Master of Arts

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This is an online program.

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS) is affiliated with the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences and is dedicated to providing IU graduate students with the intellectual tools they will need to live, work, and thrive in the globalized world of the 21st century.

Degree programs emphasize language proficiency, cultural competency, and in-depth training in qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Our students enjoy unparalleled access to a stellar faculty and professional development opportunities.

The department offers a comprehensive program on the study of Central Eurasia, the vast heartland of Europe and Asia. Students are introduced to the area as a whole and specialize in one of the major regions within Central Eurasia.

The Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs consist of two interconnected elements: a language of specialization (LOS), which gives a student access to the culture of a given region through the voices of its people; and a region of specialization (ROS), which includes courses on various aspects of the region's culture.

The language of specialization may be any language offered regularly in the department, including Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Turkish, Persian, Uzbek, Uyghur, Mongolian, and Tibetan and other languages, such as Kurdish, Kyrgyz, and Kazakh, if permitted by the student's Graduate Advisory Committee.

Some regions and languages such as the Siberian region (including the Buryat, Evenki, Yakut, and other languages) and the Volga-Kama region (including the Mari, Mordvin, and other languages) may also be available as individualized specializations at the Ph.D level.

CEUS also offers a dual MA/M.P.A. degree with the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, a dual MA/M.B.A. degree with the Kelley School of Business, and dual MA/M.I.S. and MA/M.L.S. degrees with the Department of Information and Library Science.