Grad Program: Russian, East European, & Central Asian Studies (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Deadline: January 8, 2025

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications for our MA Degree Program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS). The deadline to apply for matriculation in Fall 2025 is January 8, 2025.

The REECAS MA provides interdisciplinary area studies training for emerging professionals and future leaders. The curriculum is designed to promote:

  • abroad understanding of the cultural, political, economic, social, and historical factors that have shaped the development of societies in Eurasia, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe;
  • professional-level proficiency in one or more languages of Eurasia and Eastern and Central Europe;
  • knowledge of methodological and analytical approaches of different disciplines that will contribute to a better understanding of the region and prepare students for conducting advanced research.

More than 25 tenure-line professors with a primary teaching and/or research interest in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies are affiliated with CREECA. Faculty represent 11 different disciplines, including: Agricultural and Applied Economics, History, Jewish Studies, Law, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literature, and Sociology.

While there is no minimum admission requirement for regional language, students are strongly advised to complete at least two years of language study before entering the program. Language learning is an integral part of the program, and in order to complete it students are required to take two years or the equivalent of a regional language (Persian, Polish, Kazakh, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian), with at least three years of study strongly recommended.

We strongly encourage qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship through our office. (A separate application is required and due Feb. 14, 2025.) Other sources of funding, such as teaching and project assistantships, may be available.

For more information about admissions and program requirements, please see https://creeca.wisc.edu/ma-degree-program.