Applications Open for MA Programs in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (University of Illinois)

Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that applications are now open for our interdisciplinary master’s degree programs, combining both language and area studies.
We offer several degree programs:
An MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES);

A dual-degree MA (REEES) / MS Library & Information Science program, in partnership with Illinois’ nationally-ranked School of Information Sciences (the iSchool);

Graduate Minors in REEES and Balkan Studies.
All of these programs provide students access to one of the nation’s great public universities, one that is particularly well known for its expertise in the study of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia.
At Illinois, you will find:
A renowned public research university, with a campus community of over 33,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students;

Internationally acclaimed library collections in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies;

A federally-funded National Resource Center (REEEC) dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia;

Award-winning scholars and academic professionals with deep expertise on the region;

Instruction in numerous regional languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, and Turkish;

Support for your studies through federally-funded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships.

To find out more about these programs, please visit our website: https://reeec.illinois.edu/
For application deadlines, see below.


We will be hosting a virtual information session on our REEES graduate programs tomorrow, Thursday, November 16 at 12:00 PM CST. For more information, and to register for the Zoom, please see the calendar listing.
Thank you very much for your consideration and attention. Should you have any questions about these programs, please do not hesitate to contact us at: reec@illinois.edu.


Deadlines:
Fall Admission – MA Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
International Students – 3 January
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents – 3 January
Notification of admission status to applicants – 20 January
Fall Admission – MA/MS Dual Degree Program (MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies/MS in Library and Information Science)
All Applicants – 1 December
Notification of admission status to applicants – mid-January