The Harriman Institute administers the Master of Arts in Regional
Studies—Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe (MARS-REERS)
through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for those wishing
to focus on a multidisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary
Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe (the former Soviet Union,
Eastern Europe and the Balkans). The program provides intensive
exposure to the politics, international relations, modern history,
and cultural and social formations of the region, with both a
country-specific and trans-regional focus. Applicants should
have some prior language training and must complete at least
three years of an East European or a Eurasian language.
In addition to the language requirement, the degree program requires
completion of 2 Residence Units and 30 points of credit, including
a master’s thesis and nine regional courses from a wide
range of offerings in Anthropology, Art History, Business, Economics,
History, International Affairs, Literature, Law, Political Science
and Sociology. All students are required to take one of the two
core interdisciplinary colloquia: Legacies of Empire and the
Soviet Union or Politics and Societies in Post-Revolutionary
East Central Europe.
The program is tailored to meet the needs of persons entering
professional careers, midcareer professionals, students preparing
for entry into doctoral programs, and those with a professional
degree, such as the J.D. or M.B.A., who want to gain regional
expertise.
|Degree Requirements|
The requirements for the degree are as follows:
·
Proficiency equivalent to three years of a Eurasian or East European
language
·
Two Residence Units and 30 points of credit, including:
- One of the two core colloquia
- Six regional courses (at least two of which are colloquia or
seminars)
- One regional history course
- One elective
·
A master’s thesis
Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
Students taking a Eurasian or Eastern European language at the
fourth-year level or above may count two semesters of language
toward the regional course requirement.
All MARS-REERS students are encouraged to apply for the Harriman
Institute Certificate.
|Thesis|
The master’s thesis will be written in conjunction with
one of the students’ field courses, which is usually a
research seminar taken in the last semester of the program. The
faculty member supervising the field course will be the adviser
for the thesis.
|Eurasian and Eastern European Languages at Columbia|
Armenian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian,
Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian, Uzbek.
|Applying to the Program|
Application to the MARS-REERS program is through the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). The application deadline
is May 1st. A GRE score is required. A TOEFL score is required
for non-native speakers. You can request that an application
be mailed to you by calling the GSAS Office of Admissions at
212-854-4737. You may also apply online at www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/admisapps.html.
Please note that when using the online application process,
you will still need to submit letters of evaluation, transcripts,
and standardized test scores separately. All questions regarding
the admissions process should be directed to the GSAS Office
of Admissions. The application fee is $65.
Please mail applications to:
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Columbia University
107 Memorial Library
535 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
|Financial Aid|
While Columbia offers no scholarship aid, U.S. citizens can
apply for graduate loans and the Federal Work-Study Program.
International students are encouraged to seek outside funding.
For information on graduate loans and the Federal Work-Study
Program, contact the GSAS Office of Financial Aid at 212-854-3808.
|Faculty|
Bradley Abrams, History
Karen Barkey, Sociology
Edward Beliaev, International Affairs
Thomas P. Bernstein, Political Science
Richard W. Bulliet, History
Vitaly A. Chernetsky, Slavic Languages
Stephen J. Collier, Anthropology
Alexander A. Cooley, Political Science
Padma Desai, Economics
Richard Ericson, Economics
Anna Frajlich-Zajac, Slavic Languages
Boris Gasparov, Slavic Languages
David Goldfarb, Polish & Comparative Literature
Radmila Gorup, Slavic Language
Sigurd Grava, Urban Planning
Richard Gustafson, Russian (Barnard)
Christopher Harwood, Slavic Languages
Valentina Izmirlieva, Slavic Languages
Robert Jervis, Political Science
Peter Juviler, Political Science (Barnard)
Manouchehr Kasheff, Middle East Languages
Christina H. Kiaer, Art History
Mara Kashper, Slavic Languages (Barnard)
Robert Legvold, Political Science
Kimberly Marten, Political Science (Barnard)
Rev. John McGuckin, Early Church History
Ronald Meyer, Slavic Languages
John Micgiel, International Affairs
Frank J. Miller, Slavic Languages
Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Slavic Languages
Marc Nichanian, Armenian Studies
Neni Panourgia, Anthropology
Katharina Pistor, Law
Cathy Popkin, Slavic Languages
Irina Reyfman, Slavic Languages
Carol Rounds, Hungarian
Ivan Sanders, Hungarian Literature
Peter J. Sinnott, International Affairs
Jack Snyder, Political Science
Nader Sohrabi, Middle East Languages & Cultures
Michael Stanislawski, History
David Stark, Sociology
Lars Tragardh, History (Barnard)
Mark von Hagen, History
Stanislaw Wellisz, Economics
Richard Wortman, History
