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North American Russian and Slavic Departments

Information listed includes the name of the institution, degrees offered, and the areas in which degrees are granted.

• Boston College. M.A. Russian Language and Literature, Slavic Studies, General Linguistics. http://fmwww.bc.edu/SL/
• Brown University. M.A., Ph.D. Russian Language and Literature, Slavic Linguistics. http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Slavic_Languages/
• Columbia University, M.A., Ph.D. Russian Literature (MA, PhD), Polish Literature (MA, PhD), Ukrainian Literature (MA), Czech Literature (MA), Russian Translation (MA), Slavic Cultures (MA) http://www.columbia.edu/cu/slavic/
• Cornell University. http://www.arts.cornell.edu/russian/
• Duke University, M.A., Ph. D. Russian Literature, Slavic Linguistics. http://www.duke.edu/web/slavic/
• Florida State University. M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/divisions/russian/
• Harvard University, M.A., Ph.D. (terminal M.A. degree not offered). Slavic languages and literatures with concentration on the study of literature, Slavic languages and literatures with concentration on the study of Slavic linguistics. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/
• Indiana University, M.A., Ph.D. Russian, Slavic, language, linguistics. http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/
• Michigan State University. M.A., Russian. http://linglang.msu.edu/
• Middlebury College, M.A. http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/russian/
• New York University, M.A. Russian studies with concentrations in Russian literature and culture, area studies, and linguistics.http://www.nyu.edu/fas/dept/russian/index.html
• Northwestern University. M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.slavic.northwestern.edu/
• Ohio State University, M.A., Ph.D. Specialization in Linguistics (M.A.) Specialization in Literature (M.A.), Russian Literature (Ph.D.), Slavic Linguistics (Ph.D.) http://slavic.osu.edu/
• Princeton University, Ph.D., Russian Literature or Russian, Slavic Linguistics. http://slavic.princeton.edu/
• San Francisco State University, M.A., Russian. http://www.sfsu.edu/~russian/
• Stanford University, M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Language and Literature. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/slavic/cgi-bin/
• State University of New York, Albany. M.A., Russian. http://www.albany.edu/llc/
• State University of New York, Stonybrook. M.A. Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.sunysb.edu/eurolangs/
• University of Arizona. M.A., Russian and Slavic Languages. http://russian.arizona.edu
• University of California, Berkeley. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic literature and Culture, Slavic Linguistics. http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/slavic/
• University of California, Los Angeles. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/slavic/index.html
• The University of Chicago. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://slavic.uchicago.edu/
• The University of Illinois. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic Linguistics and Literature. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/spx/
• University of Kansas. M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures (M.A., Ph.D.), Russian Language and Literature (M.A.), Russian Culture (M.A.). http://www.ku.edu/~slavic/
• University of Michigan. M.A., Ph.D. Russian Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Slavic Linguistics. http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slavic/
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. M.A., Ph.D. Russian Literature and Culture, Comparative Slavic and East European Literatures and Cultures, Slavic Linguistics. http://www.unc.edu/depts/slavdept/
• University of Pittsburgh. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic Literature. http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/
• University of Southern California. M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://college.usc.edu/sll/
• University of Texas, Austin. M.A., Ph.D. Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/slavic/
• University of Virginia. M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Linguistics (M.A.), Slavic Literatures (M.A.), Contemporary Russian Studies (M.A.), Russian Literature (Ph.D.), Slavic Linguistics (Ph.D.), and Slavic Folklore (Ph.D.) http://www.virginia.edu/~slavic/
• University of Washington. M.A., Ph.D. Russian Studies (M.A.), Slavic Studies (M.A.), Slavic Languages and Literatures (Ph.D.). http://depts.washington.edu/slavweb/
• University of Wisconsin. M.A., Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/
• Yale University. M.A., Ph.D., Russian literature, Medieval Slavic literature and philology (by special arrangement), Polish literature (by special arrangement). http://www.yale.edu/slavic/
• AATSEEL's Departments' Site — Gives URLs for Graduate, Intensive, and Middle School and High School programs around the country.

Major International Russian & Slavic Centers

Area Studies Centers

• Baylor University's Center for Slavic and East European Studies
• Columbia University's Institute on East Central Europe
• Emory University Center for Soviet, Post-Soviet, and East European Studies (SEES)
• Georgetown University
• Indiana University Russian and East European Institute
• Pittsburgh University Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies
• South East European Research Unit, Glasgow, Scotland
• Stanford University Center for Russian and East European Studies
• UNCG's Department of German and Russian
• University of California at Berkeley's Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
• University of Essex (UK) Russian Studies Program
• University of Illinois' Russian and East European Center
• University of Michigan Center for Russian and East European Studies
• University of Oregon Russian and East European Studies Center
• University of Texas at Austin Russian and East European Network Information Center
• University of Toronto, Centre for Russian and East European Studies
• University of Washington's Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
• List of US National Resource Centers for Russian & East European Studies

Study Abroad Programs

• StudyAbroad.com — This site gives listings by country. Fairly comprehensive.

Related Programs

Information listed includes the name of the institution, degrees offered, and the areas in which degrees are granted.

    One of the best options is still either searching out established dual-degree programs (some of which are listed below) or getting a degree in your core subject along with a Russian & East European Studies certificate (Bachelor's, Master's or PhD level) from a federally funded Area Studies center (see Resource Centers for Russian & East European Studies). Russian & East European Studies certificates may also be available through centers that receive no federal funding. If you have additions to this list, please submit them to brewerm@u.library.arizona.edu

Library Science

• Indiana University — Dual Master's Degree program in Russian and East European studies [M.A.] and Library Science [M.L.S.] as well as M.A. and M.I.S (Information Science)
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has hosted the Slavic Librarians' Workshop for over a decade. The university also has been churning out Slavic Librarians (though, oddly, they do not specifically offer a Slavic Librarianship degree) since the 1970s.
• International Directory of Librarians and Library Specialists in the Slavic and East European Field — this is a nice resource for anyone interested in contacting a Slavic library specialist in the field.
• Slavic Librarian Educaton/Experience Survey Results — Results of a survey into the educational and experiential background of 127 working Slavic librarians (primarily from North America).

Business

• University of Michigan offers a dual-degree program in REES and Business
• Indiana University offers a dual-degree program in REES and Business Administration
• Boston College offers a dual-degree program in Russian and Business Administration

Political Science

• University of Michigan offers a dual-degree program in REES and Public Policy
• University of Texas (at Austin) offers a dual-degree program in REES and Public Affairs
• Indiana University offers a dual-degree program in REES and Public Affairs

Law

• University of Michigan offers a dual-degree program in REES and Law
• University of Texas (at Austin) offers a dual-degree program in REES and Law
• George Washington University offers a dual-degree program in Russian and Law

Military/Government Service

• State Department Funding and Programs — Offer a number of programs that could be of interest to students in Russian and East European studies.
• White House Fellowships
• National Security Education Program Fellowships— These fellowships support U.S. students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. national security but are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students.

Other

• University of Michigan offers a dual-degree program in REES and Natural Resources and the Environment.
• University of Michigan offers a dual-degree program in REES and Landscape Architecture
• University of Texas (at Austin) offers a dual-degree program in REES and Radio, Television & Film

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