University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2 courses 12 total credits
The Balkan Studies graduate minor is designed for M.A. or Ph.D. students in other disciplines who wish to complement their degree program with interdisciplinary study of the Balkans. Students interested in pursuing the minor must have a minimum of two years of college-level study of a language of the region: e.g., Albanian, BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), Bulgarian, modern Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Romani, Romanian, Sloveneian, Turkish, Yiddish. A program of study can be tailored to the needs and interests of the individual student in consultation with Center staff; for admission to the program contact the Center. The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center offers a two-year program of language and area studies courses leading to an interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree. The program is designed to meet the needs of students proceeding to disciplinary-based doctoral work and those planning non-academic professional careers with area expertise. Programs offered by the Center: Prospective graduate students should have completed at least two years of Russian or another language of Eastern Europe or Eurasia. Applicants must submit the Graduate College application for admission, certified transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (verbal, quantitative, and written), three letters of reference, and a writing sample. International students must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. All...
| Total Hours | 12 credits |
Required Courses
Electives (4 hours at the 500 level) At least 8 graduate hours that relate to the Balkans chosen from the list of approved courses maintained by REEEC and taken outside the student's enrolling department. Students must also submit a research paper primarily on the region.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 530 or REES 550 | Collection Development or Seminar in REEE Studies | 4 |
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