MBA/Master of Arts in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies
The MBA/Master of Arts in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
program combines advanced business studies with interdisciplinary area
studies and language, responding to an increased need in both the public
and private sectors for business specialists with a thorough understanding
of the culture, economics, geography, history and politics of the former
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Students spend their first year in the program taking Russian, Eastern
European and Eurasian Studies courses and the second year taking graduate
business courses. The third year is a combination of both disciplines.
Degree Requirements:
Students must complete a total of 76-79 credit hours of course work.
- 28 hours required MBA core courses
- 18 hours of business electives
- 3 hour seminar in Russian, East European and Eurasian civilizations and cultures
- 9 hours of Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies courses, 3 hours from each of the three subject fields:
- Economics/History/Government
- Anthropology/Geography/ Sociology
- Literature/Culture
- 12 hours of Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies electives
- 6 hours of thesis or a 3 hour master's report with 6 additional hours of REE electives
Language Requirements:
Students are expected to possess proficiency in a language of the
area (normally Russian, Czech, Polish or Serbo-Croatian) equal to three
years of course work. This requirement may be met either through formal
language study or by passing a proficiency examination administered
by a University of Texas faculty member. Students are encouraged to
achieve the required level of proficiency as early as possible. Those
with no previous knowledge of a Slavic, East European or Central Asian
language are advised to enroll in intensive language courses during
the summer prior to beginning the Dual Degree Program. Students who
are native speakers of an area language will be required to learn a
second language.
Note: Before the completion of the MA degree, students are required
to complete a 4th year (or equivalent) of formal language instruction
and pass a proficiency examination in the area language of their choice
at the ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable) Level 2 or ACTFL (American
Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages) Advanced level.
The Dual Degree code for this program is 6 93200 and should be referred
to when applying to the program. Please also note that a minimum of
two years of full-time work experience is required for admission to
the MBA program.
Contacting the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program:
Master of Arts in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
Center for Russian,
East European and Eurasian Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-7782
512-471-3368 (fax)
e-mail: a.mcmillan@mail.utexas.edu
