The Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) at Georgetown University offers one of the nation’s most distinguished and influential master’s degree programs in Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, and hosts a rich outreach program of events and conferences. Founded in 1959 to prepare scholars, policymakers and practitioners who understood the Soviet Union and could analyze its secretive system, CERES has evolved in the wake of the Soviet Union’s demise and today incorporates a variety of scholarly disciplines for the study of this culturally rich region. The Master of Arts in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (MAERES) degree provides students with a solid grounding in the languages and cultures of the region and multidisciplinary depth in the social sciences.
The M.A. degree curriculum is designed to take 4 semesters to complete. It requires: