MA in Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies

The Department of Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies offers work leading to the MA and PhD in Polish, Russian, and Central and European Studies with concentrations in Polish Studies and Russian Studies. The Interdepartmental Concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies, the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Central and Eastern European Studies, and the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Violence Studies are available to students in both programs. The scholarly focus of our nationally and internationally recognized faculty is twentieth-century Slavic studies, making our Department an ideal place to pursue one’s interest in Polish and Russian modern, post-modern and contemporary literature and culture. Faculty research includes the following areas: Literary Modernism and Its Cultural Contexts Verbal and Visual Avant-gardes Twentieth-century Philosophical Approaches to Literature Contemporary Literature Comparative Literature Translation Studies Gender Studies.

Baccalaureate Field No restrictions. Applicants without a substantial background in Russian or Polish will be considered for admission on limited status only and will be required to acquire an adequate level of language proficiency as outlined below before being granted full standing in the graduate program. Grade Point Average At least 3.50/4.00 in courses related to the area of concentration.