Master of Arts in Eurasian Studies - Nazarbayev University

Description

Programme

• Introduction to Eurasia (1st semester) – an overview of the major scholarly debates in the study of the region;
• General Methodology (1st semester) – a team-taught interdisciplinary training in methods and epistemology;
• Disciplinary Methodology (2nd semester) – a course in the methodology of the student’s chosen discipline, as part of the preparation for their MA dissertation.

• Anthropology & Sociology: Anthropology of Religion and Secularism, Post-Socialist Capitalism and Development, Social Problems and Issues in Eurasia, Gender in Eurasia
• History: Land and Men in Russian Turkestan (ca. 1865-1915), Cotton, Irrigation, and Power, Introduction to Serial and Quantitative Sources for Central Asian History, Nations and Nationalisms in Russia and the USSR, 1900-2000, Marginality in Russia and the USSR, Social History of the Russian Empire, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, 1814 – 1895, National Historiographies in Post-Soviet Central Asia
• Literature and Culture: A History of Utopia in Soviet Literature, The Avant Garde in Russian/Soviet Arts, 1890-1930, Russian and Soviet Theatre, Survey of Central Asian Oral Literature, Ethnography of Oral Literature, Buddhism in Central Asia
• Political Science: Politics of Eurasia, Public Policy of Eurasia, Russian Foreign Policy, Contemporary Russian Politics

Eligibility

Application Procedure

1. Three confidential letters of recommendation from individuals who are able to comment on the abilities of the applicant in an academic or professional setting and are familiar with his/her achievements and future aspirations.
2. A personal essay giving the reasons for seeking an M.A in Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University.
3. Resumé/curriculum vitae;
4. Notarized copy (-ies) of Bachelor's (or its equivalent) and/or other degree diplomas with transcript(s); Applicants who obtained Bachelor’s (or its equivalent) and/or other degree diplomas from foreign educational institutions must request their official transcript(s) to be sent to Graduate Admissions Departament directly.
5. English language proficiency test reports (academic IELTS or TOEFL) valid as of the commencement of the M.A. in Eurasian Studies program for applicants whose native language is not English as determined by the Admissions Committee. The minimum score requirements for each exam are as follows: TOEFL paper-based test score – 600; TOEFL internet-based test score – 100 (with a minimum 21 in each); IELTS test score – 7.0 (with no score below 6.0 in any element) or evidence of native competence. Valid GRE Test Report (General Test) if available;
6. Notarized copy of the applicant’s identity card or passport;
7. Completed application form. The online application form will be available at http://admissions.nu.edu.kz

Funding

Organizer

• Nazarbayev University

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