European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
1311 Dunton Tower
Telephone: 613-520-2888
Fax: 613-520-7501
carleton.ca/eurus
The Institute
Director: Jeff Sahadeo
The Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies continues a
tradition of over forty years of teaching and research on the
region at Carleton University. The Institute offers an
interdisciplinary Master of Arts program in European, Russian,
and Eurasian Studies, with the participation of faculty members
from ten disciplines (art history, business, economics,
geography, history, international affairs, law, political
science, language studies, and sociology). They are
joined regularly by visiting scholars from outside the University,
including invited specialists from Europe and Russia.
In recent years, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia have witnessed
dramatic developments, including the collapse of the communist
system, the progression of European integration, the
enlargement of the European Union, and increased mobility
across state borders. These changes present a wide range of
political, social, and economic challenges. While established
democracies in Europe struggle to respond to issues such as
immigration, economic integration, social policy reform,
institutional change, and the development of a common foreign
policy, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe face
challenges deriving from the communist and pre-communist
periods. States in Eurasia must balance Soviet legacies
alongside a desire for national independence on the one hand
and the rise of Islamic sentiment on the other. Other dynamics,
such as nationalism, globalization, and environmental decline affect the
entire region.
Institute courses and research programs focus on several
broad themes. These themes combine attention to historical
contexts with a thorough analysis of contemporary developments.
Major themes include:
- the legacy of the Soviet system and its impact on
contemporary developments
- the role of the European Union in transforming the
continent
- transition periods in the history of the region, with
emphasis on political, economic, and social dimensions of
the post-communist transition
- nationalism, ethnicity, and migration as forces for
change in the area
- international integration, and the reintegration of
Eastern Europe and Eurasia into European institutions and
the larger international community
- environmental problems and policies in a comparative
perspective
- the changing relationship between state and society,
with attention to ethnicity, class, gender, and
religion
The interdisciplinary approach emphasizes the social
sciences and history. Students may take advantage of the
university's regular academic exchanges with post-secondary
institutions in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the
Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In
addition, EURUS faculty can facilitate research work and other
study programs in other countries in the region.
The diploma program in European Integration Studies is a
supplemental qualification available to graduate students
enrolled in a M.A. or Ph.D. degree program at Carleton.
Students in the Institute's M.A. program may work concurrently
towards their diploma in European Integration Studies.
Qualifying-Year Program
Applicants who have a general (three-year) bachelor's degree
in one of the disciplines represented in the program, or who
lack sufficient area studies or language training, may be
admitted to a qualifying-year program designed to raise their
status to that of honours graduates in European, Russian, and
Eurasian Studies. Students are expected to achieve a B+ average
or better in the qualifying-year program in order to qualify
for admission to the Master's year.
Master of Arts
Admission Requirements
The normal requirement for admission to the master's program
is an honours degree (or equivalent), with at least a B+
average.
For admission to the program, applicants should normally meet the
following requirements:
- A B.A. Honours degree (or equivalent) in a humanities
or social science discipline, with at least 3.0 credits in
the European/Russian/Eurasian area covering three different
disciplines (excluding language courses); and
- A reading knowledge of an appropriate major European
language (normally equivalent to two academic years of
instruction, or one year with an intensive summer program)
or, at the discretion of the Institute, equivalent
knowledge of another of the region's languages. Applicants
admitted with no proficiency or inadequate proficiency in
an appropriate language will require additional language
training beyond normal M.A. requirements.
Practical experience in the area of study will also be taken
into consideration.
Applicants who do not have the required interdisciplinary
background in the European/Russian/Eurasian area are encouraged
to apply to the program, but additional coursework beyond the
5.0 credits may be required.
It is expected that students will complete the degree within
three to four academic terms of study (which may include summer
term registration). However, students who need extra language
training or who do not have sufficient interdisciplinary
background at the undergraduate level may require extra time
for degree completion, as will students who participate in an
academic exchange abroad.
Program Requirements
1) Students in the program must complete 5.0 credits,
consisting of the following:
- EURR 5001, which is a 0.5-credit core seminar offered
specially by the Institute. The course incorporates the approaches
of several relevant disciplines and introduces students to
a variety of methodological approaches and tools needed to
design and implement research projects;
- Selection of a concentration (either Russian, Eurasian
and Transitions Studies or European and European Union
Studies), with 1.0 credit of course work from the
concentration course list provided below under the
description of each concentration;
- Either EURR 5200 (recommended for students selecting
the Russian, Eurasian and Transition Studies
concentration), or EURR 5300 (recommended for students
selecting the 'European and European Union Studies'
concentration);
- An additional 1.0 credit in coursework chosen with the
approval of the graduate supervisor from the electives
course list below;
- Either EURR 5908 (1.0 credit), a research essay
related to the concentration, incorporating the approaches
of at least two disciplines represented in the program; the
research essay must be defended orally and combined with an
additional 1.0 credit coursework chosen with the approval
of the graduate supervisor from the electives course list
below,
-
or
- EURR 5909 (2.0 credits), an M.A. thesis on a topic
related to the concentration, which must combine
interdisciplinary approaches with a greater degree of
originality and a greater use of primary sources than that
required of the research essay. The thesis must be defended
orally. The thesis option cannot be taken without the
specific permission of the graduate supervisor.
- No more than 1.0 credit may be taken at the 4000-level.
No more than 0.5 credit in a language discipline may be
counted towards program requirements.
2) Completion of the language requirement:
Each student must demonstrate language proficiency. Students
entering the M.A. program with no language proficiency or
inadequate language proficiency will require extra coursework
and/or summer language training to meet the language
proficiency requirement.
For the Russian, Eurasian and Transition Studies concentration the student may select German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, or Serbian/Croatian. For the European and European Union Studies concentration the student may select French, German, Italian, Polish, or Spanish. A student may request permission to use another major language to fulfill this requirement. However, the requested language (a) must be utilized in undertaking research for the research essay or M.A. thesis; and (b) its selection must be approved by the graduate supervisor.
 Proficiency in the approved language may be demonstrated by successful completion of a written translation examination to be administered by the Institute or by completion of the appropriate language from the following list with a minimum grade of B+: RUSS 4010 and RUSS 4020; GERM 4110; either SPAN 3110, or SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3020; ITAL 3110; or 1.0 credit in FREN at the 4000-level.
Concentrations
While one of the program's goals is to provide students with
an integrative approach to the entire region, the concentration
assures that each student's individual program will retain a
particular focus. Europe and Eurasia have become increasingly
integrated in terms of theoretical and methodological
approaches. However, the two sub-regions covered by the program
have distinct histories and legacies along with differing
intellectual traditions. Selection of a concentration assures
that each student's program will have an adequate level of
intellectual coherence. Students studying the post-communist
countries of Central and Eastern Europe that are EU member
states or candidates for membership may select either
concentration, depending on the thematic focus of the student's
work. The Institute offers two concentrations that draw
systematically from the program's range of courses and
expertise. Students are required to pursue one of these
concentrations:
- Russian, Eurasian, and Transition Studies
- European and European Union (EU) Studies
- Russian, Eurasian, and Transition Studies
- This concentration involves an interdisciplinary focus
on the communist legacy and challenges facing countries in
transition, with a geographic scope covering eastern and
southeastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the
Caucasus, and post-Soviet Central Asia.
- It is recommended that students pursuing this
concentration complete EURR 5200 rather than EURR
5300.
Concentration course elective list: EURR 4002 or EURR
5002, EURR 4101, EURR 4205, EURR 4207, EURR 5005, EURR 5007, EURR 5008 EURR 5102,
EURR 5107, EURR 5202, EURR 5203, EURR 5204, HIST 5600, PSCI
4501, PSCI 4503, PSCI 4601, PSCI 5104, PSCI 5105, PSCI 5106, SOCI
5804- European and European Union Studies
- This concentration focuses on countries involved in the
European Union and on European integration processes,
consequences, and dynamics from an interdisciplinary
perspective, including EU enlargement and relations of the
EU with other states.
- It is recommended that students pursuing this
concentration complete EURR 5300 rather than EURR
5200.
Concentration course elective list: EURR 4006, EURR
5003, EURR 5008, EURR 5104, EURR 5105, EURR 5106, EURR 5108,
EURR 5201, EURR 5204, EURR 5302, INAF 5804, INAF 5805, PSCI 5503, HIST
5100, HIST 5200
Electives Course List
- Art History
- ARTH 4202 Topics in Eastern Medieval Art
Economics- ECON 5603, ECON 5806, ECON 5807
Geography- GEOG 4600 Post-Communist Eastern Europe
History- HIST 4600 Seminar in Russian History
- HIST 5100, HIST 5200, HIST 5600 HIST 5800, HIST 5810,
HIST 5811
International Affairs- INAF 5202, INAF 5206, INAF 5602 INAF 5804, INAF
5805
Law- LAWS 4806 The Civilist Tradition
Political Science-
- PSCI 4503 Politics of Central Eurasia
- PSCI 4601 Foreign Policies of Soviet Successor
States
- PSCI 5104, PSCI 5105, PSCI 5106, PSCI 5201 PSCI 5404,
PSCI 5503, PSCI 5506, PSCI 5509 PSCI 5803, PSCI 5806
- Russian
- RUSS 4010 Fourth-Year Russian I
- RUSS 4020 Fourth-Year Russian II
- Sociology
- SOCI 5804
- European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
- EURR 4006 European Integration and the Business
Environment in East/Central Europe
- EURR 4101 The Balkans
- EURR 4205 Gender and Politics in Post-Communist Societies
- EURR 4207 Politics of Central Eurasia
- EURR 5000, EURR 5001, EURR 5002
EURR 5003, EURR 5005, EURR 5007
EURR 5008, EURR 5100, EURR 5102
EURR 5103, EURR 5104, EURR 5105
EURR 5106, EURR 5107, EURR 5108
EURR 5201, EURR 5202, EURR 5203
EURR 5204, EURR 5900, EURR 5901
EURR 5902, EURR 5903, EURR 5904
EURR 5905, EURR 5906
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Other 4000- and 5000-level courses may be approved
by the graduate supervisor as EURUS credits if they are
deemed appropriate to a particular student's
objectives.
Academic Standing
Master's candidates must obtain a grade of B- or higher on
each credit counted towards the degree.
Guidelines for Completion of Master's Degree
Students in the 5.0-credit program with sufficient
proficiency in Russian, German, or another approved language
are expected to complete the degree within three to four terms
of study.
Students participating in international exchanges will
normally require longer to complete degree requirements.
Diploma in European Integration
Studies
This diploma program is only open to students currently
enrolled in a graduate degree program at Carleton University
and is intended to provide an additional qualification to the
student's main degree. Applications to the program should be
made to the Institute of European and Russian Studies. Some
previous coursework or practical experience in the field of
European Studies is a prerequisite for admission to the
program. The purpose of the diploma program is to supplement
the student's program of study by providing in-depth study of
processes of European integration from an interdisciplinary
perspective and thus to prepare the student for professional
work or further study in this field.
Students must complete 2.5 credits of coursework and take
part in a non-credit seminar EURR 5809. Of the 2.5 credits
required for the diploma, 1.0 credit must be unique to the
diploma program and may not be counted toward meeting
requirements for the student's main degree program. The unique
diploma courses must include EURR 5003 and one additional
course on the primary option list. In addition to English, the
student must demonstrate proficiency in a second European
language (approved languages are subject to the discretion of
the Institute), as certified by a language examination.
Note: in order to be awarded the Dipoloma, students must
apply to graduate with the Diploma at the same time as they
apply to graduate with their M.A. or Ph.D.
Required courses:
- EURR 5003 Social and Political Perspective in
Europe
- EURR 5809 Seminar in European Integration Studies
Primary Option List
At least two of the following:
- PSCI 5503 Topics in European Politics
- INAF 5804 International Relations in Europe
- INAF 5805 The E.U. in International Affairs
- EURR 5104 European Integration and European Security
(also listed as PSCI 5608)
- EURR 5105 European Economic Integration
- EURR 5106 Selected Topics in European Integration
Studies (also listed as PSCI 5609)
- EURR 5108 Canada-EU Relations: Summer Module (also
listed as PSCI 5103)
- EURR 5302 EU Summer Study Abroad
Secondary Option List
One additional credit, which
may include:
Graduate Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given
year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings and to
determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at
central.carleton.ca
- EURR 5000 [0.5 credit]
- Social Science Approaches to Communist and
Post-Communist Studies
- An overview of social science approaches to the field
of study for students with limited background in the field.
The course is open to graduate students from a variety of
departments.
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute.
- EURR 5001 [0.5 credit]
- Interdisciplinary Seminar in European and Russian
Studies
- Current debates and methodological approaches within
various academic disciplines relating to Europe, Russia,
and Eurasia.
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute or enrolment
in the EURUS program.
- EURR 5002 [0.5 credit]
- Post-Soviet States and Societies
- The relationship between social forces and state
structures at both the national and local levels in the
USSR and the post-soviet states. (Also listed as PSCI 5110)
- Precludes additional credit for EURR 4002.
- EURR 5003 [0.5 credit]
- Social and Political Perspectives in Europe
- The emergence of a European polity, identity and
culture. Examination of whether 'Europe' as a defined
entity exists and the ways in which we may try to
understand its evolution. Also offered at the undergraduate
level with different requirements as EURR 4003, for which
additional credit is precluded.
- EURR 5005 [0.5 credit]
- Environmental Problems and Politics in East/Central
Europe and Eurasia
- Nature, origins and policy responses viewed from
economic, political and geographic perspectives. Also
offered at the undergraduate level, with different
requirements, as EURR 4005, for which additional credit is
precluded.
- Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in the area of East European
or environmental studies, or permission of the
Institute.
- EURR 5007 [0.5 credit]
- Social and Political Discourse in Russia
- Contemporary, social and political issues as covered in
Russian-language media. Most course reading and instruction
is in the Russian language but student participation may be
in English or Russian. Also offered at the undergraduate
level, with different requirements, as EURR 4007, for which
additional credit is precluded.
- Prerequisite: appropriate facility in the Russian
language and permission of the Institute.
- EURR 5008 [0.5 credit]
- Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Eastern and
Central Europe
- Ethnic basis of nationalism in the region. Ethnic
politics and trends.
- Precludes additional credit for EURR 4008.
- EURR 5100 [0.5 credit]
- Nation-Building in Central and Eastern
Europe
- Processes of nation building in the region examined in
terms of a particular country, or set of countries. Country
focus may vary. Also offered at the undergraduate level,
with different requirements, as EURR 4100, for which
additional credit is precluded.
- EURR 5102 [0.5 credit]
- The International Political Economy of
Transition
- Problems of reintegration into the world economy and
dilemmas of transition from command to market economies.
Topics may include new trade and investment patterns, role
in regional and international economic organizations,
search for appropriate exchange rate policies, impact of
Western assistance. (Also listed as INAF 5802.)
- EURR 5103 [0.5 credit]
- Sustainability and Development in the Arctic:
Transformations in the Circumpolar North
- The Circumpolar Arctic Region is undergoing rapid
political, economic, social and technological development,
which impacts sustainability. Climate, contaminants and
biological diversity focus international attention.
Nunavut, the Russian North, major developments, and
international circumpolar regime formation will be
discussed, with emphasis on environment and development.
(Also listed as GEOG 5700.)
- EURR 5104 [0.5 credit]
- European Integration and European Security
- A seminar focusing on security issues related to the
formation of supra-national decision-making structures in
Europe. Also offered at the undergraduate level with
different requirements, as EURR 4104, for which additional
credit is precluded. (Also listed as PSCI 5608.)
- EURR 5105 [0.5 credit]
- European Economic Integration
- Economic issues and policies related to the process of
European integration and the development of the post-World
War II European Union.
Prerequisite: ECON 1000.
- EURR 5106 [0.5 credit]
- Selected Topics in European Integration
Studies
- Selected topics related to post-World War II European
integration.
- (Also listed as PSCI 5609.)
- EURR 5107 [0.5 credit]
- Russia and the New World Order, 1992 to the
Present
- An examination of how the Russian Federation has sought
a place for itself in the world order since the collapse of
the USSR.
- Precludes additional credit for EURR 4107.
- EURR 5108 [0.5 credit]
- Canada-EU Relations: Summer Module
- Relations between Canada and Europe in the context of
European integration, with attention to policy issues
affecting the relationship and/or areas of common policy
challenges.
Precludes additional credit for EURR 5106 and PSCI 5609 if
taken in the summer of 2003-2004 or 2004-05. (Also listed
as PSCI 5103).
Prerequisite: previous course in European integration or
permission of the instructor.
- Intensive two-week summer module.
- EURR 5200 [0.5 credit]
- Interdisciplinary Seminar on Russian, Eurasian and
Transition Studies
- Particular issues in post-communist transition.
Discussion of student research proposals.
- Precludes additional credit for EURR 5300.
- EURR 5201 [0.5 credit]
- Special Topics in European Studies
- Selected topics related to Europe and/or the European
Union.
- EURR 5202 [0.5 credit]
- Special Topics in Russian, Eurasian, and Transition
Studies
- Selected topics related to the communist and
post-communist states and processes of transition they are
undergoing.
- EURR 5203 [0.5 credit]
- Imperial and Soviet Russia
- Legacies of the tsarist empire and the Soviet Union
that influence the region today. Topics include political
culture, empire, socialism, class, gender, and non-Russian
peoples. Also offered at the undergraduate level with
different requirements as EURR 4203, for which additional
credit is precluded.
- Also listed as HIST 5603.
- EURR 5204 [0.5 credit]
- Central Europe, Past and Present
- Evolution and current status of Central Europe from
periods of foreign control in the late nineteenth and
twentieth centuries to independent statehood. Emphasis on
national accommodations and conflicts.
- Also offered at the undergraduate level with different
requirements as EURR 4204, for which additional credit is
precluded. Also listed as HIST 5604.
- EURR 5300 [0.5 credit]
- Interdisciplinary Seminar on European and European
Union Studies
- Particular issues in EU member countries as well as
processes of European integration and EU enlargement.
Discussion of student research proposals.
- Precludes additional credit for EURR 5200.
- EURR 5301 [0.5 credit]
- Internship and Applied Policy Skills
- A seminar accompanying an unpaid internship placement to develop workplace and applied policy skills. Relating applied experience to academic literature. Writing skills for an applied policy setting. Also listed as EURR 4206, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Open only to EURUS MA students with a minimum B+ average and placement in an internship position in the same semester or in the previous semester (based on a competitive application process).
Internship placement: 12 days over 12 weeks.
Seminars: six three-hour seminar sessions.
- EURR 5302 [0.5 credit]
- EU Summer Study Abroad
- This course is open only to students in approved summer study options in Europe, particularly the EU Study Tour.
Prerequisite: approval of the Institute.
- EURR 5809 (0.0 credit)
- Seminar in European Integration Studies
- Each student must present a paper relating to European
integration that was prepared for another diploma course.
Diploma students are expected to attend presentations by
other students and other seminar talks. Open only to
students registered in the Diploma in European Integration
Studies.
- EURR 5900 [0.5 credit]
- Tutorial in Russian-Area Studies
- Directed readings on selected aspects of the Soviet
successor states, involving preparation of papers as the
basis for discussion with the tutor. Offered to meet
specific program needs.
- EURR 5901 [0.5 credit]
- Tutorial in Russian, Eurasian and Transition
Studies
- Directed readings on selected aspects of Russian,
Eurasian and Transition issues.
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute.
- EURR 5902 [0.5 credit]
- Tutorial in European and European Union
Studies
- Directed readings on selected aspects of European and
European Union issues.
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute.
- EURR 5903 [0.5 credit]
- Tutorial in European and European Union
Studies
- Directed readings on selected aspects of European and
European Union issues.
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute.
- EURR 5908 [1.0 credit]
- Research Essay
- A research essay on a topic relating to European,
Russian or Eurasian Studies.
- EURR 5909 [2.0 credits]
- M.A. Thesis
- Prerequisite: permission of the Institute.
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