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The Russian and East European Studies certificate offers students a stimulating interdisciplinary program providing an understanding of the history and culture of the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, as well as the critical process of political and economic change taking place in this region of the world. While working toward the REES undergraduate certificate, students can also participate in extracurricular activities including the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium and student clubs focusing on language and culture. Learn how you can start working toward your undergraduate certificate.
Pitt offers a Bachelor of Philosophy in International and Area Studies – Russian and East European Studies Track, which is an interdisciplinary, research-based degree offered by the University Honors College in collaboration with REES. Requirements for this degree are rigorous. In addition to taking 10 approved courses, students must complete three years of college-level language courses or attain equivalent proficiency, study abroad, pursue a second major, maintain a 3.25 grade average, and successfully defend an honors thesis.
To learn more about the BPhil IAS, contact Susan Hicks.
Read more about the BPhil IAS, REES Track, or about the Honors College BPhil degree in general.
Students can apply for financial aid through several different venues.
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Undergraduate Student FLAS Fellowship
The Center for Russian and East European Studies is pleased to announce the competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for the University of Pittsburgh 2013-14 Academic Year. The FLAS Fellowship is a prestigious award that enables the recipient to devote full time to undergraduate study. FLAS-eligible languages include: Russian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish, and Ukrainian. The application deadline is February 15, 2013. For more information and an application, please click here. - REES Summer Study and Internship Abroad Scholarships
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- External Funding Opportunities
Other scholarships, loans, and work-study programs for Pitt undergraduates are administered by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Work-study positions assisting REES staff with office work are periodically available during the academic year. If you are eligible to receive a work-study award and are interested in such a position, please contact Eileen O'Malley.
The University of Pittsburgh is one of a select few US universities offering language and cultural training opportunities through Project GO. Summer intensive courses and both distance-learning and traditional academic year course offerings from Pitt provide ROTC students throughout the country with multiple opportunities to fit up to four years of Russian language training into their schedules. Special fellowship opportunities are available to cover the costs of a three-consecutive-level training sequence, which includes 5 weeks of summer language training in Moscow and 8 weeks of summer language training in Samara, Russia. Learn more on our Project GO website.
