PhD Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington

The PhD in Central Eurasian Studies prepares students for advanced research and teaching on Central Asia, the Caucasus, Mongolia, Tibet and the Baltic-Finnish, Hungarian and Iranian worlds. Students combine a language of specialization with a region of specialization and have access to the Sinor Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies.

Faculty: Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies  |  Department: Central Eurasian Studies  |  Duration: Minimum 78 graduate credit hours (90 total for the College of Arts and Sciences)  |  Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

Four regional courses (12 hrs), three language and linguistics courses (9 hrs), a 600/700-level seminar, an outside minor of at least 12 hrs and 12 hrs electives; two research languages; written and oral qualifying exams; dissertation and defense. Languages include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Persian, Uzbek, Uyghur, Mongolian and Tibetan.

Career pathways

Academia, government and international affairs.

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