Bishkek: Central Asian Studies
Highlights: A look at strategies in international relations and state-building in the context of Central Asia. Extensive culture and travel program.
Central Asian Studies guides students through the politics, geography, and history of a dynamic region while providing immersive Russian language study.
The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan offer the ability to study nomadic and settled societies, as well as colonization, communism, and early independence. Each country is a rich tapestry of ethnicities, religions, and linguistic groups. With its diverse set of local conditions and ever-shifting regional and global relations, Central Asia serves as a prime case study for issues that countries all over the world are grappling with today.
Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, this program includes guided study trips to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, allowing us to compare and contrast these diverse countries’ cultural, historical, political, and economic systems.
There is no Russian language prerequisite for this program.
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Tuition, dormitory accommodation, visa and registration, pre-departure information, roundtrip airport transfers, cultural programming, travel in Central Asia as outlined, health and emergency insurance, and SRAS in-country support.
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- 18 years of age at time of application