About CERS

The Center for European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CERS) at Michigan State University has developed an exceptional program in European and Eurasian studies, combining formerly separate programs and faculties in Western European Studies and Russian, East European and post-Soviet Studies into an integrated pan-European and Eurasian Center, which emphasizes the need to explore linkages and study emergingchallenges that transcend the cold war divisions of Europe and reach authoritatively into Post-Soviet Central Asia. The Center offers undergraduate specializations in Russian and East European Studies (REES) as well as Western European Studies (WES). The Director of CERS coordinates the REES specialization on behalf of the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. The WES program is administered by an Advisory Committee composed of interested faculty from each college whose courses are included in it, in conjunction with CERS. The record keeping and certification to the Registrar are handled by James Madison College.