Academics

While studying abroad in Ukraine, students will be attending one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Eastern Europe – V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University founded in 1804. Since its foundation, the University has graduated over 130,000 students. Karazin University is the only university in Ukraine that has trained and employed three Nobel Prize laureates: the biologist I. Mechnikov, the economist S. Kuznets, and the physicist L. Landau.

All of the classes for EESA-Ukraine students are taught by professors of Karazin University delivering the highest level of academics. These professors are highly regarded specialists in their field, passionate about teaching and the subject of study and all have experience in teaching students from the USA. Classes are a combination of lectures and discussions. Most classes are small in size allowing for individual attention to each student.

Classes are taught in English and are worth 4 credits. Students are required to take 4 classes per semester for a total of 16 credits. Participation in the following two courses is a requirement of the program: history of Ukraine and  its contemporary economic and political system. Russian and Ukrainian language courses are available at any level from very beginning to advanced. Students are asked to apply to an appropriate level of Russian class but the final placement is determined based on the results of a language test upon arrival.

List of courses

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