Bachelor in Zentralasiatischen Studien

Immerse yourself in the cultures and languages of Central Eurasia

Tibet. Afghanistan. Iran. Turkey. The Baltics. These are just a few of the geographic regions you can focus on when you pursue a degree in Central Eurasian Studies.

Whatever region you choose, you’ll spend your academic life learning its languages and getting an in-depth understanding of its culture, history, and place in the modern world.

You’ll explore the region’s politics—both current and historical. You’ll get to know famous figures, like Genghis Khan and the Dalai Lama. And you’ll graduate with a deep understanding of what makes Central Eurasia great and what challenges it faces.

Take advantage of one-of-a-kind resources

Indiana University is home to the nation’s only National Foreign Language Resource Center devoted to the languages of Central Eurasia. The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region provides you with unique research and learning opportunities. It also makes it possible to explore a variety of rarely taught languages, including Azerbaijani, Dari, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, and Uzbek.

You also have access to unique funding opportunities, study abroad programs, and learning resources offered by the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center and the Sinor Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies.

The Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies at Indiana University is a leader in the study of international affairs. We make the world a better place by engaging with its governments, businesses, laws, and nonprofit sectors, and we pursue innovations and solutions from the strong foundation of a Big Ten research university.

The first step to changing the world is seeking to understand it. We’ll teach you how. HLS offers nearly 20 undergraduate majors and minors, more than 50 graduate and doctoral opportunities, and more than 300 study abroad programs. You’ll graduate fluent in at least one of the 80+ languages taught on campus and equipped with the tools necessary to make an impact on the world.

Undergraduate Programs

Complete an international relations degree with any of our 6 majors, 9 minors, and 6 certificate programs, or combine your HLS studies with any other IU program across our several colleges and schools for an interdisciplinary learning experience tailored to your goals.

Bachelor in Cybersecurity & Global Policy

Bachelor in Central Eurasian Studies

Bachelor in East Asian Languages and Culture

Bachelor in International Studies

Bachelor in Middle Eastern Languages and Culture

Bachelor in International Law and Institutions