Slavic and East European Studies Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Slavic and East European Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SEES/HIS 2380 | Introduction to Slavic and East European Studies I 1 | 3 |
| SEES/HIS 3381 | History of East Central Europe | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select 3 hrs. from each of the following lists: | ||
| Language | 3 | |
| History and Political Science | 3 | |
| Cultural Evolution | 3 | |
| Select 3 additional hrs. from any of the course lists used above. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Course Lists
Language
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RUS 2310 | Intermediate Russian | 3 |
| RUS 2320 | Russian Culture in Context | 3 |
| RUS 3301 | Russian Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| RUS 3302 | Russian Reading Development | 3 |
| SEES 3V70 | Advanced Independent Study | 1-3 |
| Other language courses, as approved 2 | ||
History and Political Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIS 3340 | Russia to 1861 | 3 |
| HIS 3342 | Russia since 1861 | 3 |
| HIS 3343 | History of Ukraine | 3 |
| HIS 4347 | Totalitarian Regimes in Europe | 3 |
| HIS/SEES 4379 | The Cold War | 3 |
| PSC 3304 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PSC 3325 | Ethnopolitical Conflicts | 3 |
| PSC 4344 | Government and Politics of Russia | 3 |
| PSC 4386 | Russia and the World | 3 |
| PSC 4388 | Ukraine in Europe | 3 |
Cultural Context
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GER 3345 | Introduction to German Film: German Culture from Berlin to Hollywood | 3 |
| GER 3358 | The German Legacy of the Holocaust | 3 |
| RUS 3345 | Introduction to Russian Film: Culture and Identity | 3 |
| RUS 3346 | Introduction to East European Film and Culture | 3 |
| RUS 3352 | Modern Russian Short Story | 3 |
| RUS 3353 | Russian Drama | 3 |
| RUS 3380 | Russian Literature in Translation I | 3 |
| RUS 3381 | Russian Literature in Translation II | 3 |
| RUS 4301 | Survey of Russian Literature | 3 |
| RUS 4302 | Survey of Russian Literature, continued | 3 |
| RUS 4303 | Folklore and Folk Life in Russian Literature | 3 |
- 1
While not required, students are encouraged to take SEES 2380/HIS 2380 before 3000- or 4000-level courses in the minor.
- 2
This language requirement may also be fulfilled by any of the languages of the areas. The countries served by Slavic and East European Studies are Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Germany.