The interdisciplinary major in Russian, Central and East European
studies requires a total of 33 credits. Of the eleven courses, no more
than two may be from each of the following disciplines: economics,
geography, history, Hungarian, journalism, Polish, political science,
Russian, Ukrainian. Only one independent study can be counted toward
the major.
For additional information, consult the program`s web site.
Four Core Courses (12 credits)
01:220:378 Economies of the USSR and Russia (3)
01:450:332 Newly Independent States and Eastern Europe (3)
01:510:271 Russia and the West (3)
01:790:383 Politics of Post-Communist Economic Reforms (3)
Exit Seminar (3 credits)
01:861:455 Contemporary Russia, Central and Eastern Europe (3)
Six Elective Courses (18 credits)
Five of the elective courses must be at the 300 level or above.
Economics
01:220:362 Comparative Economic Systems (3) *
Geography
01:450:262 Geographic Background to Current World Affairs (3)
01:450:405 Political Geography (3) *
History
01:506:231 Revolution (3) *
01:506:361 History of Socialism and Communism (3)
01:510:371 Russia from the Vikings to Peter the Great (3)
01:510:373 State and Society in Imperial Russia (3)
01:510:375 Revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union (3)
01:510:381 The Making of Modern Eastern Europe (3)
01:510:383 Nationalism and Socialism in Eastern Europe (3)
01:510:385 The History of East European Jewry (3)
01:510:391 Historical Studies: Ideas of Modernity (3) *
Hungarian
01:535:259 Hungarian Literature and Civilization (3)
01:535:260 Hungarian Culture Today (3)
01:535:360 Special Topics in Hungarian Studies (3)
01:535:460 Advanced Topics in Hungarian Studies (3)
Journalism
04:567:463 Advanced Research Studio in Journalism and Mass Media (3) *
Polish
01:787:259 Tradition and National Identity in Polish Literature (3)
01:787:370 Special Topics in Polish Studies (3)
01:787:470 Advanced Special Topics in Polish Studies (3)
01:787:475 Seminar in Polish Studies (3)
Political Science
01:790:380 Russian and Central European Political Thought (3)
01:790:381 Post-Communist Democracies (3)
01:790:382 Foreign Policy of Russia and the East European States (3)
Russian
01:860:327 The Russian Novel I (3)
01:860:328 The Russian Novel II (3)
01:860:335 Landscapes of the Mind: Country and City in Russian Literature and Art (3)
01:860:336 Art and Literature of the Soviet Period and the Varieties of Nonconformism (3)
01:860:337 Ideology and the Construction of Fact: Soviet Cinema and the Historical Record (3)
01:860:435 Social Construction of Gender and Sexuality in Russian Literature (3)
Russian, Central and East European Studies
01:861:360 Special Topics in Hungarian Studies (3)
01:861:370 Special Topics in Polish Studies (3)
01:861:391 Historical Studies: Ideas of Modernity (3) *
01:861:460 Advanced Special Topics in Hungarian Studies (3)
01:861:470 Advanced Special Topics in Polish Studies (3)
01:861:475 Seminar in Polish Studies (3)
Ukrainian
01:967:259 Ukrainian Literature in Translation (3)
Additional Requirements
Each student must prepare an exit paper in conjunction with enrollment
in an honors course, seminar, or independent study and have it approved
by the director of the program prior to graduation.
Language
Proficiency. It is recommended highly that majors acquire some
proficiency in another Slavic or East Central European language (see
01:861:121,122 Special Language Study; Hungarian 535; Polish 787;
Russian 860; and Ukrainian 967).
Scholastic Standing. In
order to graduate with a major in Russian, Central and East European
studies, students are required to have a cumulative grade-point average
of at least 2.0 in courses counting toward the major. No more than one
D in major course work can be counted toward graduation in the
major.
