Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Minor

Core Requirements:

An interdisciplinary minor in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. Students are required to take courses from at least three departments.

Lines 1 and 2. (Choose at least 2, 6 credits total)

REES 290 - Topics in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Credits: (1-4)
RUSN 100 - Reading @ Russia Credits: (4)
RUSN 150 - Feminism & Russian Women’s Culture Credits: (4)
RUSN 300 - Russian Study Abroad Credits: (1-4)
RUSN 303 - Advanced Russian: Conversation, Composition, Reading I Credits: (3) (in Russian); RUSN 202 or consent of instructor)
RUSN 304 - Advanced Russian: Conversation, Composition, Reading II Credits: (3) (in Russian) (RUSN 303 or consent of instructor)
RUSN 310 - Advanced Conversation (Taught in Russian) Credits: (3)
RUSN 320 - Russian Cultural History (Taught in Russian) Credits: (3) (RUSN 303 or consent of instructor)
RUSN 330 - Survey of Russian Literature (Taught in Russian) Credits: (3)
RUSN 340 - Russian Media Culture (Taught in Russian) Credits: (3) (RUSN 303 or consent of instructor)
RUSN 350 - Topics in Russian Literature (Taught in Russian) Credits: (1-4)
RUSN 381 - Decolonizing Putin’s Russia: Empire & Cinema Credits: (3)
RUSN 390 - Russian Literature Since the Death of Stalin (Taught in English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 393 - Special Themes in Russian Language and Culture (Taught in Russian) Credits: (1)
RUSN 395 - The Enemy Among Us: the Spy Genre in Russia and the West Credits: (3)

Line 3. (Choose One)

RUSN 100 - Critical Questions in Russian Credits: (4)
RUSN 150 - First Year Seminar Credits: (4)
REES 201 - Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Credits: (3)
RUSN 308 - Topics in Russian Literature and Culture (Taught in English) Credits: (1-4)
RUSN 309 - Topics in Russian Cinema (Taught in English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 380 - Russian Cinema: ‘The Most Important Art’ (Taught In English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 381 - Decolonizing Putin’s Russia: Empire & Cinema Credits: (3)
RUSN 387 - Love, Adultery and Prostitution in 19th Century Literature (Taught in English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 388 - Revolution, Crime, and Romance in 20th Century Russian Literature (Taught in English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 390 - Russian Literature Since the Death of Stalin (Taught in English) Credits: (3)
RUSN 392 - Special Themes in Russian Literature and Culture (Taught in English) Credits: (1)
RUSN 395 - The Enemy Among Us: the Spy Genre in Russia and the West Credits: (3)
RUSN 397 - Major Works of Dostoevsky (Taught in English) Credits: (3)

Lines 4, 5 and 6. (Choose Three Courses From at Least Two Departments)

HIST 212 - Topics in History Credits: (3) (Russian and East European topics only)
HIST 377 - History of Russia to 1800 Credits: (3) (to 1861)
HIST 378 - History of Russia since 1800 Credits: (3) (1861 to the present)
HIST 379 - Russia After Stalin Credits: (3)
ECON 382 - Comparative Economics Credits: (3) (ECON 101 /ECON 151 , ECON 102 /ECON 152 ; Russian & East European topics only)
GOVT 334 - Politics of Russia and Neighboring States Credits: (3)
GOVT 335 - The Politics of Eastern Europe Credits: (3)
GOVT 388 - The Bosnia Project Credits: (3)
GOVT 391 - Topics in Government Credits: (3) (Russian and East European topics only)
GOVT 403 - Seminar: Comparative Politics Credits: (4) (REES topics only)
GOVT 491 - Seminar: Topics in Government Credits: (4) (Russian and East European topics only)
REES 490 - Senior Research Seminar Credits: (4)