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Russian and Eurasian Studies
GENERAL INFORMATION
This program is not accepting any new admissions at this time
Russian and Eurasian Studies is an interdisciplinary major and minor program administered by a
committee drawn from the departments involved in the program. Interested students should first
contact the Director who is the representative from the Russian section of the Department of Culture
and Language Studies.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY:
Major in Russian and Eurasian Studies
A major in Russian and Eurasian Studies shall consist of a minimum of 30 ch of advanced level
courses relating to Russia and the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. To qualify to enter this
program, students must first have satisfactorily completed 6 ch in the Russian language at the
introductory level (RUSS 1013 and 1023 ) and 6 ch at the intermediate level (RUSS 2013 and 2023 ).
The 30 ch for the Major will be selected from the list below and must meet the following requirements:
1. 6 ch in the Russian language (RUSS 3013, 3023)
2. two of: 6 ch in Russian or East European literature, 6 ch in Political Science of Russia, the
former USSR and Eastern Europe 6 ch in the History of Russia, the former USSR, and Eastern
Europe
3. 12 additional ch (3 ch each):
GEOG 5644
Geography of the USSR
POLS/ECON 3112
The Political Economy of Russia and Ukraine
POLS 3113
The Foreign Policies of East European States
POLS/ECON 3343
The European Union in Transition
POLS/ECON 3361
Eastern Europe in Transition
POLS 3431
Politics of the Former Soviet Empire
POLS 3432
Europe: East and West
POLS 3831
Contemporary China
RUSS 1043
Russian Culture I
RUSS 1053
Russian Culture II
RUSS 3013
Advanced Russian I
RUSS 3023
Advanced Russian II
RUSS 3051
Introduction to 19th Century Russian Literature in Translation
RUSS 3052
Introduction to 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation
RUSS 3083
Seminar I: Genre
RUSS 4003 / WLCS 4003 Russian Women Writers
RUSS 4053
Seminar II: Author
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SPAN/RUS/WLCS 4043
Literature and Religion in 19th and 20th Century Russia and Spain
Minor in Russian and Eurasian Studies
A minor in Russian and Eurasian Studies will consist of 12 ch of Russian language
(RUSS 1013 , 1023 , 2013 , 2023 ), as well as 6 ch each in two of political science, history or
literature from the above listed courses.
Access to the upper year political science and history courses will be contingent upon departmental
consent where students in the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program do not have the necessary
prerequisites.