Russian and East European Studies Minor
Coordinator: Associate Professor of History Susan Rupp
Russian and East European Studies (REE) is an interdisciplinary minor. Students who are interested in the REE minor are encouraged to contact the coordinator directly.
Russian 210 or 212 or equivalent proficiency in another East European language is required, plus 15 hours from the following list. Three of these 15 hours must be REE 298. Research Project in Russian and East European Studies.
REE 298. Research Project in Russian and East European Studies. (3h) Semester-long research project pursued independently by a student (generally in the senior year) under the guidance of a faculty member in the relevant field of study. A second faculty member consults with the student regarding his or her project as well as serving as a second reader. The course culminates in the completion of a seminar-length paper based upon primary research.
Electives for Russian and East European Studies
Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of the bulletin. The program coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the relevant department's listings in the most recent Bulletin.
COM 351B. Comparative Communication: Russia (1.5 h)
ECN 252. International Finance (3 h)
ECN 253. Economies in Transition (3 h)
HST 230. Russia: Origins to 1865 (3 h)
HST 231. Russia and the Soviet Union: 1865 to the Present (3 h)
HMN 215. Germanic and Slavic Literature (3 h)
HMN 218. Eastern European Literature (3 h)
POL 232. Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe (3 h)
RUS Three additional hours at the 200-level
With the approval of the coordinator, students may fulfill the language requirement by equivalent study of another East European language (to be pursued independently under the auspices of the German and Russian department). Students may apply all relevant seminars, colloquia, or independent studies in any of the above departments to the minor.
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