Russian and East European Studies The College of Arts and Sciences offers an undergraduate certificate program on Russia and East Europe, a broad multidisciplinary course of study leading to a certificate of proficiency in Russian and East European studies.
With a broad liberal arts background, students will gain a well-planned, comprehensive introduction to Russia and Eastern Europe, including the fundamentals of the Russian language and the history, literature, politics and economies of the region.
The program includes a minimum of 30 credits in language and area studies courses.
Program Requirements:
The basic program consists of 12 credits in Russian language (or a proficiency examination in another language of Eastern Europe), 15 credits in area courses, and a 3-credit program essay.
Courses:
| Language | Credits
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RUSS 1001-1002
| Elementary Russian I-II
| 6
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RUSS 2001-2002
| Intermediate Russian
| 6
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| RUSS 1011-1012 | Elementary Interactive Russian I-II
| 2
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| RUSS 2011-2012 | Intermediate Interactive Russian I-II | 2
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| Essay
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| A program essay (the equivalent of a senior paper) must be submitted on a topic approved by the director and written under the supervision of a faculty member involved in the program. Normally this requirement is satisfied by taking supervised research in the department of each student’s majors.
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| Area Study Courses: |
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| Students must elect 15 credits from the following list:
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DIPL 4185
| Foreign Policy of the Post-Soviet States
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DIPL 4193
| Eastern European and Post-Soviet Politics
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ENGL 3401
| Classical Russian Literature
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ENGL 3402
| Contemporary Russian Literature
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HIST 3246
| Kievan Rus' and Moscovy
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HIST 3256
| History of Imperial Russia
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HIST 3257
| East Central Europe
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HIST 3266
| Twentieth Century Russia
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HIST 3276
| The Transformation of Russia, 1894-1932
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HIST 4290
| Topics in Modern Russian History
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IDIS 1103
| Contemporary Eastern European Society
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POLS 2613
| Russian Politics
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RELS 2224
| Eastern Christianity
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RUSS 3011
| Russian Conversation
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RUSS 3001-3002
| Advanced Russian I and II
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RUSS 3031-3032
| Scientific Russian I and II
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RUSS 3401-3402
| Introduction to Russian Literature I and II
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RUSS 3301
| Russian Civilization Through Film
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RUSS 2313-2314
| Modern Russian Literature I and II
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| RUSS 3601 | Russian Cinema
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| RUSS 4463 | Russian Drama
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RUSS 4801-4802
| Studies in Russian Literature I and II
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Additional topics and courses may be approved for credit toward the certificate at the discretion of the program director.
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