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Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Major

Students select one of two tracks:

  1.  Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies, consisting of twenty-four semester hours of coursework:
    1. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301 
    2. Six hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language
    3. Eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, chosen from a list of courses approved by the Advisory Committee of the Program for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies  

Students pursuing track (I), area studies, must complete a total of three years of language study in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language

  1.  Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies with a language concentration, consisting of twenty-four semester hours of coursework:
    1. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301 
    2. Twelve hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language; credit used to fulfill this requirement may also be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement. 
    3. Eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, chosen from a list of courses approved by the Advisory Committee of the Program for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 

Students pursuing track (II), area studies with a language concentration, are encouraged to study their chosen language over the summer or to take a fourth year. 

Both tracks are designed to allow students considerable opportunity to shape their coursework around their interests.

Minor for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Majors

Twelve semester hours, including at least six hours of upper-division coursework, in any one other field of study in the University. Six of the required semester hours must be taken in residence. If the minor is in a foreign language other than that used to fulfill the foreign language requirement, the twelve hours may be lower-division but must include at least six hours beyond course 507 or the equivalent.