Major

Students select one of two tracks. Both tracks are designed to allow students considerable opportunity to shape their coursework around their interests:

1.  Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies, consisting of:
   1. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301 
   2. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301L or Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301M
   3. Six hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language
   4. Fifteen semester hours of upper-division Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, which must include Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325, 335, and  345.    

Students pursuing track 1 area studies, must complete a total of three years of language study in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language

2.  Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies with a language concentration, consisting of:
   1. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301 
   2. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301L or Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301M
   3. Twelve hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language
   4. Nine semester hours of upper-division Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies: 
      Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325, 335, and 345. 

Students pursuing track 2 area studies with a language concentration, are encouraged to study their chosen language over the summer or to take a fourth year.