Russian & East European Studies Course Descriptions

Fulfils GER freshman seminar requirement. Seminar will introduce students to special topics in Russian and East European studies with a cross-disciplinary approach.

Fall or spring. This course is an introduction to the vast sweep of Russian culture, society and history. As such, it takes an interdisciplinary approach to answering two fundamental questions that have animated Russians themselves for centuries: What is Russia? Where is Russia going? These issues are approached from a number of perspectives, including historical, cultural, political, legal, and artistic.

Fall or spring. Variable credit. Approval by department is required.

Fall or spring. Variable credit. Approval by department is require

Fall or spring. Variable credit. Approval by department is require

Every semester. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Required of Russian area studies majors. The interdisciplinary thesis must be approved by the Russian and East European Studies Committee and will be directed by a member of the faculty whose specialty lies in the field emphasized by the student's course of study.

Approval by department is required.