Russian and Eurasian Studies Major

Major Requirements

The Russian and Eurasian studies major consists of ten courses.

If a student double majors, only one shared course can count for Russian and Eurasian studies.

The ten courses must include:

Introductory Course

• CORE C187 - Russia at the Crossroads

Russian Language

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of RELA in the course offerings.

A minimum of four semesters of Russian language:

• REST 121 - Elementary Russian I
• REST 122 - Elementary Russian II
• REST 201 - Intermediate Russian I
• REST 202 - Intermediate Russian II

Note:

Students are encouraged to pursue upper-level language study and to strive for interdisciplinary breadth, as well as to place Russia in a broader comparative context.

Four Electives

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of REEL in the course offerings.

Four additional courses, at least two of which must be at the 300 level or above.

• CORE C179 - Central Asia
• REST 150 - Russian Popaganda
• REST 210 - Oil and Water: Globalization and Resource Control in Central Asia (Extended Study)
• REST 250 - Cyborgs, Unite! Sci-Fi for Post-Humans
• REST 253 - Lust, Murder, Redemption
• REST 254/JWST 254 - Hope and Reality, Delusion and Dissent: Story-telling in the age of Communism, Nazism and Exile  
• REST 255 - Courage, Conformity, Atrocity: Ukraine and Russia
• REST 358 - Russian Revolutions
• REST 303 - Russian in Context
• REST 306 - Advanced Russian
• REST 323/GEOG 323 - Arctic Transformations  
• REST 333 - Human Rights in Russia and Eurasia
• REST 359/POSC 359 - Power in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin  

Senior Seminar

• REST 412 - Senior Seminar

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Russian and Eurasian Studies program page.

Russian and Eurasian Studies Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Russian and Eurasian Studies program catalog page.