Russian and Eastern European Studies (Minor)

Russian and Eastern European Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.  

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• RUSS101 Elementary Russian I
• RUSS102 Elementary Russian II
• RUSS203 Intermediate Russian I
• RUSS204 Intermediate Russian II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• CESS210 Introduction to Central and East European Studies
• CESS212 Central and East European Film, Literature, and Culture
• CESS310 European City Studies
• CESS380 Special Topics in Central and East European Studies
• DFC311 Security Fundamentals
• ECON333 International Economics
• EGGS102 World Cultural Geography
• EGGS104 World Regional Geography
• HIST220 World War Two
• HIST308 Twentieth Century Europe
• HIST309 Total War Europe
• HIST311 The Cold War
• HIST396 Topics in European History
• HIST420 History of the Holocaust
• MGMT383 Managing Multicultural Organizations
• POLI160 International Relations: Conflict and Cooperation
• POLI261 Global Issues
• POLI326 International Political Economy
• POLI353 European Politics
• POLI366 Regionalism in Global Affairs
• POLI427 International Law and Organizations
• RUSS211 Russian History, Culture, and Civilization
• RUSS212 Russian Film, Literature, and Culture
• RUSS305 Russian for Professional Communication I
• RUSS306 Russian for Professional Communication II
• RUSS380 Special Topics in Russian and East European Studies
• RUSS393 Independent Study
• SOC360 Globalization and Culture
• WLCU200 Comparative Cultural Studies
• WLCU201 International Short Story
• WLCU202 Diversity in World Cinema
• WLCU210 World City Studies
• WLCU301 Introduction to Translation Studies
• WLCU320 International Travel and Tourism
• WLCU321 International Etiquette and Protocol
• WLCU325 Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Influence
• WLCU350 Second Language Teaching Methodology
• WLCU395 Service Learning
• WLCU400 Comparative Language Studies: Linguistics and History
• WLCU490 Global Experience
• WLCU498 Internship

Note: In the Minor Electives Category, minimum 3 credits must be in CESS, HIST, or RUSS

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.