Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Minor in Czech
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements CZECHMIN
Students will develop intermediate language proficiency and its application to real-world settings; cultural literacy demonstrated in a general knowledge of the target culture, its history, products, and practices; the ability to analyze cultural texts and situations and the mechanisms by which they function; and the ability to analyze problems from multiple critical perspectives.
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Minor Requirements. At least five (5) courses:
- SLAV-C 201 Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV-C 202 Intermediate Czech II
- SLAV-C 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV-C 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech II
- SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
- SLAV-C 301 Advanced Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV-C 302 Advanced Intermediate Czech II
- SLAV-C 363 Romantics to Robots: Nation, Identity and the Czech Arts
- SLAV-C 364 Lovers & Murderers: Czech Literature and Culture from WWII to Today
- SLAV-C 365 Topics in Czech Literature, Culture, and Language
- SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema
- SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 241 Central and East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 252 Introduction to the Slavic Languages (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 260 The Vampire in European and American Culture (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 271 Central & East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 282 Introduction to the Slavic Languages (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 365 Topics in Slavic and East European Literatures, Cultures, and Languages (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 499 Senior Honors Thesis (Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies required)
- SLAV-X 490 Supervised Individual Reading (requires special approval; see academic advisor)
SLAV-C 201 Intermediate Czech I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading and discussion of short texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 201, SLAV-C 211, or SLAV-C 313.
SLAV-C 202 Intermediate Czech II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-C 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 202, SLAV-C 222, or SLAV-C 314.
SLAV-C 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech I
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-C 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 201, SLAV-C 211, or SLAV-C 313.
SLAV-C 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech II
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-C 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 202, SLAV-C 222, or SLAV-C 314.
SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to history, literature, visual arts, music, film, and theatre of the Czechs.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2026CASE GCCcourseFall 2025CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-C 301 Advanced Intermediate Czech I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 202 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Development of oral and written fluency and comprehension in Czech language based on morphological, lexical, and syntactical analysis of contemporary textual materials.
SLAV-C 302 Advanced Intermediate Czech II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 301 with a grade of B or higher
- Description
- Development of oral and written fluency and comprehension in Czech language based on morphological, lexical, and syntactical analysis of contemporary textual materials.
SLAV-C 363 Romantics to Robots: Nation, Identity and the Czech Arts
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A history of the Czech lands and their art, literature, and music from the 19th century to World War II, emphasizing Czech national identity as reflected in literature, art, music, and film.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 364 Lovers & Murderers: Czech Literature and Culture from WWII to Today
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Czech fiction and drama from World War II to the present. Some discussion of émigré literature also included.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 365 Topics in Czech Literature, Culture, and Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on Czech literature, culture, language, linguistics, cinema, etc.; intensive study of an author or authors, a period, a literary or cultural development, linguistic phenomena, etc. Readings and lectures in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 3 times with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces important trends and movements within the history of Czech cinematography. Places the films in their historical, cultural, and political contexts and illustrates how Czech films captured the life of Czech society during different periods. Examines the region of the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia and Central Europe: its history, geography, ethnography and languages.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2026CASE GCCcourseFall 2025CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics from Slavic and East European literatures and cultures.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
SLAV-T 241 Central and East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An area studies exploration of the ways in which people of Central and East European heritage express and adapt their ethnic identities in a United States context.
- Repeatability
- With departmental approval, may be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
SLAV-T 252 Introduction to the Slavic Languages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory course on the linguistic analysis of Slavic languages.
- Repeatability
- With departmental approval, may be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
SLAV-T 260 The Vampire in European and American Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the eastern European origins of the vampire and how the vampire in its look, nature, vulnerabilities, and threat has changed over the centuries, from premodern belief systems to European literature to cinema and games, to subcultures today.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2026CASE GCCcourseFall 2025CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-T 271 Central & East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines ethnic identity and its many manifestations through relevant disciplinary lenses in the social sciences; explores the history and development of Central and East European ethnic communities in Indiana, the Midwest, and the rest of the US; and asks what it means to be "ethnic" in America.
- Spring 2026CASE DUScourseFall 2025CASE DUScourse
- Spring 2026CASE SHcourseFall 2025CASE SHcourse
SLAV-T 282 Introduction to the Slavic Languages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the evolution from Indo-European through Proto-Slavic to over 18 modern Slavic languages and their sound and writing systems. Students acquire foundational concepts in linguistic analysis which they use to analyze an array of language materials, drawing conclusions about language evolution and the forces which shape it.
- Spring 2026CASE NMcourseFall 2025CASE NMcourse
SLAV-T 365 Topics in Slavic and East European Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on Slavic and East European literatures, cultures, languages, linguistics, cinemas, etc.; intensive study of an author or authors, a period, a literary or cultural development, linguistic phenomena, etc. Readings and lectures in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 3 times with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Broad cultural overview of Central European cinema, highlighting major developments of cinema in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the former Republics of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia in the post-Stalin era. Special attention will be given to the individual style and aesthetics of several major film directors.
- Spring 2026CASE AHcourseFall 2025CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2026CASE GCCcourseFall 2025CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-T 499 Senior Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies or the department chair
- Description
- Students write a departmental honors thesis (or similarly advanced, ambitious work to fulfill departmental honors, such as a substantial translation into English from a departmental language) under the guidance of a departmental faculty member.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 2 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours
SLAV-X 490 Supervised Individual Reading
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of the department
- Description
- Reading, in the original, of materials in field of Slavic studies of particular interest to student.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in SLAV-S 498 and SLAV-X 490.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
SLAV-Csubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Czech Track (Bachelor of Arts in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures) (SLVCZCHTRK)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.