Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Minor in Russian
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements RUSSIANMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Minor Requirements. At least five (5) courses:
- SLAV-N 221 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-N 231 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-N 232 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-N 242 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-N 341 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-N 351 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-N 352 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-N 362 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-N 461 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian I
- SLAV-N 471 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian I
- SLAV-N 472 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian II
- SLAV-N 481 Fifth-Year Russian I
- SLAV-N 482 Fifth-Year Russian II
- SLAV-N 491 Sixth-Year Russian I
- SLAV-N 492 Sixth-Year Russian II
- SLAV-N 493 Seventh-Year Russian I
- SLAV-N 494 Seventh-Year Russian II
- SLAV-R 200 Russian for Heritage Speakers I
- SLAV-R 201 Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-R 202 Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-R 223 Introduction to Russian Culture
- SLAV-R 224 Contemporary Russian Culture
- SLAV-R 229 Russian Folk Tales
- SLAV-R 263 Pushkin to Dostoevsky
- SLAV-R 264 Rus Lit: Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn
- SLAV-R 301 Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- SLAV-R 302 Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- SLAV-R 322 Linguistic Approaches to Russian Literature
- SLAV-R 325 Advanced Intermediate Oral Russian I
- SLAV-R 326 Advanced Intermediate Oral Russian II
- SLAV-R 328 Nabokov
- SLAV-R 334 Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
- SLAV-R 349 Myth and Reality: Women in Russian Literature and in Life
- SLAV-R 365 Topics in Russian Literature and Culture
- SLAV-R 366 Russian and Soviet Film
- SLAV-R 381 Dostoevsky and His Demons
- SLAV-R 398 Special Credit in Slavic Languages
- SLAV-R 401 Advanced Russian I
- SLAV-R 402 Advanced Russian II
- SLAV-R 403 Russian Phonetics
- SLAV-R 404 Structure of Russian
- SLAV-R 405 Readings in Russian Literature I
- SLAV-R 406 Readings in Russian Literature II
- SLAV-R 407 Readings in Russian Culture, History, and Society I
- SLAV-R 408 Readings in Russian Culture, History, and Society II
- SLAV-R 421 Fifth-Year Russian
- SLAV-R 422 Fifth-year Russian II
- SLAV-R 425 Advanced Oral Russian I
- SLAV-R 426 Advanced Oral Russian II
- SLAV-R 451 Russian Poetry
- SLAV-R 470 Political Russian
- SLAV-R 472 Business Russian
- SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (approved topics only; 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 and Cultures (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema
- SLAV-T 499 (Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies required)
- SLAV-X 490 Supervised Individual Reading
SLAV-N 221 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 102, SLAV-N 112, or SLAV-N 122 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 221, SLAV-N 231, or SLAV-R 201.
SLAV-N 231 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 102, SLAV-N 112, or SLAV-N 122 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of R201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 231, SLAV-N 221, or SLAV-R 201.
SLAV-N 232 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 221, SLAV-N 231, or SLAV-R 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 232, SLAV-N 242, or SLAV-R 202.
SLAV-N 242 Summer Intensive Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 221, SLAV-N 231, or SLAV-R 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 232, SLAV-N 242, or SLAV-R 202.
SLAV-N 341 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 232, SLAV-N 242, or SLAV-R 202 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 301.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 341, SLAV-N 351, or SLAV-R 301.
SLAV-N 351 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 232, SLAV-N 242, or SLAV-R 202 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 301.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 341, SLAV-N 351, or SLAV-R 301.
SLAV-N 352 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 341, SLAV-N 351, or SLAV-R 301 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 302.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 352, SLAV-N 362, or SLAV-R 302.
SLAV-N 362 Summer Intensive Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 341, SLAV-N 351, or SLAV-R 301 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 302.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 352, SLAV-N 362, or SLAV-R 302.
SLAV-N 461 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 352, SLAV-N 362, or SLAV-R 302 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 401.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 461, SLAV-N 471, or SLAV-R 401.
SLAV-N 471 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 352, SLAV-N 362, or SLAV-R 302 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 401.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 461, SLAV-N 471, or SLAV-R 401.
SLAV-N 472 Summer Intensive Advanced Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 461, SLAV-N 471, or SLAV-R 401 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-R 402.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 472 or SLAV-R 402.
SLAV-N 481 Fifth-Year Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 471 or SLAV-R 402 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- First semester of an intensive fifth-year Russian language course.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 481 or SLAV-N 581.
SLAV-N 482 Fifth-Year Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 481, SLAV-N 581, or SLAV-R 501 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- The second semester of an intensive fifth-year Russian language course.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 482 or SLAV-N 582.
SLAV-N 491 Sixth-Year Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 482, SLAV-N 582, or SLAV-R 502 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- First semester of an intensive sixth-year Russian language course.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 491 or SLAV-N 691.
SLAV-N 492 Sixth-Year Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 491, SLAV-N 691, or SLAV-R 601 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- This is the second semester of an intensive sixth-year Russian language course.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 492 or SLAV-N 692.
SLAV-N 493 Seventh-Year Russian I
- Credits
- 2–5 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 421, SLAV-R 470, or SLAV-R 472
- Description
- This intensive maintenance course is designed to help students with professional proficiency maintain their skills. Through exploration of topics in contemporary Russian culture, the course emphasizes precision of expression and context-appropriate discourse and provides practice in extended arguments and opinions in written and spoken form.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 99 credit hours.
SLAV-N 494 Seventh-Year Russian II
- Credits
- 2–5 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-N 493, SLAV-R 421, SLAV-R 470, or SLAV-R 472
- Description
- This intensive maintenance course is designed to help students with professional proficiency maintain their skills. Through exploration of topics in contemporary Russian culture, the course emphasizes precision of expression and context-appropriate discourse and provides practice in extended arguments and opinions in written and spoken form.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 99 credit hours.
SLAV-R 200 Russian for Heritage Speakers I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Addresses specific needs of heritage speakers. Develops aspects of speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural knowledge necessary to promote professional level proficiency, with special attention to vocabulary expansion. Cyrillic computer literacy and exposure to Russian culture through time. Students continue with SLAV-R 202 or higher.
SLAV-R 201 Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 102 with a grade of C or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through study of grammar, drills, and readings. Oral practice and written exercises.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-R 201, SLAV-N 221, SLAV-N 231, SLAV-W 303, or SLAV-W 352.
SLAV-R 202 Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 201 with a grade of C or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through study of grammar, drills, and readings. Oral practice and written exercise.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 232, SLAV-N 242, SLAV-R 202, SLAV-W 304 or SLAV-W 353.
SLAV-R 223 Introduction to Russian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of development of Russian culture and thought from medieval Russia to the present, as seen primarily through literature and the arts. No knowledge of Russian is necessary.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 224 Contemporary Russian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Russian culture from the late Soviet period to the present. Concentration on three simultaneous dichotomies: anthropological versus artistic culture; nationalism and classic Russian themes versus Western and postmodern trends; and popular versus serious art, music, and literature. Knowledge of Russian not required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 229 Russian Folk Tales
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey, analysis, and origins of traditional Russian folk tales based on thematic and structural classifications. Various approaches and theories are introduced in analyzing and interpreting folk tales, e.g., structural, formalist, thematic, and psychological. Pagan mythology, customs, and rituals are viewed as the possible origins of folktales. Influence of folk tales in music, arts, and cinema.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 263 Pushkin to Dostoevsky
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The golden age of the Russian novel; its social, cultural, and economic context; the flowering of art and music; the rise of the metropolis in association with poverty, alienation, quest for identity (both national and personal), as reflected in the romantic and realistic works of Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky. Knowledge of Russian not required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 264 Rus Lit: Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- 1880 to present, a period of profound political, social, and intellectual ferment: the Bolshevik Revolution, Civil War, collectivization, the Stalinist purges, World War II, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the rise of a \"new\" Russia. Knowledge of Russian not required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 301 Advanced Intermediate Russian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 202 with a grade of B or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Morphological, lexical, and syntactic analysis of a broad spectrum of textual materials with special emphasis on meaning. Development of oral and written fluency and comprehension. Remedial grammar and phonetics as required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 341, SLAV-N 351, SLAV-R 301, SLAV-W 305, or SLAV-W 354.
SLAV-R 302 Advanced Intermediate Russian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 301 with a grade of B or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Morphological, lexical, and syntactic analysis of a broad spectrum of textual materials with special emphasis on meaning. Development of oral and written fluency and comprehension. Remedial grammar and phonetics as required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 352, SLAV-N 362, SLAV-R 302, SLAV-W 306, or SLAV-W 355.
SLAV-R 322 Linguistic Approaches to Russian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 202 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to Russian Silver Age poetry with focus on linguistic analysis of poems (scansion and related activities for identifying rhyme patterns, meter and other textual elements). Research of the culture and politics of the Silver Age is included to achieve more critical and nuanced reading. Readings in Russian; discussions in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 325 Advanced Intermediate Oral Russian I
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 202 or consent of the department
- Description
- Designed primarily for those interested in developing oral fluency. Sections in advanced conversation, recitation, and oral comprehension, supplemented by lab and drill in corrective pronunciation, dictation, and reading.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credit hours.
SLAV-R 326 Advanced Intermediate Oral Russian II
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 301 or SLAV-R 325; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation and advanced treatment of topics covered in SLAV-R 325, as well as themes relating to current events.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credit hours.
SLAV-R 328 Nabokov
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides an overview of Vladimir Nabokov\'s work in both Russian and English and contextualizes that work within the Russian diaspora. Explores the themes that make Nabokov a central figure of twentieth-century literature. Includes samples of literature by other Russian émigré authors. Knowledge of Russian not required.
SLAV-R 334 Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Two giants of world literature who have shaped not only modern cultural history but philosophy and politics as well. Major works of each author will be read within an international perspective. Knowledge of Russian not required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 349 Myth and Reality: Women in Russian Literature and in Life
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The roles, creations, and status of women in Russian and cross-cultural perspectives; and historical, literary, and social roles of Russian women. Major female characters of classical Russian literature and works of the most substantial Russian women writers will be studied. Special attention will be paid to the current situation in Russian literature and society.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 365 Topics in Russian Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on Russian literature and culture with comparisons to other world literatures and cultures; intensive study of a theme, a period, or a literary or cultural development. Readings and lectures in English. No previous knowledge of Russian required.
SLAV-R 366 Russian and Soviet Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of Russian cinematography from 1896 to the present. Characteristic features of Soviet films; the theory and practice of filmmaking in the former Soviet Union; the Soviet and Russian cinema in its relationship to Russian literature and in the larger context of European cinema art. Knowledge of Russian not required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 381 Dostoevsky and His Demons
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of homicide, suicide, patricide, and redemption through a study of the psychological novels of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. Primary attention will be paid to narrative style, symbolism, imagery, point of view, structure, themes, allegory, and so on.
SLAV-R 398 Special Credit in Slavic Languages
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students who successfully complete advanced Russian institutes at other universities, or special technical language programs, or the CIEE programs at St. Petersburg or similar programs in other Slavic or East European countries, or who skip sequential courses by advanced placement, will be given corresponding undistributed credit as certified by the department.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 14 credit hours.
SLAV-R 401 Advanced Russian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 with a grade of B or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Refinement of active and passive language skills, with emphasis on vocabulary building and word usage. Extensive reading, discussion, composition writing. Individualized remedial drill in grammar and pronunciation aimed at preparing students to meet departmental language proficiency standards.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 461, SLAV-N 471, SLAV-R 401, SLAV-W 307, or SLAV-W 356.
SLAV-R 402 Advanced Russian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 401 with a grade of B or higher; or appropriate placement exam score; or consent of department
- Description
- Refinement of active and passive language skills, with emphasis on vocabulary building and word usage. Extensive reading, discussion, composition writing. Individualized remedial drill in grammar and pronunciation aimed at preparing students to meet departmental language proficiency standards.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-N 472, SLAV-R 402, or SLAV-W 357.
SLAV-R 403 Russian Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Elements of articulatory and acoustical phonetics and their application to a comparative study of Russian and English sound systems. Methods in teaching pronunciation and intonation. Error analysis and correction of student\'s own pronunciation in lab and drill sections.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
SLAV-R 404 Structure of Russian
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Systematic description and analysis of the structure of modern Russian phonology, morphology, and word formation. Comparison to elements of English grammar is included.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
SLAV-R 405 Readings in Russian Literature I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Reading, in the original, of important Russian literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discussion and analysis of the works.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 406 Readings in Russian Literature II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Reading, in the original, of important Russian literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discussion and analysis of the works.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 407 Readings in Russian Culture, History, and Society I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Extensive translation from the original of selected works on Russian history, government, music, folklore, geography, culture. Discussion of both linguistic problems and content.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 408 Readings in Russian Culture, History, and Society II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Extensive translation from the original of selected works on Russian history, government, music, folklore, geography, culture. Discussion of both linguistic problems and content.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-R 421 Fifth-Year Russian
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 402 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- This course continues developing students' advanced skills in Russian, while focusing on a particular topic related to a diverse range of social, cultural, or historical domains. Language work includes writing, syntactical and stylistic analysis, academic speech, reading and listening activities.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
SLAV-R 422 Fifth-year Russian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 402 with a grade of B or higher; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Covers a range of socio-cultural, historical, and political topics. Develops linguistic and cultural proficiency in preparation for academic study or research in Russian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 18 credit hours.
SLAV-R 425 Advanced Oral Russian I
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of the department
- Description
- Designed primarily for those interested in maintaining or developing oral fluency. Sections in advanced conversation, recitation and oral comprehension, dictation, and reading.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credit hours.
SLAV-R 426 Advanced Oral Russian II
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 401 or SLAV-R 425; or consent of the department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-R 425.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credit hours.
SLAV-R 451 Russian Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-R 302 or consent of department
- Description
- Studies Russian lyric verse and its development through Russian literary history. Analyzes the most prominent works in the genre, from the pre-Pushkin period to the present day, and develops interpretive strategies. Considers the unique place of lyric verse in the Russian cultural tradition, its interactions with other cultural forms in Russia, and its origins in and influence on other literary traditions. Readings in Russian; discussion in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-R 470 Political Russian
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Students will develop advanced language skills with a focus on international relations, economics, trade, national security, and arms control. Students will be exposed to such authentic materials as newspaper articles and audio excerpts from news broadcasts. Course goal is to develop functional proficiency in all basic language skills: reading, listening, speaking. Grammar review is part of the course.
SLAV-R 472 Business Russian
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Acquisition of vocabulary and construction characteristic of business Russian. Reading of background literature. Special attention will be given to study of culture in business and non-business situations.
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.
- Fall 2024CASE 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.
- Fall 2024CASE 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.
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2024CASE 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.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
SLAV-T 365 Topics in Slavic and East European Literatures and Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on Slavic and East European literatures and cultures with comparisons to other world literatures and cultures; intensive study of a theme, a period, or a literary or cultural development. Readings and lectures in English. No previous knowledge of a Slavic and East European language required.
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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-R
subject 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
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:
- SLAV-R 491 Russian for Graduate Students I
- SLAV-R 492 Russian for Graduate Students II
SLAV-R 491 Russian for Graduate Students I
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Mastery of basic grammar followed by vocabulary building. Active control of Russian structure needed for productive reading; emphasis on problems of translation. Open with consent of instructor to undergraduates about to complete the B.A. requirement in another foreign language.
SLAV-R 492 Russian for Graduate Students II
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Mastery of basic grammar followed by vocabulary building. Active control of Russian structure needed for productive reading; emphasis on problems of translation. Open with consent of instructor to undergraduates about to complete the B.A. requirement in another foreign language.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Russian Track (Bachelor of Arts in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures) (SLVRUSNTRK)
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.