Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Czech Track (Bachelor of Arts in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures)
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements SLVCZCHTRK
Requirements
The track requires at least 35 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Elementary Czech I. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 101 Elementary Czech I
SLAV-C 101 Elementary Czech I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- No previous knowledge of Czech required. Introduction to basic structure of contemporary Czech language and to culture. Reading and discussion of basic texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 101, SLAV-C 111, or SLAV-C 311.
- Elementary Czech II. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 102 Elementary Czech II
SLAV-C 102 Elementary Czech II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 101 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-C 101.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 102, SLAV-C 122, or SLAV-C 312.
- Intermediate Czech I. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 201 Intermediate Czech I
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.
- Intermediate Czech II. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 202 Intermediate Czech II
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.
- Culture. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Literature I. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 363 History of Czech Literature and Culture
SLAV-C 363 History of Czech Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A history of the Czech lands and their art, literature, and music from the ninth through the late nineteenth centuries. Some discussion of Slovak language and literature also included.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Literature II. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 364 Lovers & Murderers: Czech Literature and Culture from WWII to Today
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Film. One (1) course:
- SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Additional courses. Three (3) courses:
- SLAV-C 301
- SLAV-C 302
- SLAV-C 365 Seminar in Czech and Central European Literatures and Cultures
- SLAV-T 365 Topics in Slavic and East European Literatures and Cultures
- SLAV-T 499 Senior Honors Thesis (Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies required)
SLAV-C 365 Seminar in Czech and Central European Literatures and Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on either Czech or Central European literature and culture; intensive study of an author, a period, or a literary or cultural development. Readings and lectures in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
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 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
- Track GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major 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 major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Track 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
SLAVsubject 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:
- Minor in Czech (CZECHMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for track 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.