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Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute

Minor in Russian and East European Studies

Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026 requirements REESTMIN

The minor indicates that students have achieved special competence in the Russian and East European area, successfully completing interdisciplinary area coursework.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Core. One (1) course:
    • REEI-R 201 Current Issues in Eastern Europe
    • Additional courses taught by core Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute faculty (with program approval) when taken prior to Fall 2026
  2. History and Geography. One (1) course:
    • Russian and East European Institute
      • REEI-R 202 Magic in the Russian Empire when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • REEI-R 203 Social and Historical Topics in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-R 204 Arts and Humanities Topics in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (Approved topics: "ROMA CULTURE" (TPC 2)) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-R 300 Russian and East European Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REEI-R 301 Russian and East European Area Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REEI-R 302 Russia, Past and Present
      • REEI-R 403 Seminar in Social and Historical Topics of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-X 490 Readings in Russian and East European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Central Eurasian Studies
      • CEUS-R 191 Introduction to Central Eurasia
      • CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 294 Introduction to Hungary, Estonia, and Finland
      • CEUS-R 295 Contemporary East Central Europe when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 302 Modern Finland
      • CEUS-R 309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 310 Introduction to Central Asian History when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 310 Introduction to Central Asian History (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 342 Roma (Gypsy) History and Culture
      • CEUS-R 349 Topics in Hungarian Studies
      • CEUS-R 360 Modern Mongolia (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 360 Modern Mongolia (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • CEUS-R 369 Topics in Mongolian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 383 Ten Sultans, One Empire: Ottoman Classical Age, 1300-1600
      • CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 393 The Mongol Century (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 399 Advanced Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 412 Central Asia under Russian Rule
      • CEUS-R 413 Islamic Central Asia, Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 413 Islamic Central Asia, Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • College of Arts and Sciences
      • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Collins Living-Learning Center
      • CLLC-L 310 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CLLC-L 320 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • European Studies, Institute for
      • EURO-W 405 Social and Historical Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Geography
      • GEOG-G 120 Regions of the World (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GEOG-G 320 Population Geography (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • GEOG-G 378 The Geography of North Central Asia
      • GEOG-G 427 Russia and Its Neighbors
      • GEOG-G 428 Geography of Europe (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • GEOG-G 428 Geography of Europe (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Global and International Studies, School of
      • SGIS-S 300 Global Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-S 400 Advanced Topics in Global Affairs (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • History
      • HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
      • HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust
      • HIST-B 348 Byzantine History when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • HIST-D 100 Issues in Russian and East European History
      • HIST-D 102 The Rise of the Russian Empire
      • HIST-D 103 The Making of Modern Russia
      • HIST-D 200 Issues in Russian/East European History
      • HIST-D 201 Democratic Revolutions since 1980 (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • HIST-D 201 Democratic Revolutions since 1980 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • HIST-D 300 Issues in Russian/East European History
      • HIST-D 302 The Gorbachev Revolution and the Collapse of the Soviet Empire
      • HIST-D 303 Heroes and Villains in Russian History when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
      • HIST-D 308 Empire of the Tsars
      • HIST-D 309 Russia in World War II: Battles and People
      • HIST-D 310 Russian Revolutions and the Soviet Regime
      • HIST-D 320 Modern Ukraine
      • HIST-D 321 Hungarian History and Civilization to 1711
      • HIST-D 322 Hungarian History and Civilization 1711--1918
      • HIST-D 325 Path to Emancipation: Nationalism in the Balkans, 1804--1923
      • HIST-D 327 The Habsburg Empire, 1780-1918: Nation-Building and Imperial Decline
      • HIST-D 329 Eastern Europe 1900--1943
      • HIST-D 330 Eastern Europe 1944--Present
      • HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
      • HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
      • HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • HIST-J 400 Research in History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • HIST-W 203 World War I: Global War when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • HIST-W 325 World War II: The Peoples when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Jewish Studies
      • JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion
      • JSTU-J 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
      • JSTU-J 323 History of the Holocaust
    • Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
      • MELC-M 347 Rise of Eastern Rome when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • MELC-M 348 Byzantium
      • HIST-D 303 Heroes and Villains in Russian History when taken prior to Fall 2026
  3. Social Sciences. One (1) course:
    • Russian and East European Institute
      • REEI-R 203 Social and Historical Topics in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-R 300 Russian and East European Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REEI-R 301 Russian and East European Area Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REEI-R 302 Russia, Past and Present when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • REEI-R 403 Seminar in Social and Historical Topics of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-X 490 Readings in Russian and East European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Anthropology
      • ANTH-E 382 Memory and Culture
      • ANTH-E 387 The Ethnography of Europe
      • ANTH-E 397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
      • ANTH-E 398 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
      • ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • ANTH-E 412 Anthropology of Russia and Eastern Europe
      • ANTH-E 445 Seminar in Medical Anthropology
      • ANTH-L 400 Topical Seminar in the Ethnography of Communication (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Central Eurasian Studies
      • CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies
      • CEUS-R 315 Politics and Society in Central Asia
      • CEUS-R 318 Labor and Migration in Central Asia when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 320 Central Asia in Soviet Times when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 345 War and Peace in Eastern Europe in the 20th Century when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • CEUS-R 349 Topics in Hungarian Studies
      • CEUS-R 369 Topics in Mongolian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 394 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia
      • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • CEUS-R 399 Advanced Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 416 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia
    • College of Arts and Sciences
      • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Collins Living-Learning Center
      • CLLC-L 310 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CLLC-L 320 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Criminal Justice
      • CJUS-P 340 Law and Society: The Cross-Cultural Perspective
      • CJUS-P 474 Law, Crime, and Justice in Post-Soviet Russia
      • CJUS-P 493 Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Economics
      • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • ECON-E 309 Topics in Economics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • ECON-E 386 Soviet-Type Economies in Transition
      • ECON-E 390 Undergraduate Seminar in Economics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • European Studies, Institute for
      • EURO-W 304 Model European Union
      • EURO-W 405 Social and Historical Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Gender Studies
      • GNDR-G 402 Problems in Gender Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Global and International Studies, School of
      • SGIS-S 300 Global Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-S 400 Advanced Topics in Global Affairs (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-S 401 Cybersecurity, Policy, and Governance (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Global Living-Learning Community when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GLLC-G 210 Global Village Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GLLC-G 220 Global Village Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GLLC-G 320 Global Village Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GLLC-G 321 Intelligence and National Security when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Hutton Honors College
      • HON-H 304 Interdepartmental Colloquia (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • International Studies
      • INTL-I 203 Global Development (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • INTL-I 203 Global Development (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-I 304 Advanced Topics in Human Rights and International Law (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-I 310 Advanced Topics in Diplomacy, Security, Governance (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-I 325 International Issues through Foreign Languages (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • INTL-I 325 International Issues through Foreign Languages (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • INTL-I 400 International Studies Capstone Seminar (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • INTL-I 400 International Studies Capstone Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • INTL-I 422 Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • INTL-X 370 Topics with Service Learning in International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Political Science
      • POLS-Y 107 Introduction to Comparative Politics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • POLS-Y 109 Introduction to International Relations
      • POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • POLS-Y 210 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics
      • POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
      • POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
      • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
      • POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
      • POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
      • POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
      • POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
      • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
      • POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • POLS-Y 399 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • POLS-Y 399 (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Slavic Languages and Cultures when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-T 271 Central & East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-S 365 Topics in South Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and Languages (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Business, Kelley School of
      • BUS-D 301 International Business Environment (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • BUS-D 301 International Business Environment (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • BUS-D 496 Foreign Study in Business (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • BUS-D 496 Foreign Study in Business (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • BUS-F 494 International Finance (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • BUS-F 494 International Finance (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • BUS-G 494 Public Policy and the International Economy (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • BUS-G 494 Public Policy and the International Economy (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • BUS-M 401 International Marketing (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • BUS-M 401 International Marketing (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Public and Environmental Affairs, School of
      • SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
  4. Literature and Culture. One (1) course:
    • Russian and East European Institute
      • REEI-R 204 Arts and Humanities Topics in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-R 300 Russian and East European Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REEI-R 302 Russia, Past and Present when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • REEI-R 304 Advanced Topics in the Arts and Cultures of Northern Asia and Eastern Europe when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • REEI-X 490 Readings in Russian and East European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Art History
      • ARTH-A 101 Ancient and Medieval Art (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • ARTH-A 101 Ancient and Medieval Art (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • ARTH-A 226 Envisioning the Sacred: Survey of Medieval Art (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • ARTH-A 226 Envisioning the Sacred: Survey of Medieval Art (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • ARTH-A 341 Nineteenth-Century European Art
      • ARTH-A 421 Pagans and Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire
      • ARTH-A 425 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • ARTH-A 425 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • ARTH-A 442 Twentieth-Century Art, 1900-1945
      • ARTH-A 480 Russian Art
    • Central Eurasian Studies
      • CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 304 Hot Reads from a Cool Country: Contemporary Finnish Literature
      • CEUS-R 309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States
      • CEUS-R 316 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
      • CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 342 Roma (Gypsy) History and Culture
      • CEUS-R 349 Topics in Hungarian Studies
      • CEUS-R 352 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • CEUS-R 369 Topics in Mongolian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CEUS-R 392 Uralic Peoples and Cultures
      • CEUS-R 399 Advanced Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • College of Arts and Sciences
      • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Collins Living-Learning Center
      • CLLC-L 310 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CLLC-L 320 Collins Symposium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Comparative Literature
      • CMLT-C 335 Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism
      • CMLT-C 340 Women in World Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CMLT-C 347 Literature and Ideas (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CMLT-C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • CMLT-C 400 Studies in Comparative Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • English
      • ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature
    • European Studies, Institute for when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • EURO-W 406 Arts and Humanities Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Folklore and Ethnomusicology
      • FOLK-F 312 European Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • FOLK-F 330 Folk Culture and Related Fields (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Germanic Studies
      • GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Global and International Studies, School of
      • SGIS-S 300 Global Issues (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-S 400 Advanced Topics in Global Affairs (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • SGIS-X 373 Internship in Global and International Studies (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • Global Living-Learning Community when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • GLLC-G 210 Global Village Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Hutton Honors College
      • HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place (Approved topics: "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 12))
      • HON-H 303 Interdepartmental Colloquia (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Jacobs School of Music
      • MUS-Z 280 Music of the Silk Road
      • MUS-Z 282 Music of Russia
    • Jewish Studies
      • JSTU-J 203 Arts and Humanities Topics in Jewish Studies (Approved topics: "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 13))
      • JSTU-J 303 Arts and Humanities Topics in Jewish Studies (Approved topics: "RUSSIAN JEWISH WRITERS" (TPC 25))
    • Media School, The
      • MSCH-F 420 Topics in Media History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • MSCH-J 448 Global Journalism: Issues and Research
      • MSCH-J 450 History of Journalism (requires special approval; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • MSCH-J 450 History of Journalism (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
      • MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Religious Studies
      • REL-A 355 The Right Belief: History of Orthodox Christianity
      • REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REL-D 362 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
      • SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
      • 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 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-P 223 Introduction to Polish Culture
      • SLAV-P 363 Faces of War and Freedom
      • SLAV-P 364 From Anxiety To Revolution when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-P 365 Topics in Polish Literature, Culture, and Language
      • SLAV-P 366 The Bold and the Restless: Polish Film from the 1950s to the Present
      • SLAV-R 123
      • 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 322 Linguistic Approaches to Russian Literature
      • SLAV-R 328 Nabokov
      • SLAV-R 334 Tolstoy and Dostoevsky when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • SLAV-R 349 Myth and Reality: Women in Russian Literature and in Life
      • SLAV-R 366 Russian and Soviet Film
      • SLAV-R 381 Dostoevsky and His Demons when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • 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 451 Russian Poetry
      • SLAV-S 223 Introduction to Balkan and South Slavic Cultures
      • SLAV-S 224 Introduction to Croatia when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-S 320 Special Topics in Slavic Studies
      • SLAV-S 363 Literature and Culture of the Southern Slavs I: Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans
      • SLAV-S 364 Socialist Modernism
      • SLAV-S 365 Topics in South Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and Languages when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-S 366 South Slavic Film when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures
      • SLAV-T 241 Central and East European Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • SLAV-T 252 Introduction to the Slavic Languages when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • SLAV-T 260 The Vampire in European and American Culture when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-T 365 Topics in Slavic and East European Literatures, Cultures, and Languages when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema
      • SLAV-U 223 Introduction to Ukrainian Culture
      • SLAV-U 365 Topics in Ukrainian Literature, Culture, and Language when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-U 366 Ukrainian Cinema when taken Fall 2026 or later
      • SLAV-X 490 Supervised Individual Reading when taken prior to Fall 2026
      • SLAV-X 490 Supervised Individual Reading (approved topics only; see academic advisor) when taken Fall 2026 or later
  5. Elective. At least one (1) course:
    • Additional course from the History and Geography list
    • Additional course from the Social Sciences list
    • Additional course from the Literature and Culture list
  6. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor Residency. At least 12 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.
    2. Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300-499 level.
    3. 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.
    4. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 3.000 for all courses taken in the minor--including those where a grade lower than C- is earned--is required.

Minor Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • 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

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Certificate in Russian and East European Studies [RUEESTACRT]
  • Minor in Polish Studies [POLISTMIN]
  • Minor in Russian and East European Studies with Language Certification [REELNGMIN]

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.