From the borders of Germany to the eastern coastline of Russia, from the North Pole to the border of Afghanistan, the vast area and diverse peoples of Russia and Eastern Europe are central to an understanding of the 21st century. Energy and geopolitics clash in this crucible of modern literature and theater. We engage this enormous area culturally, socially, economically and politically.
Requirements for the concentration:
The concentration consists of 15 courses, distributed as follows:
(1) Required courses for all international studies majors (three courses)
- INTS 300. Special Topics in International Studies
- One global course
- INTS 497: Senior exercise
(2) Language courses (four courses)
- RUSS 101. Intensive Elementary Russian I
- RUSS 102. Intensive Elementary Russian II
- RUSS 201. Intermediate Russian I
- RUSS 202. Intermediate Russian II
- RUSS 210. Advanced Russian Conversation
- RUSS 221. Russia through Russian Prose
- RUSS 301. Russian through Literature and Film
- RUSS 302. Russian Prose Narrative
- RUSS 303. Russian Phonetics, Contemporary and Historical
- RUSS 304. The Current Russian Media
(3) Area courses (five courses)
- ECON 207. Alternative Economic Systems
- ECON 324. Russian Economy in the 20th Century
- ECON 399. Independent Study on the Russian Economy
- HIST 308. Rise of Modern Russia.
- HIST 336 Modern Jewish History.
- HIST 365. World War II
- LACS 233-10 Who Am I & Where Am I Going
- LACS 233-38. Soul, Flesh and the Russian Mystique
- LACS 233. Russian & Soviet Theater
- LACS 233.36. Fantasy and Realism in Russian Literature
- LACS 233.82. Love, Sex, and War in Tolstoy
- LACS 333.10. Dostoevsky
- POLS 331. Transitions to Democracy: Fascism and Communism
- RUSS 233.08. Russia on Trial: Literature Speaks Out
(4) Electives (three courses): In order to ensure a degree of mastery in a single discipline or distinctive mode of inquiry, each student is required to take three courses in one of the following disciplines: economics, history, political science, or Russian literature. These courses can include area courses from section above and their prerequisites.