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Russia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Concentration Requirement
Russia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia is a regional concentration that meets the concentration requirement for the ITS major.
Take 12 credit hours, representing at least 3 different disciplines, from the table below.
Note: A cross-listed course can represent any one of the disciplines for which it is cross-listed. For example, ATH/GEO/RUS 306 can be used for the Anthropology, Geography, or Russia disciplines.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 | Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies |
3 |
| ATH/GEO/RUS 306 | Peoples & Cultures of Russia | 3 |
| ATH 384 | Anthropology of Capitalism: Russia | 3 |
| ENG 253 | Jewish Identity and Russian Literature | 3 |
| ENG/RUS 255 | Russian Literature from Pushkin to Dostoevsky in English Translation | 3 |
| FST/RUS 263 | Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema | 3 |
| FST/RUS 272 | Cultures & Identities of Eastern Europe: An Introduction through Literature and Film | 3 |
| GEO 307 | Geography of Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia | 3 |
| GEO 408 | Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia) |
3 |
| HST/ATH/REL/POL/RUS 254 | Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | 3 |
| HST/RUS 259 | Russia's Imagined Orient: Caucasus and Central Asia on Page and Screen |
3 |
| HST 374 | Russia to 1855 | 3 |
| HST 375 | Russia and the U.S.S.R. from 1855 to the Present |
3 |
| HST 378 | 20th Century Eastern European History * | 3 |
| HST 470/570 | Topics in Russian History | 3 |
| POL/REL/RUS 133 | Imagining Russia | 3 |
| POL 230 | Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| POL 328 | Politics of Central Asia | 3 |
| POL 331 | Development of the Russian Polity * | 3 |
| POL 332 | Post-Soviet Russian Politics | 3 |
| POL 334 | Politics of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| POL 420A | Gender, Citizenship and Postcommunism: Engendering the Silk Road * |
3 |
| POL 430B | Seminar on Political Systems of Russia and Eastern Europe | 4-8 |
| POL 440A | Havighurst Center Seminar | 4 |
| POL 488/588 | Russia and the Republics in International Relations | 3 |
| REL 235 | Religions in Russia and Eurasia | 3 |
| RUS 137 | Russian Folklore | 3 |
| RUS 258 | Contemporary Russian Women's Writing | 3 |
* Offered infrequently
Most departments periodically offer special courses (not listed in catalog) under "0" ending numbers; check specific titles at time of their offering. Courses in a language will not count if they are in the principle language of the student. Exceptions allowed: CHI 252, 255; FRE 366, 411; GEO 250, 261, 304, 305; JPN 172, 254; RUS 137, 255, 256; and SPN 433; so long as they are not used toward language requirement hours. Most "regional" courses taken in overseas study programs can be credited toward the foreign area emphasis component of the major; however, students should consult the Director prior to departure to determine which courses are appropriate.