Requirements for Minor
The minor in Russian and Central Eurasian Studies should complete at least one class that has non-Russian, Central Eurasian
content, chosen in consultation in his or her advisor. Those classes
are marked with an asterisk. In all, twenty-two semester hours of
coursework is required and should be distributed in the following manner:
· Language
Ten semester hours from the
following or the equivalent: Russian 111: Elementary Russian I; and
Russian 112: Elementary
Russian II.
· Humanities
Four semester hours from the
following: Russian 260: 19th- Century Russian Literature in
Translation; Russian 261: 20th-Century
Russian Literature in
Translation; History 251: History of Russia to 1917; History 252:
History of Russia Since 1917; History
101/201/301: Topics
· Social Sciences
Four semester hours from the
following: Political Science 204: Russian Politics; Political Science
208: Moscow: Local Politics
and Urban Planning; Political
Science 352: Russian Foreign Policy*; Economics 231: European Economic
History*; Economics
275: Economies in Transition*;
Sociology 301: Topics; Sociology 390: Russian and Central Eurasian
Societies and Cultures*;
Geography 232: Moscow: Local
Politics and Urban Planning; Geography 250: Topics: Russian and Central
Eurasian Geography*;
and Geography 380: Topics.
· Elective
Four semester hours chosen from languages, humanities, or social sciences.