B.A. in Russian and Central European Studies

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General Information

The Russian and Central European Studies major is an interdisciplinary program that has been designed with some flexibility in order to serve students who wish to focus their liberal arts education on Russian and Central European studies, as well as those who look forward to a career as specialists in Russian or Central European affairs.

The Russian and Central European Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that has been designed to acquaint students with the field of Russian and Central European studies through the study of art, culture, geography, history, language, literature and political science.

Major Requirements

Students are required to take at least 30 credits from the courses listed below. Up to 6 credits may be below the 300 level. In addition, students must complete 201 in GER, POL, RUS, or TRK (or other appropriate languages as instruction becomes available), or earn at least 3 credits at a higher level in a course taught in the language.