Russian and Eastern European Area Studies, Minor
Saint Louis University's Russian and East European area studies minor provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe, combining language, literature, politics, history, theology and other subjects.
Leadership
Daniel L. Schlafly, Jr.
Director
Curriculum Overview
Students earn a minor in addition to one or more departmental majors and are prepared for careers in government, business, and academic fields, as well as for graduate study in the field.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12 | |
HIST 3160 | Eastern Europe | |
HIST 3290 | Russia Since 1905 | |
POLS 2530 | Soviet and Post Soviet Politics | |
RUSS 3000/4000 | Russian Language Course 1 | |
| Elective Courses | 12 | |
| Select four courses with the Russ/Eastern Euro Area attribute, such as: | ||
HIST 3030 | The Byzantine World: Faith and Power in a Thousand-Year Empire | |
HIST 3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 3150 | Europe since 1945 | |
HIST 3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
HIST 3280 | Russia to 1905 | |
PHIL 4740 | Philosophy of Karl Marx | |
POLS 1540 | Blood and Money: Ethnic War | |
POLS 4500 | Russian Political Culture | |
POLS 3520 | Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice | |
POLS 3530 | Comparative Revolutions | |
POLS 4510 | Seminar: Democratization | |
RUSS 3010 | Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian I | |
RUSS 3020 | Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian II | |
RUSS 3060 | Russian Readings & Digital Resources in Cultural Contexts | |
RUSS 3200 | Saints and Sinners in Russian Literature and Film: 19 c. | |
RUSS 3250 | Russia From Peter to Putin: Imperial, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Culture | |
RUSS 3320 | Dostoevsky Through the Centuries | |
RUSS 3330 | Lev Tolstoy: Writer, Soldier, Lover, Activist | |
RUSS 3350 | Chekhov as Dramatist: Performance, Adaptations, and Intermedial Transpositions | |
RUSS 3360 | In Prisons Dark: Confinement Literature in the Russian and Soviet Empires | |
RUSS 3440 | Art, Media, & Power in Post-Soviet Russia | |
RUSS 3930 | Special Topics | |
RUSS 4400 | Pragmatics of Conversation | |
RUSS 4510 | The Russian Orthodox | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
| 1 | RUSS 2010 Intermediate Russian: Language and Culture (0,3 cr) is a prerequisite requirement. |
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a 2.30 minimum cumulative GPA in Russian East European Area Studies coursework in order to continue in the minor.