Produced by the Joint Duke-UNC-CH Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies for use in assisting students with Summer and Fall 1997 registration by providing a condensed list of courses offered in various departments relating to Slavic and East European studies. This brochure is a preliminary listing of courses scheduled to be offered in the summer and fall of 1997. It is not an official publication of the Registrar's Office of UNC or Duke, which is the authority for resolution of any discrepancies or errors contained in this brochure.
Slavic Languages and Literatures Majors and Minors
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers programs leading to the BA in Slavic Languages through courses in languages, literature, and linguistics. Majors and minors in Russian Language and Literature and Slavic and East European Linguistics provide preparatory training for government employment, business, journalism, and teaching, as well as graduate study in a range of disciplines.
Five semesters of Russian language (RUSS 1, 2, 3, 4, 21) provide a core foundation and entry to all the Slavic Department majors and minors.
Major in Russian Language and Literature
Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32, 111 and 50, plus three electives chosen from among the literature and language courses offered by the department, two of which should be at the 100 level, with no more than one a course in literature in translation.
Minor in Russian Language
Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32 and 111.
Major in Slavic and East European Linguistics
Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32 and 101, plus two semesters of a language of another East Central European, Balkans or former Soviet Union country. In addition, Linguistics 30, a course in Slavic linguistics, and another course at the 100 level in the department should be completed.
Minor in Russian and East European Literature in Translation
Students should complete five courses in literature in translation, with at least three being at the 100 level.
Contact the Slavic Department Undergraduate Advisor, Christopher Putney, for more specific requirements and opportunities in these majors and minors.
Major in Russian and East European Area Studies
The Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies exposes the student to a language and the history, culture and institutions of the Russian and East European area. The program draws on the resources of several departments and provides both a range of perspectives and a unified understanding of the region and its peoples. The Curriculum is administered by the UNC-CH Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. The program is intended to prepare students for careers in the federal government, journalism, teaching, and graduate work in the various disciplines.
Core requirements for the major:
Interested students should meet with E. Willis Brooks, the Undergraduate Advisor for the Curriculum, to discuss specific requirements and opportunities.
All majors can be completed with honors. A minimum overall GPA of 3.2 and a major GPA of 3.5 are required for eligibility. For more information on the requirements for honors, please contact the appropriate Undergraduate Advisor.
Session I (May 20 through June 24)
HIST 031 Russia Since 1861
MTWRF 9:45-11:15 W. Brooks
HIST 089 Peace and War
MTWRF 1:15-2:45 W. Brooks
POLI 086 International Relations and World Politics
MTWRF 9:45-11:15 E. Myln
POLI 149 Defense Policy and National Security
MTWRF 11:30-1:00 E. Myln
RUSS 001 Elementary Russian
MTWRF 9:45-11:15 Staff
Recitation: MTWRF 1:15-2:00 Staff
Session II (June 26 through August 1)
RUSS 002 Elementary Russian
MTWRF 9:45-11:15 Staff
Recitation: MTWRF 1:15-2:00 Staff
CLAR 051 History of Early Christian and Byzantine Art
TR 9:30-10:45 C. Connor
CZCH 101 Elementary Czech
MWF 9:00-9:50 L. Janda
ECON 168 Principles of Soviet and Russian Economics
An exploration into the character and evolution of the Soviet economy and close analysis of practice and current reforms.
TR 8:00-9:15 S. Rosefielde
HIST 030 History of Russia to 1861
This course traces the development of the centralized state, the growth of serfdom and origins of the revolutionary movement.
MWF 11:00-11:50 D. Griffiths
HIST 060 Eastern Europe Since 1815
Study of the emergence of the Eastern European nations and their struggle for independence.
TR 12:30-1:45 K. Jolluck
HIST 090 East European Women and War in the 20th Century
T 3:00 K. Jolluck
HIST 204A Readings in Russian History Before 1796
W 1:00-3:50 D. Griffiths
PLSH 103 Intermediate Polish
TR 9:30-10:45 B. Holmgren
POLI 055 Politics of the Soviet Union and its Successor States
An investigation of the rise and demise of the Soviet political system and new developments in the area.
MWF 10:00-10:50 J. Schwartz
POLI 057 Politics of East-Central Europe
Discussion of contemporary policies in East and Central Europe through political, economic and social transformations.
TR 9:30-10:45 B. Hicks
POLI 086 International Relations and World Politics
The analysis of politics among nations.
MW 9:00-9:50 E. Myln
Recitation: F 9; M 12, 1, 6; T 6; W 11, 1
POLI 121 Collapse of Communist Rule in the USSR and Eastern Europe
A look at factors on several levels to evaluate the competing explanations of communist collapse.
TR 2:00-3:15 B. Hicks
POLI 149 Defense Policy and National Security
A study of national defense policy as affected by the political setting, as well as its relation to foreign policy.
MWF 11:00-11:50 E. Myln
RUSS 001 Elementary Russian
MWF 9:00, 10:00, 1:00; MWR 5:00 Staff
Recitation (required): W 12:00, 2:00, 3:00; R 12:30, 2:00, 3:30
RUSS 002 Elementary Russian
MWF 8:00-8:50 Staff
Recitation (required): T 8:30, 3:30
RUSS 003 Intermediate Russian
MWF 12:00-12:50, 2:00-2:50 Staff
RUSS 004 Intermediate Russian
MWF 8:00-8:50 Staff
RUSS 011 Intermediate Russian Conversation
TR 5:00-6:15 Staff
RUSS 021 Russian Conversation
MWF 1:00-1:50 Staff
RUSS 031 Advanced Russian Grammar
MWF 12:00-12:50 Staff
RUSS 044 Selected Readings in Russian
TBA Staff
RUSS 070 19th Century Russian Literature
An introduction to Russian prose fiction, including Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy.
MWF 2:00-2:50 C. Putney
RUSS 097 Honors Reading Course
TBA Staff
RUSS 101 Structure of Modern Russian
MWF 3:00-3:50 L. Feinberg
RUSS 111 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition
MWF 2:00-2:50 E. Magomedova
RUSS 121 Advanced Russian Practicum
TBA Staff
RUSS 179 Tolstoy
Focus on War and Peace and Anna Karenina, with background lectures and discussions of the works and Tolstoy's creative development.
TR 12:30-1:45 P. Debreczeny
RUSS 190 Teaching Methodologies
M 12:00-12:50 E. Magomedova
RUSS 193 The Russian Short Story
An introduction to the Russian short story from the 17th century to the present.
TR 9:30-10:45 P. Debreczeny
RUSS 207 Russian Stylistics
Advanced Russian conversation and composition.
WF 11:00-12:15 E. Magomedova
SERB 101 Elementary Serbo-Croatian
MWF 9:00-9:50 I. Vuletic
SLAV 029H East European Literature
An introduction to the literatures of Eastern Europe, with consideration of political and social influences.
MWF 10:00-10:50 I. Vuletic
SLAV 030 Introduction of Slavic Civilizations: Peasants, Popes and Party Hacks
Survey providing an introduction to the essentials of Slavic cultures, including literature, history, art, cinema, religion, folklore, geography and music.
MWF 9:00-9:50 C. Putney
SLAV 097 Honors Reading
TBA Staff
SLAV 100 Old Church Slavonic
Introduction to the language of the oldest Slavic texts through translation, analysis and comparison.
MWF 1:00-1:50 L. Feinberg
SLAV 165 Literature of Atrocity (PWAD 165)
Literary representations of mass annihilation and terror in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union under the Nazi and Communist regimes.
TR 11:00-12:15 M. Levine
SLAV 200 Slavic Pro-Seminar
T 2:00-4:45 B. Holmgren
SLAV 252 West Slavic Linguistics
An examination of the linguistic history and contemporary dialectology of West Slavic languages.
MWF 11:00-11:50 L. Janda
Due to differences in academic calendars and deadlines, Duke University's courses for Summer and Fall 1997 were not available to us at the time of publication. A separate brochure with the Slavic, Eurasian and East European course offerings at Duke University will be available in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in choosing courses or advising.
Slavic 030 is a new course designed to expose students to the wide variety and age-old traditions of the cultures and peoples of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Called "Introduction to Slavic Civilizations: Peasants, Popes and Party Hacks," it introduces students to the essentials of Slavic cultures, including literature, history, art, cinema, religion, folklore, geography, and music. In addition to texts, the course utilizes films, slides, recordings and other multimedia materials. Slavic 030 fulfills the General College level non-Western/Comparative perspective and the Cultural Diversity requirement. It is required of all students majoring in Russian and East European Area Studies at UNC-CH. Slavic 030 is being offered in the Fall 1997 semester from 9:00-9:50, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It will be taught by Christopher Putney with assistance from other faculty members and specialists.
Each university sponsors a number of activities every year, including frequent lectures, visiting professors, and special seminars. In addition to the courses listed above, the departments offer one or more Independent Study courses. Permission of the instructor is required.
Both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke have rich collections of books and periodicals on Russia, the USSR, and Eastern Europe in the relevant languages, as well as in English and other Western languages. Bibliographers Nadia Zilper at UNC-CH and Orest Pelech at Duke are available to help students locate materials.
In addition to courses, each university offers study abroad opportunities for spring, fall and summer. For information contact the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies or the Study Abroad Office at the appropriate university.
For more information on any of the listings in this brochure, please contact the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies at UNC-CH or Duke, or the appropriate registrar's office, or consult the published course listings or faculty listings for each university.
Produced by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, March 1997. Editor: Laura Janda; Associate Editor: Nicolae Harsanyi; Managing Editor: Sharon Kowalsky.