CURRICULUM IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES

www.unc.edu/depts/slavic

ROBERT M. JENKINS, Director

Professors

Richard N. Andrews, Public Policy

Christopher Browning, History

Richard R. Cole, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Carolyn Connor, Classics

Patrick Conway, Economics

Douglas Crawford-Brown, Environmental Sciences

Carl Ernst, Religious Studies

Jaroslav Folda, Art

David M. Griffiths, History

H. Garland Hershey, School of Dentistry

Irva Hertz-Picciotto, School of Public Health

Beth Holmgren, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Michael Hunt, History

Laura A. Janda, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Konrad Jarausch, History

Robert Jenkins, Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies

Arnold Kaluzny, School of Public Health

Madeline G. Levine, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Bobbie Lubker, School of Education

David McNelis, Carolina Environmental Program

Louise McReynolds, History

Eric Mlyn, International Studies

Barbara Moran, School of Information and Library Science

Michael Peck, School of Medicine

John Pickles, Geography

David Pike, Germanic Languages

Barry Popkin, Carolina Population Center

Donald J. Raleigh, History

Steven S. Rosefielde, Economics

Robert L. Stevenson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Associate Professors

Lawrence E. Feinberg, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Charles Kurzman, Sociology

Timothy Mckeown, Political Science

Christopher Putney, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Michele Rivkin-Fish, Anthropology

Michael Votta, Music

Thomas Ricketts, School of Public Health

David Tate, School of Medicine

Ivana Vuletic, Slavic Languages and Literatures

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Assistant Professors

Chad Bryant, History

Suzanne Gulledge, School of Education

Zlatko Plese, Religious Studies

Graeme Robertson, Political Science

Mark Sorensen, Anthropology

Silvia Tomaskova, Anthropology

Milada Vachudova, Political Science

Jonathan Weiler, Russian and East European Studies

Irene Zipper, School of Social Work

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Lecturers

Eleonora Magomedova, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Professors Emeriti

Joseph Anderle, History

Samuel H. Baron, History

Paul Debreczeny, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Vasa D. Mihailovich, Slavic Languages and Literatures

Anthony R. Oberschall, Sociology

Robert Rupen, Political Science

James D. Stasheff, Mathematics

Chuck Stone, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Requirements for the MA Degree

The Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies offers graduate work leading up to the degree of master of arts in Russian/East European studies. The degree program satisfies the general requirements of The Graduate School. In addition, the student must fulfill the following curriculum requirements:

• Four semester courses in a Slavic or East European language (Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian).
• Completion of HIST 783, RUES 710, and RUES 730.
• Completion of at least three courses in a given concentration. (Fields of concentration include art, biology, business, environmental sciences, classics, comparative literature, computer science, ecology, economics, environmental sciences, geologic sciences, history, journalism, law, linguistics, music, nonprofit leadership, peace, war, and defense, philosophy, political science, psychology, public health, Slavic languages and literatures, social work, sociology, and statistics.)
• Completion and defense of the thesis project.

Further information may be obtained from Robert Jenkins, Director, The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, CB# 5125, 223 E. Franklin Street, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5125. Telephone: (919) 962-0901. Fax: (919) 962-2494. E-mail: rjenkins@email.unc.edu. Web: www.unc.edu/depts/slavic.

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Courses for Graduates and Advanced Undergraduates

RUES 468 [168] CONFLICT AND INTERVENTION IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (PWAD 469) (3). Focuses on ethnic and political conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and efforts by the international community to end conflict and promote peace and reconstruction.

RUES 694 [098] HONORS IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (3). Independent research and writing of an honors thesis for students majoring in Russian and East European studies.

RUES 710 [210] CORE COLLOQUIUM (1). Series of follow-up discussions of guest lectures sponsored by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. The discussions will be based on bibliographies previously assigned by guest lecturers. Fall.

RUES 730 [230] IDENTITIES AND TRANSITIONS (3). Capstone course for the master of arts in Russian/East European studies. Interdisciplinary course focusing on the variety of problems encountered by the societies of East European countries and successor states of the former Soviet Union in their transition from communism to democracy. Spring. Jenkins, Robertson.

RUES 810 [310] GRADUATE SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (3). Advanced seminar. Topics vary. Fall and spring. Staff.

RUES 991 [299] INDEPENDENT STUDY IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (Var.). Allows students to undertake advanced research under the supervision of a faculty member. Fall, spring, and summer. Staff.

RUES 993 [393] MASTER'S THESIS (3). Fall, spring, and summer.

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