Curriculum in Russian and East European Area Studies
ROBERT M. JENKINS, Chair
Professors
Richard N. Andrews, Christopher Browning, Patrick J. Conway, Richard L. Edwards, Carl Ernst, Jaroslav Folda, David Griffiths, Beth Holmgren, Michael Hunt, Konrad Jarausch, Madeline Levine, Louise McReynolds, Gary Marks, Barbara Moran, John Pickles, David Pike, Barry Popkin, Donald Raleigh, Steven Rosefielde, Robert L. Stevenson.
Associate Professors
E. Willis Brooks, Carolyn Connor, Lawrence Feinberg, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Charles Kurzman, Timothy McKeown, Christopher Putney, Michele Rivkin-Fish, Michael Votta, Ivana Vuletic.
Assistant Professors
Chad Bryant, Zlatko Plese, Mark Sorensen, Sylvia Tomášková, Milada Vachudova, Lucila Vargas.
Adjunct Professors
Robert Jenkins, Eric Mlyn, Jonathan Weiler.
Lecturer
Eleonora Magomedova.
Professors Emeriti
Josef Anderle, Samuel Baron, Paul Debreczeny, Vasa Mihailovich, Anthony Oberschall.
Introduction
The Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies offers the student an opportunity to become familiar with the history, culture, institutions, and language of the Russian and East European area. Drawing on faculty and courses from six primary departments, the program provides an interdisciplinary approach through a range of perspectives, while maintaining a unified understanding of the region and its peoples. It also offers a variety of related extracurricular activities (lectures, films, exhibitions, study abroad).
The curriculum is administered by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies—a federally funded national resource center in collaboration with Duke University—and coordinated by the director.
This unique program is intended to prepare undergraduate students for a wide range of career options, including work in the United States Foreign Service or other branches of the federal government, international nongovernmental organizations, journalism, library and information careers, and high school teaching, as well as graduate study in the various disciplines.
Program of Study
The degree offered is bachelor of arts in Russian and East European area studies.
Majoring in Russian and East European Area Studies: Bachelor of Arts
First and Second Years
Four semester courses in Russian or another East European language (through level 4) and HIST 161 and 162 are required. Students entering the program who have not met the requirements will be expected to make them up in their junior and senior years.
Third and Fourth Years
The major in Russian and East European studies consists of an interdisciplinary core of seven courses (21 credit hours):
• SLAV 101, an introductory survey course
• RUES 260, an interdisciplinary seminar
• Five additional courses distributed among the following three areas (at least one course in each area):
I. Course offerings from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (beyond the required four semester courses in a language)
II. Courses pertaining to Russian and East European history, including HIST 260, 262, 477, 478, 480, 481, 515
III. CLAS 418; ECON 267, 468; POLI 235, 236, 438; RUES 263, 694H, 699; or other courses approved by the director
Honors in Russian and East European Area Studies
Majors who earn at least a 3.2 overall grade point average and at least a 3.5 grade point average in the major are eligible to become candidates for graduation with honors. Honors candidates must enroll in RUES 693H and 694H Honors in Russian and East European Studies and defend an honors thesis. During their enrollment in these courses, students engage in original research and write and orally defend an honors thesis. Based on the faculty evaluation of their work, the baccalaureate degree may be conferred with honors or with highest honors. Students enrolled in RUES honors receive elective credit for RUES 693H and major credit for RUES 694H.
Special Opportunities in Russian and East European Area Studies
Study Abroad
Travel to Russia and Eastern Europe is a desirable part of student training. The curriculum encourages and supports a number of opportunities for summer and academic year study abroad, including programs in Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Austria/Bosnia-Herzegovina. For more information about all these programs, contact the director or the UNC–Chapel Hill Study Abroad Office.
Libraries
The University has rich collections of books and periodicals on Russia and Eastern Europe in the relevant languages, as well as in English and other Western languages. Experts in the collection development department of the Davis Library will help students locate materials they may need.
Graduate School and Career Opportunities
This program prepares undergraduate students for careers in foreign trade; the Foreign Service or other branches of the federal government; nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); journalism; library science; high school teaching; as well as for graduate work in various disciplines.
Contact Information
Dr. Robert M. Jenkins, Director, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, CB# 5125, FedEx Global Education Center, 300 Pittsboro St., (919) 962-0901. Web site: www.unc.edu/depts/slavic.
RUES
191 [091] Peoples of Siberia (ANTH 191, ENST 191, INTS 191) (3). See ANTH 191 for description.
260 Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe (POLI 260, PWAD 260, SOCI 260) (3). Draws on historical, political, economic, and sociological perspectives to analyze social, cultural, and institutional change. Required for majors in the curriculum in Russian and East European studies, but open to all students.
263 [072] Environmental Field Studies in Siberia (ENST 263, GEOG 263, INTS 263) (4). This course explores the biogeography of Siberia and gives students practical training on how to do field work in field ecology and physical geography.
396 [099] Independent Study in Russian and East European Studies (1–21). Supervised study for students interested in Russian and East European studies.
469 [468] 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.
693H [097] Honors in Russian and East European Studies (3). Permission of the department. Independent research and writing of an honors thesis for students majoring in Russian and East European studies.
694H [098] Honors in Russian and East European Studies (3). Prerequisite, RUES 693H. Independent research and writing of an honors thesis for students majoring in Russian and East European studies.
699 [199] Selected Topics in Russian and East European Studies (3). Selected topics in Russian and East European studies. Varies by semester.