We are glad you are thinking of minoring in Slavic and East European Studies! Our minor allows you to focus on a single culture or else to develop a broad knowledge of several cultures in the region. You can choose from a wide array of languages in which you will develop a Novice High or Intermediate Low proficiency, which will enable to handle survival topics and a range of everyday communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. In addition, you will take coursework to increase your appreciation and understanding of your chosen culture(s), develop your analytical skills, and give you an international outlook. The minor consists of four classes (12 credit minimum)—second-year, second semester in your chosen language and 3 electives selected from a menu of literature and culture courses.
Prerequisites (12 cr)
- 1101 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
- 1102 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
- 1103 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
Elective Courses (12 cr)
Choose 4 courses from the following list; at least 2 courses (6 credits) need to be at the upper level (2000-level or above for language courses, 3000-level or above for other courses):
- Language 2104 Second-year language 2 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
- Language 3101 Third-year language 1 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
- Language 3102 Third-year language 2 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
- Polish 5230 Polish Literature (3 cr)
- Slavic 2330 Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: From Slavic Myth to Twilight (3 cr)
- Slavic 2345 Introduction to Slavic Literature and Culture (3 cr)
- Slavic 2367 The East European Experience in America (3 cr)
- Slavic 3320 Science Fiction: East versus West (3 cr)
- Slavic 3251 The Underground (3 cr)
- Slavic 3360 Minorities in Eastern European Film (3 cr)
- Slavic 4191 Internship (3 cr; repeatable)
- Slavic 4193 Individual Studies (1–6 cr; repeatable)
- Slavic 4194 Group Studies (1-6 cr.; repeatable)
- Slavic 4260H Dead Man Writing: Lit. Representations of Capital Punishment (3)
- Slavic 4560H Cinderella’s Fantasy: Gender and Women in W/E Europe (3)
- Slavic 4520 Slavic and East European Cities (3)
- Slavic 4597 Politics of Language in Southeastern Europe
- Slavic 4600 Survey of the Slavic Languages (3)
- Slavic 4797 Study at a Foreign Institution (1-12 cr.; repeatable)
- Slavic 4798 Study Tour (1–3 cr; repeatable)
- Slavic 4998 Supervised Project (1–3 cr; repeatable)
- Slavic 4999 Research for Thesis (3 cr)
- Slavic 4999H Research for Honors Thesis (3 cr)
- Slavic 5570 Austro-Hungarian Grotesque (3 cr)
- Slavic 5200 Slavic and East European Literature (3 cr)
Occasionally, other courses may be offered in the Slavic Department or in other departments that can fit into a Slavic and East European Languages minor. Such substitutions require the approval of the program's Undergraduate Coordinating Advisor.