We are glad you are thinking of minoring in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures!  Our minor allows you to focus on a single culture or 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 you 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 — second-year, second semester in your chosen language and 3 electives selected from a variety of literature and culture courses.

Prerequisites (12 cr)

• 1101 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Polish, or Romanian, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
• 1102 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Polish, or Romanian, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
• 1103 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Polish, or Romanian, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)

Elective Courses (At least 12 cr)

Choose 4 courses from the following list; at least 2 courses (6 credits) need to be at the 3000-level:

Language Courses

• 2104 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Polish, or Romanian, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
• 3101 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)
• 3102 Third-year language 2 in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, or Polish, or other language offered by the Department as approved by the Coordinating Advisor (4 cr)

Language Courses

• Polish 5230          Polish Literature (3 cr)
• Slavic 2230          Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: From Slavic Myth to Twilight (3 cr)
• Slavic 2345          Introduction to Slavic Literature and Culture (3 cr)
• Slavic 3310          Science Fiction: East versus West (3 cr)
• Slavic 3360          Minorities in Eastern European Film (3 cr)
• Slavic 4191          Internship (3 cr; repeatable)
• Slavic 5193          Individual Studies (1–6 cr; repeatable)
• Slavic 5194          Group Studies (1-6 cr.; repeatable)
• Slavic 4560H        Cinderella’s Fantasy: Gender and Women in W/E Europe (3)
• Slavic 4520H       Slavic and East European Cities (3)
• Slavic 4597          Politics of Language in Southeastern Europe (3 cr)
• Slavic 4760          Survey of the Slavic Languages (3 cr)
• 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 5280          Slavic and East European Literature (3 cr)
• Slavic 5797          Study at a Foreign Institution (1-12 cr; repeatable)

Occasionally, other courses may be offered in the Slavic Department or in other departments that can fit into a Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures minor.  Such substitutions require the approval of the program's Undergraduate Coordinating Advisor.

• Slavic 2365.99    Sports, Socialists, and Society in Russia and Eastern Europe (3 cr)
• Slavic 3320.01/.02 Queer Comrades: Sexual Citizenship and LGBTQ Lives (3 cr for .01; 4 cr for .02)
• Slavic 3340         East European Immigrant Experience in America (3 cr) (Previously Slavic 2367)
• Slavic 3800         Life in Two Worlds: Bilingualism (3 cr)
• Slavic 4597            Politics of Language in Southeastern Europe (3 cr)

Slavic and East European Minor Program Guidelines: 

• Required for graduation: No
• Credit hours required: A minimum of 12 credit hrs. 1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor. At least 6 credits need to be at the upper level (2000-level or above for language courses, 3000-level or above for other courses).
• Transfer and EM credit hours allowed: A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.
• Overlap with the GE: A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.
• Overlap with the major and additional minor(s):
  • The minor must be in a different subject than the major.
  • The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).
• Grades required: 
  • Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor. 
  • Minimum 2.00 cumulative point-hour ratio required for the minor. 
  • Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor. 
  • No more than 3 credit hours of coursework graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor. 
• X193 credits: No more than 3 credit hours. 
• Minor approval: The minor course work must be approved by the academic advisor for Slavic. Any substitutions must be approved by the departmental Undergraduate Studies Chair.
• Filing the minor program form: The minor program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor.
• Changing the minor: Once the minor program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the academic advisor for Slavic.