Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Minor
To earn a 15-credit Russian, East European, and Central Asian studies minor, students complete the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies 1 | 12 | |
| RECS 4999 | Capstone Seminar: Current Topics in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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Three of these courses, from a range of seven disciplines, must be exclusively or substantially concerned with Russia and/or Eastern Europe. Two may have a component concerned with Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. At least three different disciplines must be represented.
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RECS 4999 is required of all minors in their junior or senior year. This seminar is either team-taught by a rotating group of faculty from several disciplines, or is an independent project with a faculty advisor.
Independent study and internships are encouraged, and can be substituted for any course with the approval of appropriate faculty and the program director. Students are also encouraged to apply for a junior semester or year abroad in Russia, Central or Eastern Europe, or Central Asia from a wide range of affiliated programs, including American Councils (St. Petersburg), the Consortium on International Educational Exchange (Prague, Budapest, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl), and Fairfield’s own programs at St. Petersburg’s Herzen University, the St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Pomor University (Arkangelsk), Cherepovets State University (Cherepovets), Immanuel Kant University (Kaliningrad), Kazakhstan, or Kyrgyzstan.
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AHST 1191 | Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Russia: Comparative Systems & Outcomes | 3 |
| AHST 2222 | Byzantine Art | 3 |
| ECON 3230 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ENGL 1320 | 20th Century Russian Fiction | 3 |
| HIST 2271 | Introduction to Russian History, Culture, and Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 2272 | Russia, 700-1700: History and Myth | 3 |
| HIST 2273 | History and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe Since 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 2275 | Russia's Road to Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 2276 | St. Petersburg in Russian History | 3 |
| HIST 2284 | 20th Century Russia | 3 |
| HIST 3356 | History of the Cold War | 3 |
| HIST 3385 | Comparative Russian Revolutions | 3 |
| POLI 2251 | Islam and Muslim Politics | 3 |
| RLST 2430 | Eastern Christianity: Europe, Africa, and Asia | 3 |
| RUSN 1110 | Elementary Russian I | 3 |
| RUSN 1111 | Elementary Russian II | 3 |
| RUSN 2210 | Intermediate Russian I | 3 |
| RUSN 2211 | Intermediate Russian II | 3 |