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Course Offerings in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies


Courses numbered 100-699 are open to undergraduate students.

Courses 500-999 may carry credit for graduate students.

 

Courses 2008-2009

For course descriptions, please consult the appropriate catalogue:
Undergraduate Catalogue
Graduate Catalogue

I. REES Courses
II. History
III. Political Science
IV. Literature
V. Philosophy/Religion
VI. Business, Economics and Geography

Fall 2009

Courses offered through CREES:

REES 110   Understanding Russia and Eastern Europe                          T/TH 2:30-3:45
                        Redford                                                WES 4051

REES 111   Understanding Russia and Eastern Europe, Honors            T/TH 2:30-3:45
                        Redford                                                WES 4051

REES 480   Special Problems: Borderland Between Russia and Europe       T/TH 9:30-10:45
                        Tsiovkh, A.                                          BA 318

REES 480   Special Problems: Siberia Yesterday and Today     W 7:00-9:30
                         Mikkelson                                           WES 1005

REES 492   Research Methods in Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies        W 3:30-5:20
                        Tsiovkh, A.                                          BA 3

REES 510   Understanding Central Asia                                               T/TH 1:00-2:15
                        O’Lear/Burke                                       LIN 317

REES 799    Directed Readings                                                ARR
                          Staff: Contact REES

REES 895   Special Problems: Borderland Between Russia and Europe       T/TH 9:30-10:45
                        Tsiovkh, A.                                          Bailey 318

REES 895   Special Problems: Siberia Yesterday and Today     W 7:00-9:30
                         Mikkelson                                           WES 1005

REES 898   Research Methods in Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies        W 3:30-5:20
                        Tsiovkh, A.                                          BA 3

 

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Courses in Other Departments:

Literature and the Arts

SLAV 140   Introduction to Russian Culture                                         MWF 10:00-10:50
                        Comer                                                  WES 4012

SLAV 141   Introduction to Russian Culture, Honors                MWF 10:00-10:50
                        Comer                                                  WES 4012

SLAV 144   Survey of Russian Literature in Translation
                        Parker                                                  WES 1005       T/TH 8:00-9:15
                        Sabbag                                                 WES 4035       MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 145   Survey of Russian Literature in Translation, Honors          
                        Parker                                                  WES 1005       T/TH 8:00-9:15
                        Sabbag                                                 WES 4035       MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 148   Introduction to Slavic Folklore                 
                        Carlson                                                BL 114            MWF 10:00-10:50
                        Carlson                                                WES 4012       MWF 1:00-1:50

 

SLAV 149   Introduction to Slavic Folklore, Honors                
                        Carlson                                                BL 114            MWF 10:00-10:50
                        Carlson                                                WES 4012       MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 502  Introduction to Russian Culture and Society                        MWF 10:10:50
                        Comer                                                  WES 4012

SLAV 504  Introduction to East Central European Culture and Society: Ukraine                   ARR
                        Tsiovkh, A.

SLAV 508   South Slavic Literature and Civilization                  MW 12:30-1:45
                        Dickey                                                             WES 1046

SLAV 512    Siberia: Yesterday and Today                                          W 7:00-9:30
                        Mikkelson                                                        WES 1005
                                    Same as REES 480/895

SLAV 630   Slavic Folkore                                                                  T/TH 1:00-2:15
                        Carlson                                                            WES 1005

SLAV 656    Russian Literature of the 18th Century                               T/TH 2:30-3:45
                        Carlson                                                            WES 1005

SLAV 660   19th Century Russian Prose and Fiction                             T/TH 8:00-9:15
                        Parker                                                              WES 1005

SLAV 679   Topics in Slavic Language and Literature: Chekhov           MWF 1:00-1:50
                        Sabbag                                                             WES 4035

SLAV 679   Topics in Slavic Language and Literature: Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics   MWF 9:00-9:50
                        Greenberg                                                        WES 1046

SLAV 710   Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics    MWF 9:00-9:50
                        Greenberg                                                        WES 1046

SLAV 726   Chekhov                                                                          MWF 1:00-1:50
                        Sabbag                                                             WES 4035

SLAV 740   Bibliography and Methods                                                T/TH 2:30-3:45
                        Clowes                                                 WES 4004

JWSH 327   Jewish Secular Culture                                                      MWF 11:00-11:50
                        Perelmutter                                                       WES 4012

 

History

HIST 117   Russia, and Introductory History                                         MW 2:00-2:50+diss.
                        Levin                                                                ST-F 100

HIST 377   Everyday Communism in Eastern Europe                MW 11:00-12:15
                        Wood                                                              WES 4008

HIST 390  Topics in: Progress & Poverty in 19th C. Europe                  T 9:30-11:50
                        Bradley                                                            KS Union Alcove G

HIST 392   Huns, Turks, and Mongols: the Nomad Factor                    MW 12:30-1:45
                        Lu                                                                    SNOW 120

HIST 565   Imperial Russia & Soviet Union: Reform & Revolution   M 6:30-8:50
                        Bradley                                                            WES 4001

HIST 845   Colloquium on East Central Europe                                    M 3:30-5:50
                        Wood                                                              WES 4022

 

Political Science

POLS 564   Elections and Political Parties of the World                        MW 8:00-9:15
                        Herron                                                             BL 209

POLS 663   Protest and Revolution                                                      MWF 10:00-10:50
                        Francisco                                                         BL 109

POLS 870   International Relations                                                       F 12:00-2:50
                        Omelicheva                                                      BL 204

 

Philosophy and Religion

PHIL 580   Marxism                                                                            MWF 10:00-10:50
                        DeGeorge                                                        WES 1007

JWSH 327   Jewish Secular Culture                                                      MWF 11:00-11:50
                        Perelmutter                                                       WES 4012

 

Economics, Geography, Business

GEOG 379   Topics in Cultural Geog.: Environmental Geopolitics          T/TH 11:00-12:15
                        O’Lear                                                             LIN 317

GEOG 572   Understanding Central Asia                                              T/TH 1:00-2:15
                        O’Lear/Burke                                       LIN 317
                                    Same as REES 510

Spring 2010

Courses Offered through CREES:

REES 220 Societies and Cultures of Eurasia                                                            T/TH 2:30-3:45
Redford                                                                                                                                               FR 208

REES 221 Societies and Cultures of Eurasia, Honors                                           T/TH 2:30-3:45
Redford                                                                                                                                               FR 208

REES 496 Research Seminar in Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies  W 3:00-4:50
Tsiovkh, A.                                                                                                                          BA 318 

REES 574 Ethnicity and Nationalism in Eastern Europe                                      T/TH 2:30-3:45
Tsiovkh, A.                                                                                                                          WES 4075

REES 646 Translation in Theory and Practice                                                         W 12:00-2:50
Mikkelson                                                                                                                           BA 318

REES 687 Biography of a City: St. Petersburg                                                        W 7:00-9:30
Mikkelson                                                                                                                           WES 1005

REES 895 Special Problems in Area Studies: Ukraine and the Region          By APPT
Tsiovkh, A.

REES 899 Capstone Research Seminar in REES                                                     W 3:00-4:50
Tsiovkh, A.                                                                                                                          BA 318
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Courses in Other Departments:
Literature and the Arts

SLAV 140 Introduction to Russian Culture                                                              MWF 10:00-10:50
Clowes, Edith W                                                                                                               DHDC 2094

SLAV 141 Introduction to Russian Culture, Honors                                             MWF 10:00-10:50
Clowes, Edith W                                                                                                               DHDC 2094

SLAV 144 Survey of Russian Literature in Translation                                       
Parker, Stephen                                                                               WES 1046                             T/TH 9:30-10:45
Sabbag, Kerry                                                                    WES 1005                             MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 145 Survey of Russian Literature in Translation, Honors                                      
Parker, Stephen                                                                               WES 1046                             T/TH 9:30-10:45
Sabbag, Kerry                                                                    WES 1005                             MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 148 Introduction to Slavic Folklore                                                                
Carlson, Maria M.                                                            WES 4051                             MWF 11:00-11:50
Carlson, Maria M.                                                            WES 4012                             MWF 1:00-1:50

SLAV 340 Introduction to Languages and Peoples of Russia and East Central Europe
Greenberg, Marc L.                                                         MS 104                                 MWF 9:00-9:50

SLAV 341 Intro to Languages and Peoples of Russia and East Central Europe, Honors
Greenberg, Marc L.                                                         MS 104                                 MWF 9:00-9:50

SLAV 504 Intro to East Central European Culture and Society                       By APPT
Tsiovkh, A.

SLAV 514 Totalitarianism and Literature of Central Europe                             T/TH 1:00-2:15
Skalicky, David                                                                                                                   WES 4021

SLAV 660  19th C Russian Prose and Fiction                                                             T/TH 9:30-10:45
Parker, Stephen                                                                                                                               WES 1046

SLAV 668 Nabokov                                                                                                          T/TH 1:00-2:15
Parker, Stephen                                                                                                                               WES 1005

SLAV 679 Topics in Slavic Language and Literature: Chekhov                         MWF 1:00-1:50
Sabbag, Kerry                                                                                                                    WES 1005

SLAV 679 Topics in Slavic Language and Literature: Russian Utopias           MWF 10:00-10:50
Clowes, Edith W                                                                                                               DHDC 2094

SLAV 712 Russian Poetry: Twentieth Century (in Russian)                              MW 3:00-4:15
Carlson, Maria M.                                                                                                            WES 1046

JWSH 572 Jewish Folklore                                                                                             T/TH 2:30-3:45
Perelmutter                                                                                                                       BL 206

ANTH 315 The Prehistory of Art                                                                                 By APPT
Radovanovic, Ivana                        

History

HIST 115 French Revolution to the Present: Europe 1789-Present              MW  2:00-2:50  
Wood, Nathaniel D.  (+discussion group)                                                                               HAW 1005

HIST 334 The Great War: History of WWI                                                               T/TH 2:30-3:45
Saul, Norman E.                                                                                                                                ROB 202

HIST 343 The Holocaust in History                                                                             T 6:00-8:30
Sternberg  (class held at the Edwards Campus)                                                  REGN 163

HIST 557 Nationalism & Communism in East Central Europe 1772 to the Present
Wood, Nathaniel D.                                                                                                        MW 11:00-12:15
                                                                                                                                                ROB 156

HIST 660 Biography of a City: St. Petersburg                                                         W 7:00-9:30
Mikkelson                                                                                                                           WES 1005

HIST 847 Colloquium in Russian History                                                                   M 4:00-6:30
Levin, Eve                                                                                                                            KSUN ALCG

Political Science

POLS 652 Politics in Europe                                                                                          MWF 10:00-10:50
Francisco, Ronald A.                                                                                                        BL 114

POLS 654 Politics and Government of Russia & Central Eurasian State      T/TH 9:30-10:45
Herron, Erik S                                                                                                                     BL 209

POLS 669 Comparative Politics Topic: Opposition to European Union        T/TH 1:00-2:15
Rohrschneider, Robert                                                                                                  BL 109

POLS 851 Comparative Institutions and Government                                       M 1:00-3:50
(Before enrolling, M.A. students should contact Professor Herron)          SMI 107

POLS 853 Comparative Social Politics                                                                       F 1:00-3:50
Francisco, Ronald A.                                                                                                        BL 204

Religion and Philosophy

REL 107 Living Religions of the West                                                                         T/TH 4:00-5:15PM
Dolgopolskii, Serguei B                                                                                                  SMI 100

JWSH 311 Narratives of Jewish Life                                                                          T/TH 11:00-12:15
Perelmutter                                                                                                                       ST-F 202

ANTH 340 Human Variation and Evolution                                                             T/TH 1:00-2:15
Crawford, Michael H.                                                                                                     FR 633
                                                                                                                                               
Economics, Geography, Business, Law

GEOG 102 Principles of Human Geography                                                           MW 1:00-2:15
O’Lear, Shannon                                                                                                              ST 330

ECON 145 Principles of Macroeconomics, Honor                                                                T/TH 8:00-9:15
El-Hodiri, Mohamed A.                                                                                                  NUN 102

LAW 932 International Human Rights Law                                                             MTW  1:35-2:30
Gottlieb, David J.                                                                                                              GRN 129