BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN RUSSIAN, EURASIAN, AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
The Baccalaureate Certificate in Russian and East European Studies encourages students to develop special competency in Russian or East European languages and area studies. Coursework leading to the certificate is offered by the departments of Agribusiness, Anthropology, Architecture, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, and Women's Studies, but the Certificate program is open to all students, regardless of major.
Certificate holders enhance their prospects for study abroad fellowships and graduate admissions, and also qualify for unique entry-level government employment opportunities. Past certificate awardees have moved into positions of leadership in government, academia and the private sector.
Requirements
Three years (22 semester credit hours) of Russian or another Eurasian or East European language;
30 semester hours (at least 24 upper-division hours) in Russian or East European area-related coursework.
At least three disciplines must be represented in the area-related coursework, and at least 12 hours must be drawn from area-related coursework outside the Department of Languages and Literatures (i.e., non-RUS and non-FLA
courses). The Melikian Center certifies that all requirements have been met for the Russian and East European Studies Certificate at the time of the student’s application for graduation. Certificate recognition is noted in the student’s graduating transcript, which reads, Major in [Discipline], Emphasis in Russian and East European Studies .
Frequently taught classes meeting the requirements of the certificate program are listed below. A list of eligible courses being taught this semester is available here . This list is for planning purposes only. It does not contain every class that might count toward the REESC Certificate and certain classes that are on the list may not qualify in a given semester, depending on the instructor and course content for that semester. Students are strongly advised to consult with a REESC advisor (COOR 4465) every semester to learn exactly what REESC-eligible courses are being offerring in a given semester.
Certificate students are encouraged to consider study abroad and related fellowship opportunities to advance their language skills.
Since the REESC Certificate program is highly personalized and extremely responsive to changes in course offerings across many disciplines, students should consult a Center advisor as early as possible in their undergraduate program.
What Courses Should I Take? Students should a Center advisor early to verify that their courses meet certification requirements. REES certification requires classes in two
categories: foreign language (22 hours) and area studies (30 hours).
Twenty-two hours of foreign language coursework . Eurasian and East European Languages offered:
Albanian Armenian Macedonian Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Polish Romanian Tatar Russian* * For Russian, students must complete RUS 101, 102, 201, 202, 211 and 212 (or six hours of upper-division Russian language coursework beyond RUS 202). Students may take one of the other languages listed above, but students are required to complete 22 semester hours of East European/Eurasian language study.
NB. Albanian, Armenian, Macedonian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Polish, and Tatar are taught during the summer
Critical Languages Institute . Study abroad opportunities are available for advanced training in each of the above languages. Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
and Polish are now offered during the academic year.
Thirty hours of coursework (a minimum of 24 hours of this coursework must be upper-division) from the courses listed in the tables below. Arranged honors thesis and related upper-division colloquia may also be credited toward the certificate. In order to guarantee the interdisciplinary nature of the certificate, students must complete courses in three different academic departments.Use the Links Below for Course Listings REES Core Courses Spring 2009 REES Courses
For further information, contact us .
