Courses

Course Offerings in Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies

Courses numbered 100-699 are open to undergraduate students.
Courses 500-999 may carry credit for graduate students.

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For course descriptions, please consult the appropriate catalogue:

Fall 2012

Courses Offered through CREES:

  • REES 110 (20406) Understanding Russia and Eastern Europe
    Redford, TR 2:30-3:45 pm, WES 4001
  • REES 111 (20407) HONORS: Understanding Russia and Eastern Europe
    Redford, TR 2:30-3:45 pm, WES 4001
  • REES 480 (25984) Geography of the Former Soviet Union
    Same as GEOG 399
    TBA, MWF 1:00-1:50 pm, LIN 228
  • REES 480 (22692) Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium: The Meanings of Revolution, Honors
    Tsiovkh, W 5:30-6:20pm, BA 318
  • REES 480 (29274) Socialist Cities: Utopian Ideals, Hard Realities, Diverging Futures
    Same as REES 895 and ARCH 600
    L'Heureux, T 5:30-7:50 pm, MAR 306
  • REES 492 (15579) Research Methods Russian, Eastern Europe & Eurasian Studies
    Meets with REES 898/899
    Tsiovkh, W 3:00-5:20pm, BA 318
  • REES 510 (24675) Understanding Central Asia
    Same as GEOG 571
    Diener, TR 11:00-12:15 pm, LIN 401
  • REES 573 (22414) Borderland Between Russia and Europe
    Tsiovkh, A., TR 9:30-10:45 am, BA 318
  • REES 687 (25857) Biography of a City: St. Petersburg
    Same as HWC 600 / HIST 660
    Mikkelson, W 7:00-9:30 pm, WES 1009
  • REES 799 Directed Readings Russian, East European, Eurasian Studies
    Clowes (15580), BY APPT
    Mikkelson (19947), by appt
    Tsiovkh (15581), by appt
  • REES 895 (29275) Socialist Cities: Utopian Ideals, Hard Realities, Diverging Futures
    Same as REES 480 and ARCH 600
    L'Heureux, T 5:30-7:50 pm, MAR 306
  • REES 898 (15582) Seminar in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
    Meets with REES 492 and REES 899
    Tsiovkh, W 3:00-5:20 pm, BA 318
  • REES 899 Capstone Research Seminar REES
    Meets with REES 492 and REES 898
    Tsiovkh, W 3:00-5:20 pm, BA 318

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

Literature and the Arts

  • SLAV 140 (19313) Intro to Russian Culture
    Moulton, MWF 9:00-9:50 am, WES 1005
  • SLAV 141 (19315) Intro to Russian Culture, Honors
    Moulton, MWF 9:00-9:50 am, WES 1005
  • SLAV 148 (155668) Intro to Slavic Folklore
    Carlson, MWF 11:00-11:50 am, MAL 3092
  • SLAV 148 (16697) Intro to Slavic Folklore
    Carlson, MWF 1:00-1:50, WES 4051
  • SLAV 316 (26430) People & Culture of Southeastern Europe Thru Film
    Dickey, T 3:00-5:30 pm, WES 1046
  • SLAV 516 (26431) Film Adaptations of Polish and Czech Literature
    Vassileva-Karagyozova, R 3:00-5:30 pm, WES 1046
  • SLAV 532 (26432) Dostoevsky
    Kokobobo, TR 2:30-3:45 pm, WES 1005
  • SLAV 561 (15670) Readings in Slavic Language: Slovene
    Pirnat-Greenberg, BY APPT
  • SLAV 664 (26433) Soviet Russian Literature: 1930-1999
    Carlson, MW 2:00-3:15 pm, WES 1005
  • SLAV 678 (15671) Readings in Slavic Linguistics
    Greenberg, BY APPT
  • SLAV 679 (26440) Topics in: A History of Violence
    Kokobobo, TR 11:00-12:15 pm, SUM 403
  • SLAV 679 (15672) Topics in: Russian Language Pedagogy
    Comer, BY APPT
  • SLAV 679 (22046) Title TBA
    Dickey, BY APPT
  • SLAV 684 (26441) Main Currents in Russian Thought I
    Carlson, TR 1:00-2:15 pm, WES 1005
  • SLAV 710 (26442) Intro to Slavic Languages and Linguistics
    Greenberg, TR 8:00-9:15 pm, WES 1005

Architechture

  • ARCH 600 (29273) Socialist Cities: Utopian Ideals, Hard Realities, Diverging Futures
    Same as REES 480 and REES 895
    L'Heureux, T 5:30-7:50 pm, MAR 306

Anthropology

  • ANTH 317 (17434) Prehistory of Europe
    Radovanovic, TR 11:00 – 12:15 pm, FR 124

Jewish Studies

  • JWSH 327 (25831) Jewish Secular Culture
    Perelmutter, MWF 1:00 – 1:50 pm, LEA 3154

Humanities & Western Civ

  • HWC 600 (25846) Biography of a City: St. Petersburg
    Same as HIST 660 / REES 687
    Mikkelson, W 7:00 – 9:30 pm, WES 1009

Geography

  • GEOG 399 (26448) Geography of the Former Soviet Union
    Same as REES 480
    TBA, MWF 1:00-1:50 pm, LIN 228
  • GEOG 571 (24676) Understanding Central Asia
    Same as REES 510
    Diener, TR 11:00-12:15 pm, LIN 401
  • GEOG 571 (24187) Geopolitics of Russia and Eurasia
    O'Lear, TR 9:30-10:45 am, LIN 210

History

*If there is an asterisk by a course listed below, the course has a discussion section. Please refer to the Schedule of Classes for a list of discussion sections, associated with a given course.

  • *HIST 117 (20447) Russia, an Introductory History
    Levin, MW 2:00-2:50 pm, ROB 202
  • *HIST 340 (26335) History of the Second World War
    Lewis, MW 9:00-9:50 am, WES 3139
  • HIST 343 (26366) The Holocaust in History
    TBA, W 6:00-8:30 pm, REGN 163 (Edwards)
  • HIST 377 (26368) Everyday Communism in Eastern Europe
    Wood, MW 11:00-12:15 am, WES 4008
  • HIST 565 (26375) Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
    TBA, TR 1:00-2:15 pm, WES 4012
  • HIST 660 (26382) Biography of a City: St. Petersburg
    Same as HWC 600 / REES 687
    Mikkelson, W 7:00-9:30 pm, WES 1009
  • HIST 800 (13096) Readings in: Modern Military History
    Kipp, BY APPT
  • HIST 800 (23258) Readings in: German-Soviet War
    Lewis, BY APPT
  • HIST 800 (16784) Readings in: Russian History
    Levin, BY APPT
  • HIST 845 (26391) Eastern Europe, 19th-20th Centuries
    Wood, M 3:30-6:00 pm, WES 3659

Law

  • LAW 844 (24553) Immigration/Asylum Law Clinic
    Gottlieb, T 1:35-4:40 GRN 310
  • LAW 932 (22719) International Human Rights Law
    Gottlieb, MT 9:15-10:10 am, GRN 107

Economics

  • ECON 505 (22260) History of Economic Analysis
    El-Hodiri, TR 8:00-9:15 am, ST 307
  • ECON 604 (20230) International Trade
    Comolli, 2:30-3:45 pm, ST 309
  • ECON 605 (19557) International Finance
    TBA, MWF 2:00-2:50 pm, SNOW 452

Political Science

*If there is an asterisk by a course listed below, the course has a discussion section. Please refer to the Schedule of Classes for a list of discussion sections, associated with a given course.

  • *POLS 170 (15093) Intro to International Politics
    TBA, MW 9:00-9:50 am, HAW 1005
  • POLS 171 (26554) Intro to International Politics, Honors
    Omelicheva, MW 11:00-12:15 pm, BL 209
  • POLS 663 (26567) Protest and Revolution
    Francisco, MWF 10:00-10:50 AM, BL 114
  • POLS 685 (25856) International Law: Armed Conflicts
    Omelicheva, BY APPT, ONLINE
  • POLS 870 (15130) International Relations
    Steele, M 1:00-3:50 pm, BL 209

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