Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies Minors
Why Minor in REE Studies?
Whatever your major, REE studies can enhance your specialization and make you more marketable to employers. Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia encompass a large part of the word, with opportunties to study various academic disciplines in one beautiful (and complicated) region of world-influencing topics.
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Requirements for a Minor
Available Minors:
- Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
- Russian Language
- Slavic and Eurasian Languages Minor (for Czech, Polish and Serbian/Croatian Languages)
The transcript-recognized undergraduate academic minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information regarding the requirements for achieving a minor, including a comprehensive list of minors, please visit the Minors and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Transcript-recognized undergraduate minors in foreign languages require a minimum of 15 hours of coursework in the minor area, but may not require more than 21 hours. None of the specified coursework from the minor can include unnumbered topics courses. Minors must include a minimum of nine hours beyond first year competence in the language, including at least three hours of upper division coursework. At least half of the required course work in the minor must be completed in residence at The University of Texas at Austin.
Russian Minor
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Requirements |
Hours |
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At least 15 semester credit hours in Russian, three of which must be upper-division, including: |
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RUS 406 |
First-Year Russian I |
6-8 |
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or RUS 601C |
Intensive Russian I |
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RUS 412K |
Second-Year Russian I |
4-6 |
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or RUS 611C |
Intensive Russian II |
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One of the follwing: |
Intermediate Russian through Conversation |
3 |
*RUS 324 will not be offered after Spring 2018
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Minor
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Requirements |
Hours |
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REE 301 |
Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies |
3 |
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REE 301L |
Introduction to Russian Literature |
3 |
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REE 325 |
Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture |
3 |
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Six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies |
6 |
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Slavic and Eurasian Languages Minor
The Slavic language minor is for students wishing to pursue the study of Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Polish at intermediate and advanced levels. Required courses:
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Requirements For Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian: |
Hours |
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S C 506 |
First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I |
5 |
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S C 507 |
First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian II |
5 |
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S C 312K |
Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I |
6 |
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S C 325 |
Third-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I |
3 |
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Requirements For Czech: |
Hours |
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CZ 506 |
First-Year Czech I |
5 |
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CZ 507 |
First-Year Czech II |
5 |
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CZ 312K |
Second-Year Czech I |
8 |
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CZ 325 |
Third-Year Czech I |
3 |
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Requirements For Polish: |
Hours |
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POL 506 |
First-Year Polish I |
5 |
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POL 507 |
First-Year Polish II |
5 |
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POL 312K |
Second-Year Polish I |
6 |
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POL 325 |
Third-Year Polish I |
3 |
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Requirements For Other Slavic Languages: |
Hours |
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SEL 506 |
First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I |
5 |
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SEL 507 |
First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II |
5 |
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SEL 312K |
Second-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I |
6 |
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or SEL 611C |
Intensive Slavic and Eurasian Langauges II |
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Three hours of upper-division coursework in Slavic and Eurasian Languages |
3 |
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Requirements vary depending on your catalog. For specific requirements required by your catalog, please see your degree plan:
To apply for a minor follow this link to the application portal.
If you have any questions regarding the available minors, please email ree-advising@utexas.edu.
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies
A major in REE studies comes with the added bonus of CREEES! In partnership with UT's Department of European & Eurasian Studies, we go beyond the conventional approach to higher education and embrace our responsibility to the global community, actively participating in K-16 outreach and orchestrating engaging campus and community events that bring critical perspectives to the Forty Acres.
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