Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies Major
Why REE Studies?
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. From cuisine studies to EU policy (would you believe they are related?) and from espionage to dance, Eastern Europe and Eurasia are the perfect place to study a wide variety of world-influencing topics.
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Requirements for a B.A. in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Students select one of two tracks. Both tracks are designed to allow students considerable opportunity to shape their coursework around their interests:
Track 1: Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies, consisting of:
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301L
- Six hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language
- Fifteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, which must include one Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325, and either a Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 or a Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345.
Students pursuing track 1 area studies, must complete a total of three years of language study in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language.
Track 2: Russian, East European, and Eurasian area studies with a language concentration, consisting of:
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301L
- Twelve hours of upper-division coursework in a Slavic, Central Asian, or East European language
- Nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, which must include one Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325, and either a Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 or a Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345.
Students pursuing track 2 area studies with a language concentration, are encouraged to study their chosen language over the summer or to take a fourth year.
Requirements vary depending on your catalog. For specific requirements required by your catalog, please see your degree plan.
For requirements for a minor in Russian Language, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, or Slavic and Eurasian Languages, click here.
If you have any questions regarding the REE major please contact 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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