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Minors

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)
  • Ukrainian Language 

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

Requirements

Hours

At least 15 semester credit hours in Russian, three of which must be upper-division, including:

  

RUS 406
& RUS 407

First-Year Russian I
and First-Year Russian II

6-8

or RUS 601C

Intensive Russian I

RUS 412K

Second-Year Russian I

4-6

or RUS 611C

Intensive Russian II

One of the follwing:
RUS 322C
RUS 322W
RUS 324*

Intermediate Russian through Conversation
Intermediate Russian through Writing
Third Year Russian I

3

*RUS 324 will not be offered after Spring 2018

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Minor

Requirements

Hours

REE 301

Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

3

REE 301L

Introduction to Russian Literature

3

REE 325

Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture

3

Six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

6

Slavic and Eurasian Languages Minor

The Slavic language minor is for students wishing to pursue the study of Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Polish (or another Slavic or Eurasian language, such as Ukrainian) at intermediate and advanced levels. Required courses:

Requirements For Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian:

Hours

S C 506

First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I

5

S C 507

First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian II

5

S C 312K
& S C 312L

Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I
and Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II

6

S C 325

Third-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian I

3

Requirements For Czech:

Hours

CZ 506

First-Year Czech I

5

CZ 507

First-Year Czech II

5

CZ 312K
& CZ 312L

Second-Year Czech I
and Second-Year Czech II

8

CZ 325

Third-Year Czech I

3

Requirements For Polish:

Hours

POL 506

First-Year Polish I

5

POL 507

First-Year Polish II

5

POL 312K
& POL 312L

Second-Year Polish I
and Secon-Year Polish II

6

POL 325

Third-Year Polish I

3

Requirements For Other Slavic Languages:

Hours

SEL 506

First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I

5

SEL 507

 First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II

5

SEL 312K
& SEL 312L

Second-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I
and Secon-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II

6

or SEL 611C

Intensive Slavic and Eurasian Langauges II

 

Three hours of upper-division coursework in Slavic and Eurasian Languages

3

Ukrainian Minor

Requirements Hours
UKR 406 First-Year Ukrainian I 4
UKR 407 First-Year Ukrainian II 4
UKR 312K Second-Year Ukrainian I 3
UKR 312L Second-Year Ukrainian II 3
Three hours of any upper-division UKR language course 3

Requirements vary depending on your catalog.  For specific requirements required by your catalog, please see your degree plan:

2020-2022 Undergraduate Catalog / Other Undergraduate Catalogs

To apply for a minor follow this link to the application portal.

If you have any questions regarding the available minors, please email the CREEES undergraduate advisor, Dr. Nikola Rajic with any question or concern: nrt@austin.utexas.edu

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