Minors Available in Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Requirements for a Minor
Available Minors: Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Russian Language, Czech Language, Polish Language, 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
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 & RUS 407 |
First-Year Russian I and First-Year Russian II |
6-8 |
or RUS 601C |
Intensive Russian I |
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RUS 412K |
Second-Year Russian I |
4-6 |
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 afrer Spring 2018
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Minor
Requirements |
Hours |
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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 |
Hours |
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For Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian: |
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S C 506 |
First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I |
5 |
S C 507 |
First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II |
5 |
S C 312K & S C 312L |
Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I and Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II |
6 |
S C 325 |
Third-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I |
3 |
For Czech: |
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CZ 506 |
First-Year Czech I |
5 |
CZ 507 |
First-Year Czech II |
5 |
CZ 412K & CZ 412L |
Second-Year Czech I and Second-Year Czech II |
8 |
CZ 325 |
Third-Year Czech I |
3 |
For Polish: |
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POL 506 |
First-Year Polish I |
5 |
POL 507 |
First-Year Polish II |
5 |
POL 312K & POL 312L |
Second-Year Polish I and Second-Year Polish II |
6 |
POL 325 |
Third-Year Polish I |
3 |
Other Slavic and Eurasian Languages: |
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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 Second-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II |
6 |
or SEL 611C |
Intensive Slavic and Eurasian Languages II |
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Three hours of upper-division coursework in Slavic and Eurasian Languages |
3 |
Requirements vary depending on your catalog. For specific requirements required by your catalog, please see your degree plan:
2016-2018; 2014-2016; 2012-2014; 2008-2010; 2006-2008
To apply for a minor follow this link to the application portal.
If you have any questions regarding the available minors, please contact the CREEES undergraduate advisor, Stephanie Quinn (512-471-4271), or the CREEES Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Roy Flores (512-471-3607) and either of them can help you with any question or concern.