Florida State University General Bulletin 1998-1999

Academic Departments and Programs (course descriptions)

Interdisciplinary Program in Russian and East European Studies

College of Social Sciences

Director: Ljubisa S. Adamovich (Economics);

Professors: Adamovich (Economics), Launer (Modern Languages and Linguistics), Macesich (Economics), Oldson (History), Wynot (History);

Associate Professors: Efimov (Modern Languages and Linguistics), James (Modern Languages and Linguistics);

Assistant Professors: Grant (History), Metcalf (Political Science), Pichugin (Modern Languages and Linguistics)

The Interdisciplinary Program in Russian and East European Studies is an international area studies program that is designed to develop a students competence in the language, history, culture, and the contemporary political and economic setting of a particular country or cultural region. This area studies program is focused on Russia and Eastern Europe. A major or minor in this program serves the needs of 1) general liberal arts students who wish to learn more about this important area of the world; 2) students who wish to pursue graduate work in this or related fields; and 3) students who seek employment in or related to Russia or Eastern Europe. This program also combines area- or country- specific courses, which give students the needed cultural immersion, with more general comparative courses, which provide them with the necessary intellectual tools, the concepts and theories, to make sense out of their particular disciplinary concentrations. Students are to select language and thematic specializations in line with their intellectual interests and career goals and design their program of study around them.

Requirements

Students majoring in the program are to construct their study program around four components: 1) a language requirement; 2) a history requirement; 3) area-specific course work that emphasizes one of two tracks; and 4) a concepts and theories tool requirement to be fulfilled in the students major track. The total hour requirements for a major are a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in an approved area language plus an additional thirty-six (36) semester hours beyond the liberal studies requirements (with a grade of C or better in each course) distributed across the history requirement and the two tracks. As an interdisciplinary program, no minor is required.

Language Requirement

All students are required to take twelve (12) semester hours of course work in a relevant area language (Russian, German, Czech, Serbo-Croation, or some other East European language). Students will be encouraged to bring their chosen language up to an effective level of proficiency in both reading and speaking by either taking additional course work on The Florida State University campus or by participating in a semester or summer abroad program in their relevant cultural area that is administered by, affiliated with, or approved by The Florida State University, as such programs become available. To encourage the achievement of language proficiency, language course work hours taken beyond the twelve (12) semester hour minimum will be counted towards the required thirty-six (36) semester hours for the major.

History Requirement

Students are required to take a minimum of six (6) semester hours of work in the Russian and East European history courses listed below.

Major and Minor Track Requirements

Students are to select either the social science track or the arts and humanities track as the major focus of their course work. Students are to take a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of course work from among those area specific courses listed for their major track and a minimum of six (6) semester hours of course work from among those area specific courses listed for their minor track.

Concepts and Theories Tool Requirement

For each of the two tracks, a larger number of concepts and theories courses are listed, selected from the relevant disciplines. Students are to take a minimum of six (6) semester hours of course work from among those courses listed for their major track. Students should select these courses with some care, and in consultation with the program director. Courses should be narrowly focused on that one or possibly two academic disciplines most relevant to the students primary Russian and East European related interests and career goals.

Minor

Students minoring in the program must complete eighteen (18) semester hours of Russian and East European course work beyond the liberal studies requirement. In this case none of the broader comparative concepts and theories courses will count towards the eighteen (18) semester hour minimum. Students may select freely from all area specific courses so long as at least three (3) semester hours are taken in history and each of the two tracks.

Russian and East European History

Social Science Track Area Specific

Social Science Track Comparative Concepts and Theories

Arts and Humanities Area Specific

Arts and Humanities Comparative Concepts and Theories

Definition of Prefix

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Courses

For listings relating to graduate course work for thesis and masters examination and defense, consult the Graduate Bulletin.

SANSKRIT: see Classical Languages, Literature, and Civilization

SCIENCE: see Secondary Science and/or Mathematics Teaching

SCIENCE EDUCATION: see Curriculum and Instruction