Curricula

The major in Slavic and East European Studies addresses the critical need for a nuanced understanding of the history, politics and cultural contexts of this geopolitical region. Students completing the major in Slavic and East European Studies have knowledge of the complexities of the area and its peoples, communication skills in at least one related language and have completed research and analysis to enable them to pursue graduate study, foreign or public service, international careers and global leadership. 

B.A. Degree

Requirements for Major and Secondary Major in Slavic & East European Studies

Minor approved for AY 2026-27. Contact Adrienne_Harris@baylor.edu for details.

Required Courses (12 hours)

• SEES 2380 Introduction to Slavic Studies
• SEES 3381 / HIS 3381 History of East Central Europe
• **RUS 2310 Intermediate Russian
• **RUS 2320 / 3301 / 3302 /  SEES 3v70 language (Czech / Georgian / *Ukrainian)

15 hours from the following, with no more than six hours to be taken in any one prefix 
History

• HIS 3308 Hitler and the Holocaust
• HIS 3340 Russia to 1861
• HIS 3342 Russia since 1861
• HIS 3343 History of Ukraine
• HIS 4347 Totalitarian Regimes in Europe
• HIS 4379 / SEES 4379 The Cold War
• SEES 3V70 / 4V90 Independent Study

Political Science/Economics

• PSC 3304 Comparative Politics
• PSC 3324 World Political Systems
• PSC 3325 Ethnopolitical Conflicts
• PSC 4344 Government and Politics of Russia
• PSC 4325 Asian International Relations
• PSC 4386 Russia & the World
• PSC 4388 Ukraine in Europe

Language & Culture

• RUS 3301 Russian Conversation and Composition
• RUS 3301 Russian Reading Development
• RUS 3345 Introduction to Russian Film: Culture & Identity
• RUS 3346 Introduction to East European Film & Culture
• RUS 3353 Russian Drama
• RUS 3380 Russian Literature in Translation I
• RUS 3381 Russian Literature in Translation II
• RUS3v70 Special Problems
• RUS 4301 Survey of Russian Literature
• RUS 4302 Survey of Russian Literature
• RUS 4303 Folklore and Folk Life in Russian Literature
• RUS 4V90 Independent Study
• GER3345 Introduction to German Film
• GER3358: Legacy of the Holocaust
• MUS 4363 Traditional Music and Culture in Europe
• REL 3345 World Religions 
   

**This language requirement may be fulfilled by any of these courses or by any of the languages of the region. The contemporary countries included in the region of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Relevant courses taught by SEES affiliate faculty may be reviewed for inclusion in the major and secondary major through petition and approval of the director.

No more than six semester hours of courses listed in both Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and another department may be applied to the major requirements of that department and the major in Slavic and East European and Eurasian Studies.