Course Listings

SEES 2380 Introduction to Slavic and East European Studies I
Basic introduction to the peoples, history, and cultures of the countries covered by Slavic and East European Studies, including the post-Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Republics, and former Federated Yugoslavia up to the mid-1700's. 

SEES 2V70 Independent Study 1 to 3 sem. hrs. 
Prerequisite(s): Consent of director.
Supervised individual research in Slavic Studies consultation with a professor. Examination and term paper. With content changed, the course may be repeated once for credit.

SEES 3381 History of East Central Europe (Cross-listed as HIS 3381)

Examines the region stretching between Germany and Russia in the 19th and 20th Century with emphasis on the interaction of transnational forces, domestic movements in politics, culture, and nation-building, and the changes in how the region’s distinctiveness is perceived within Europe.

SEES 3V70 Advanced Independent Study 1 to 3 sem. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of director.
Independent research in Slavic Studies in consultation with a professor. Examination and term paper. With content changed, the course may be repeated once for credit.

SEES 4379 The Cold War (Cross-listed as HIS 4379)
Prerequisite(s): Nine semester hours of history or consent of instructor.
History of global conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1991 including cultural, social, economic, political, and religious aspects.

SEES 4V90 Independent Readings
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and graduate director of student's home department; upper-level standing.
This course is designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Directed readings on a topic selected by the student in consultation with the graduate director of the student's home department and the director of SEES. Maximum of 6 credit hours.

SEES-oriented courses are often taught by affiliated faculty in their home departments. Four-year planning and upcoming semester offerings are available from the SEES director and SEES faculty during advising and registration.

History courses Recommended for SEES
HIS 3340 Russia to 1861 
HIS 3341 Russia since 1861 
HIS 3343 History of Ukraine 
HIS 4347 Totalitarian Regimes in Europe 
HIS 4379 The Cold War

Political Science courses Recommended for SEES
PSC 3304 Comparative Politics 
PSC 4386 Russian and the World 
PSC 4388 Ukraine in Europe

Modern Languages & Cultures courses Recommended for SEES
All Russian language & culture courses (Russian required) 
RUS 3345 Introduction to Russian Film: Culture and Identity (in English) 
RUS 3346 Introduction to East European Film and Culture (in English)

GER 3343 Baylor in Germany: The Dresden Experience (German required) 
GER 3345 Introduction to German Film: German Culture from Berlin to Hollywood (in English) 
GER 3358 The German Legacy of the Holocaust (in English)