Languages and Cultures (BA) – Russian and East European Studies Track Program
Administered by Department of Languages and Cultures
Effective Summer 2021
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
A total of 33 semester hours is required for a major in Russian and East European Studies. Students must receive a minimum grade of C in every course required for the major.
Required courses for the major include (6 credits):
LANGCULT.200 Comparative Cultural Studies
LANGCULT.400 Comparative Language Studies: History and Linguistics
Foundational Language Courses (12 credits):
RUSSIAN.101 Russian I
RUSSIAN.102 Russian II
RUSSIAN.203 Intermediate Russian I
RUSSIAN.204 Intermediate Russian II
Electives (9 credits):
Any three Russian or CES courses at 2xx-4xx levels
SIX CREDITS from one of the following groups of concentration courses:
a) Humanities Concentration:
ARTHSTRY.335 History of Modern Art
ARTHISTY.356 Twentieth Century Art
HISTORY.349 Medieval Russia
HISTORY.356 Imperial Russia
HISTORY.452 Soviet Russia
HISTORY.405/505 Jews of Europe
HISTORY.460/461 Topics in European History
MUSIC.102 World Music
*RUSSIAN.211 Russian Culture and Civilization
*RUSSIAN.212 Russian Film, Literature, and Culture
*RUSSIAN.214 East European Film, Literature, and Culture
*RUSSIAN.290 Independent Study
*Any upper division (3xx or 4xx) Russian language course. Any other Slavic language course (e.g., Bosnian, Bulgarian, Byelorussian, Church Slavonic, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Rusyn, Ukrainian)
*When not selected as an elective course
b) Business Concentration:
ECONOMIC.322 Contrasting Economics
ECONOMIC.333 International Economics
ECONOMIC.334 Economic Growth of Underdeveloped Areas
ECONOMIC.531 Current Economic Problems
ECONOMIC.532 Comparative Economic Systems
ECONOMIC.533 International Economic Policies and Relations
BUSED.350 Valuing Diversity in Business
LAW.407 International Legal Environment in Business
c) Social and Political Sciences Concentration:
ANTHRO.320 Contemporary World Cultures
ANTHRO.440 Language and Culture
*CES.210 Introduction to Central and Eastern European Studies
*CES.280 Special Topics in Central and Eastern European Studies
*CED.310 European City Studies
EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
EGGS.102 World Cultural Geography
EGGS.104 World Regional Geography
EGGS.211 Regional Geography Abroad
EGGS.311 Geography of Terrorism
POLISCI.181 Contemporary Issues in World Politics
POLISCI.280 Introduction to International Relations
POLISCI.487 International Law and Organization
*When not selected as an elective course
Note: Up to 18 credits can be satisfied by credit transfer from study abroad programs in Poland, the Russian Federation, or Ukraine