Prerequisites to Concentration: Russian 101, 102, 201, and 202, (or Russian 103 and 203 or Russian 123 and 223) or the equivalent. Interested students are encouraged to begin Russian during their first year.

Concentration Program:
Russian Language and Literature

1. Core Courses: Russian 301 (or RCLANG 323) and 302 or Russian 303; Russian 451 or 499; Russian 347 and 348; and at least one course in Russian literature after 1900 (e.g., Russian 361, 450, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 475)
2. Upper-level Russian language and literature electives: at least two courses (in addition to those listed above) from Russian 401, 402, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 453, 454, 455, 456, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 476, and 485.
3. Cognate for Russian Language and Literature: three or more credits in advanced courses (300-level or above) in:

• cognate courses studying some other aspect of Russia (special attention is called to the courses listed under Russian and East European Studies), or;
• another Slavic language (Czech, BCS, Ukrainian, or Polish), or;
• another foreign language.

B. Culture track (sub-plan)

1. Core Courses: Russian 231 or Slavic 270; Russian 301 (or RCLANG 323), and 302; Russian 401 and 402; Russian 499 or 451.
2. Upper-level electives for Culture Subplan: At least two of Russian 322, Russian 477, Slavic 313, Russian 358, Slavic 481, Russian 347 or 348.
3. Cognate requirement for Russian Language and Literature.

C. Heritage Speakers track (sub-plan)

1. Prerequisites for Heritage Speakers Subplan: Russian 225 or 202, or equivalent, or placement in an upper level course; and Russian 231.

2. Core Courses for Heritage Speakers Subplan: Russian 325 or 302, or equivalent; Russian 401, 402, 501, and 502; two of Russian 451, Russian 499, RCLANG 323.
3. Upper-level electives for Heritage Speakers Subplan: At least two of Russian 347, 348, 361, 450, or other literature courses with permission of advisor.
4. Cognate requirement for Russian Language and Literature.

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor: Russian 201 or equivalent.

Academic Minor Program: Russian 202 or 203 or 223 or RCLANG 293, and 12 additional credits in courses selected from among the following, with at least 6 credits elected at the upper level.

• RUSSIAN 231, 301, 302, 303, 322, 346, 347, 348, 357, 358, 361, 450, 451, 453, 462, 463, 464, 466, 469, 474, 478, 479, 499
• SLAVIC 240, 313, 315, and 316

Prerequisites to Concentration: Polish 121, 122, 221, and 222, or the equivalent.

Concentration Program: (27 credits). At least 15 of the 27 credits must be upper-level (300 or above).

1. Polish Language: 6-12 credits of POLISH 321, 322, 421, 422; or equivalent
2. Polish Literature: 6-9 credits of POLISH 325, 326, 432
3. Polish Culture: 6-9 credits of POLISH 214, 215, 314, 450, SLAVIC 490*
4. Electives. 3-9 credits of:
   •   SLAVIC 225, 240, 270, 312, 396, 490* (Polish topics);
   •   HISTORY 330, 331
   •   REEES 396

* (appropriate sections of SLAVIC 490 include “Rocks Kill Communism” and “Revolution in the Attic”)

Up to two terms of another Slavic language (Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian); see department for additional course options).

Residence Requirement.  At least 15 of the 27 required credits must be taken in residence or through a study abroad program affiliated with the University of Michigan. 

Study Abroad credit my count toward the concentration.  Please consult with the Polish advisor prior to studying abroad.

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor. POLISH 121, 122, and 221, or equivalent.

Academic Minor Program. 16 credits of courses; at least 6 of which must be taken at the upper level (300 or above):

1. Polish language: POLISH 222, or equivalent
2. Polish literature and culture: 6 credits in POLISH 214, 215, 314, 325, 326, 432, 450, SLAVIC 490*
3. Electives:

• 6 credits in SLAVIC 225, 240, 270, 312, 396, 423, 490 (appropriate sections*)
• HISTORY 330, 331
• Up to three credits of Third-Year Polish (POLISH 321 and 322) may be counted.

See department for additional course options

*(appropriate sections of SLAVIC 490 include “Rocks Kill Communism” and “Revolution in the Attic”)

Residence Requirement. At least 8 of the 16 required credits must be taken in residence or through a study abroad program affiliated with the University of Michigan.

Study Abroad credit my count toward the academic minor. Please consult with the Polish advisor prior to studying abroad.

Program Requirements:

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor: Czech 241 or equivalent.

Academic Minor Program: 16 credits of courses, including Czech 242 (4 credits) and 12 credits in courses selected from among the following two categories, with at least 6 credits coming from category B.

Category A: Courses on Central European Slavic Culture
No more than 6 credits from this category

• Slavic 225 (Arts & Cultures of Central Europe)
• Slavic 312 (Central European Cinema)
• Slavic 423 (Central European Literature in the Twentieth Century)

Students may count up to 3 credits of Third-Year Czech (Czech 341/342)

Category B: Courses on Czech culture, literature, and cinema
At least 6 credits are required from this category

• Czech 480 (Supervised Czech Reading)
• Czech 483 (Czech Literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment)
• Czech 484 (Modern Czech Literature)
• Slavic 470 (The Avant-Gardes)
• Slavic 490 (Issues of the Cultures of Eastern Europe)

Program Requirements:

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor: UKR 251 (with a grade of “C” or better) or equivalent as determined by the Departmental placement examination.

Academic Minor Program: 16 credits of courses, including UKR 252 (4 credits) and 12 credits in courses selected from the following two categories, with at least 6 credits coming from category A.

Category A: Ukrainian Language, Literature, and Culture
At least 6 credits from this category

• UKR 351 (3rd Year Ukrainian I)
• UKR 352 (3rd Year Ukrainian II)
• UKR 421 (Directed Readings in Ukrainian Literature)
• UKR 320 (An Introduction to Ukrainian Poetry)
• SLAVIC 490 (Topic: Introduction to Ukrainian Culture)

Category B: Eastern European Slavic Culture
No more than 6 credits from this category

• HISTORY 432 (Medieval and Early Modern Russia)
• SLAVIC 240 (Slavic Folklore)
• SLAVIC 270 (Contact and Conflict: Jewish Experience in Eastern Europe)
• SLAVIC 313 (Russian and Ukrainian Cinema)
• SLAVIC 395 (Survey of Russia: The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Successor States)
• RUSSIAN 435 (Cultural History of the Russian Jew)
• SLAVIC 490 (Topics: Rock Kills Communism; Revolution the Attic)
• (Up to 3 Credits) Study Abroad, Summer Internships in Ukraine and/or Field Work in Ukrainian Communities in Metro Detroit. The Department offers to help in negotiating summer internships with companies in Ukraine or within local Ukrainian communities.

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor. BCS 131, 132, and 231, or equivalent, as determined by the departmental placement examination.

Academic Minor Program. 16 credits of courses, including BCS 232 (4 credits) and 12 credits in courses selected from the following two categories, with at least 6 credits from Category A and no more than 6 credits from Category B:

Category A: BCS Courses Language, Literature, and Culture. Courses in Category A encourage students to continue their language study through literary classes and individualized work with an instructor, concentrating on BCS culture, literature and history.

• BCS 350 / JUDAIC 350 / REEES 350. Legacy of the Holocaust in Yugoslav Culture: How and Why We Need to Narrate the Holocaust
• BCS 436. Modern Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Literature
• BCS 437. Yugoslav Literature of Exile: Nowhere People-Exiles from the State of Ideology
• BCS 439. Directed Reading of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Literature
• HISTORY 431. History of the Balkans Since 1878
• SLAVIC 471. Seminar in Cultural Studies of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, section entitled “Technologies of Memory”

Category B: Courses on Central/Eastern European Slavic Culture. Category B courses place the cultural space of the Western Balkans (the area where BCS is spoken) into a larger Central European political, cultural and historical context.

• POLISH 215. Heart of Europe: Poland Today
• SLAVIC 225. Arts and Cultures of Central Europe
• SLAVIC 312 / RCHUMS 312. Central European Cinema
• SLAVIC 423. Central European Literature in the Twentieth Century
• SLAVIC 490. Issues in the Cultures of Eastern Europe  (appropriate topics)
• REEES 405. Topics in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (appropriate topics)

Program Requirements:

Prerequisites to the Academic Minor: None. No knowledge of the languages of Eastern Europe is required.

Academic Minor Program: At least 15 credits elected in the following courses in Eastern European Literatures and cultures, of which only one course may be below the 300-level. Students may take as many courses as they like in one of the two groups, but must elect a minimum of 6 credits in the other group.

Group A:

• Polish 214, 215, 314, 325, 326
• Czech 315, 484
• BCS 436
• Slavic 225, 240, 270, 312, 470, 481, 488, 490

Group B:

• Slavic 313, 315, 316
• Russian 231, 322, 346, 347, 348, 356, 358, 361, 444, 450, 453, 454, 460, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467, 468, 469, 473, 474

BCS 436 – Modern BCS Literature; topics vary by semester/check course guide for topics

CZECH 315 - The Czech New Wave and Its Legacy
CZECH 484 – Modern Czech Lit

POLISH 314 - Polish Cinema - Typically offered in Winter
POLISH 214 – Rock Poetry
POLISH 215 – Heart of Europe: Poland Today
POLISH 325 – Polish Literature in English to 1890
POLISH 326/526 – Polish Literature in English: 1890 to Present - Typically offered in Winter, every other year

RUSSIAN 322- Russia Today: Culture & Identity in a “Multi-national” State - Typically offered in Fall/Spring
RUSSIAN 347- Survey of Russian Literature - Typically offered in Fall
RUSSIAN 361- Russian Modernism: Decadence, Symbolism, and the Avant-garde in Russia
RUSSIAN 357 - Russian Drama in Context: From the Enlightenment to Post-Modernism
RUSSIAN 348 - Survey of Russian Literature  - Typically offered in Winter
RUSSIAN 435 - Cultural History of Russian Jews through Literature and the Arts
RUSSIAN 474 - Late 20th-Century Russian Literature
RUSSIAN 461 - Pushkin
RUSSIAN 463 – Chekhov
RUSSIAN 479 - Vladimir Nabokov and World Literature II: The American Years
RUSSIAN 499 – Advanced Seminar, Russian

SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: Yiddish Love Stories
SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: Intro to Narratology
SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: DUI (Discourse Under the Influence): An Introduction to Narratology
SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: Prague: The Magic City
SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav Short Fiction
SLAVIC 151* – First Year Seminar: Myth and History in Contemporary Balkan Literature
SLAVIC 225 – Art & Culture: Central Europe
SLAVIC 270 – Jewish Experience in Eastern Europe through Art, Film and Literature
SLAVIC 290 (1 credit minicourse) – Studies in E. European Culture
SLAVIC 312 – Central European Cinema
SLAVIC 313 – Russian/Ukraine Film
SLAVIC 316 – RUSLAN Service Learning
SLAVIC 395 – Survey of Russia: The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Successor States
SLAVIC 396 – Survey of Central and Eastern Europe and the Enlarged European Union
SLAVIC 470 – Culture of Eastern Europe; topics vary by semester/check course guide for topics
SLAVIC 471 – Seminar in Cultural Studies; topics vary by semester/check course guide for topics
SLAVIC 490 (1 credit minicourse) – Cultures of E. Europe; topics vary by semester/check course guide for topics

*Cannot be counted toward CLEE minor