College of Letters and Science
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
Certificate Program
Courses
Group I—Interdisciplinary
Group II—History and the Social Sciences
Group III—Literature and the Arts
210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706;
608-262-3379; www.creeca.wisc.edu
Faculty: Atis, Balgamis, Bethea, M. Bloch, P. Bloch, Buenger, Chamberlain, Dale, Danaher, Dolinin, DuBois,
Evans-Romaine, Filipowicz, Gehlbach, Gerber, Guillot, Hendley, Herrera, Hirsch,
Johnson, Kaiser, Kepley, Khazanov, Kornblatt, Lapina, Longinovic, McDonald,
Michels, Miernowska, Morgan, Reynolds, Schamiloglu, Shevelenko, Suri, Tishler,
Tumarkin, van de Water, Wink, Yosmaoglu
Undergraduate certificate advisor: Jennifer Tishler, 210 Ingraham Hall,
608-262-3379, assocdir@creeca.wisc.edu
(For information on a major in Russian language and literature, Russian
language and civilization, or Polish language and literature, see Slavic Languages. For information on a major focusing on Central
Asia in the context of Asian Studies, see Languages
and Cultures of Asia).
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The Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Undergraduate
Certificate Program seeks to provide undergraduate students with area
knowledge of the societies and cultures of the peoples of Eastern Europe and
Eurasia, drawing on the disciplines of anthropology, communication arts,
economics, folklore, geography, history, language and literature, law,
political science, and sociology. The certificate can be a valuable
addition to a major in business, economics, education, geography, history,
international studies, languages and cultures of
Asia, political science, Slavic languages and
literature, and other departments.
Applicants must fulfill the UW-Madison requirements for an established
major
in their school or college and achieve a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all courses
they wish to count toward the certificate. Courses may not be taken on a
pass/fail basis. At least two years of a Slavic, East European, or Central
Asian language are strongly recommended for the certificate, but are not
formally required.
Certificate students must complete successfully seven courses for the
certificate: one interdisciplinary course (Group I), three courses in
history and the social sciences representing at least two different
departments (Group II), and three courses in literature and the arts (Group
III). Students who complete more than
one course in Group I may count the additional courses toward fulfillment
of Group II or III. Language courses do
not count toward the certificate.
Students are encouraged to consult with the certificate advisor and
declare
the certificate as early as possible in their college careers in order to
select an academically focused group of courses. The certificate will be
awarded following successful graduation.
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History, Poli Sci, Geog OR Slavic 253 Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey
History, Poli Sci, Geog OR Slavic 254 Eastern
Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey
LCA OR History 265 Central Asia from the Silk Route to
Afghanistan
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Agricultural and Applied Economics
474 Economic Problems of Developing
Areas
Anthropology
330 Topics in Ethnology*
346 Peoples
and Cultures of
Russia
369 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe
372
Jews of
Central and Eastern Europe
441 Peoples and Cultures of the European
Parts of
the Ex-Soviet Union
442 Peoples and Cultures of Ex-Soviet Asia
606
Ethnicity, Nations, and Nationalism*
675 Pastoralists and Pastoral
Nomads
690 Problems in Anthropology*
*When topic is Russia,
Eastern Europe, or Central Asia
Economics
364 Survey of
International Economics*
365 Issues in
Comparative Economics*
390 Contemporary Economic Issues*
*When
topic is Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia
Geography
318 Geography, Politics, and Territoriality*
353
Russia and the NIS:
Topical Analysis
553
Russia
and the CIS: Problems in Human Geography
History
106 Invasions and Empires: Central Asia from Genghis
Khan to Stalin
223 Special Topics in European History*
332 Islam:
Reform
and Revolution in Central Asia
356 Europe Between the Wars,
1919-1939
357
The Second World War
359 History of Europe Since 1945
373 Modern
Political
History of the Jews: 1655-1919
374 Modern Political History of the Jews:
Era
of Mass Movements 1870-1970
409 Central Europe, 1648-1871
416 Eastern
European Jews in the United States
417 Russia before 1800
418 Russia
1800-1917
419 Soviet Russia
420 Russian Social and Intellectual
History
421 The Russian Revolutions, 1905-1921
422 Russian and Soviet
Foreign Policies to 1945
423 Cultural and Intellectual History of the
Soviet
Union
424 The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1991
425 Poland and
the
Baltic Area
434 American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
439
Islamic History from the Origin of Islam to the Ottoman Empire
472 Women
in
Turkish Society
475 European Social History, 1914-Present
500 Reading
Seminar in History*
539 The Middle East and the Balkans During the
Ottoman
Era, 1200-1600
540 Balkans and the Middle East, 1700-1918: The Rise of
National States
562 Byzantine Medicine and Pharmacy
600 Undergraduate
Seminar*
699 Directed Study*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern
Europe, or Central Asia
Jewish Studies
490 Topics in Jewish
Studies*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central
Asia
Journalism and Mass Communication
620 International
Communication*
621 Mass Communication in Developing Nations*
*When
topic is Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia
Languages and
Cultures of Asia
106 Invasions and Empires from Genghis Khan to
Stalin
640 Proseminar in Central Asian
History
Political Science
312 Politics of the World
Economy*
336 Russian
Foreign Policy
338 European Union: Politics and Political Economy
401
Selected Topics in Political Science*
505 Challenge of
Democratization*
612 Transitions to the Market
615 Corruption and
Politics*
617 Comparative Legal Institutions
618 Political
Islam*
633
Russian Politics
634 State and Nation in Soviet and Post-Soviet
Politics
658 Nationalism and Social Change: Eastern Europe and Adjacent
Areas
659 Politics and Society: Contemporary Eastern Europe
699
Directed Study*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central
Asia
Sociology
496 Topics in Sociology*
614 Social
Structures of
Muslim Societies*
621 Class, State and Ideology: An introduction to
Marxist
Social Science
663 Population and Society*
*When topic is Russia,
Eastern Europe, or Central Asia
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Communication Arts
456 Russian and Soviet Film
463 Avant-Garde FilmEnglish
223
Vladimir Nabokov: Russian and American Writings
Folklore
279 Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature
347 Kalevala and Finn Folklore in Translation
370 Romani
Culture in Russia and East Europe
443 Sami Culture
444 Slavic and East European
Folklore
445 Russian Folklore
460 Folk Epics*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern
Europe, or Central Asia
Jewish Studies
225 The Jew in Russian Literature in Translation
229 Representation of the Jew in East European
Cultures
269 Yiddish Literature in Translation in Eastern
Europe
Languages and Cultures of Asia
203 Civilization of Central
Asia
236 Bascom Course*
314
Literatures of Central Asia
357 Literatures of
Muslim Societies
370 Islam: Religion and Culture
579 Fiction and Ethnography
in Turkey
610
Proseminar: Introduction to Turkish
Linguistics
615 Writing Travels*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern
Europe, or Central Asia
Literature in Translation
201 Survey
of Russian Literature in Translation I
202
Survey of Russian Literature in Translation II
203 Survey of Russian
Literature in Translation I
204 Survey of Russian Literature in
Translation
II
205 Women in Russian Literature in Translation
206 Women in Slavic
Literature
208 The Writings of Vaclav Havel
214
Literatures of Central Asia in Translation
215 Polish Literature in
Translation: Sixteenth to Mid-Nineteenth Centuries
216 Polish Literature
in
Translation: Late Nineteenth to Twentieth Centuries
217 Islamic Mystical
Poetry in Translation*
219 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia in
Literature
220 Chekhov in Translation
221 Gogol
in Translation
222 Dostoevsky in Translation
223 Vladimir Nabokov: Russian and American Writings
224 Tolstoy
in
Translation
225 The Jew in Russian Literature in Translation
229
Representation of the Jew in East European Cultures
233 Russian Life and
Culture Through Literature and the Arts (to 1917)
234 Russian Life and
Culture Through Literature and the Arts (since 1917)
236 Bascom Course*
240 Soviet Literature in
Translation
241 Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe
242 Polish
Culture and Literature
247 Topics in Slavic Literatures in
Translation
248
Vampire in Literature and Film
257 Middle Eastern Literatures in
Translation*
258 Trends in Russian Literary Criticism: Pushkin to Today
265 Modern Central and East
European
Narrative in Translation
269 Yiddish Literature in Translation in
Eastern
Europe
323 Turkish Literature in Translation*
347 Kalevala and Finnish Folklore
443 Masterpieces of
Russian
Drama in Translation
454 History of Serbian and Croatian Literature in
Translation
455 Modern Serbian and Croatian Literature in
Translation
471
Polish Literature: Middle Ages to 1863 in Translation
473 Polish
Literature in Translation Since 1863
*When topic is Russia, Eastern
Europe, or Central Asia
Scandinavian Studies
443 Sami Culture
Yesterday and Today
444 Kalevala and Finnish Folklore
Slavic Languages and Literature
219 Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia in
Literature
242
Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe
245 Topics in Slavic
Literatures
302 Zarys historii literatury polskiej
317 Central European Cultures
325
Eastern Christianity/Russian Orthodoxy in a Global Context
342 Uvod u sprpsku i hrvatsku literaturu
370 Romani
Culture in Russia and East Europe
405 Women in Russian Literature.
415
Russian
Folk Literature
420 Chekhov
421 Gogol
422
Dostoevsky
424 Tolstoy
439 Russia Today in Literature and Film
440
Soviet Literature
444 Slavic and E. European Folklore
449 Istorija srpske i hrvatske
literatura
454 Moderna srpska i hrvatska literatura
456 Masterpieces of Russian Drama
458
Trends in Russian Literary Criticism: The Age of Pushkin to Today
470 Historia
literatury polskiej do roku 1918
472 Historia literatury polskiej po roku 1918
474 Polska tradycja
romantyczna
532 History of Russian Theatre
535
Language Through Film: Sovremennoe sovetskoe kino
699
Directed Study*
*When topic is Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central
Asia
Theatre and Drama
532 History of Russian
Theatre