2017-2018 University Catalog archived
Russian Area Studies (RAS)
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See Department of German, Russian, and Arabic for requirements for a minor in Russian language and culture .
HONORS: An Honors Program is offered for qualified students; see program director for details.
Head of the Major: Anna Brodsky
Core Faculty
First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.
Richard H. Bidlack, Ph.D.—(1987)-2011
Professor of History
Ph.D., Indiana University
Anna Brodsky, Ph.D.—(1994)-2000
Associate Professor of Russian
Ph.D., Yale University
Krzysztof Jasiewicz, Ph.D.—(1991)-1994
William P. Ames Jr. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences
Russian Area Studies Courses
Russian Area Studies courses are as follows:
The following courses may also meet major requirements when the topic is appropriate:
Interdisciplinary Major
RAS 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the Russian Area Studies Committee. Directed Individual Study. Staff.
RAS 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the Russian Area Studies Committee. Directed Individual Study. Staff.
RAS 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the Russian Area Studies Committee. Directed Individual Study. Staff.
RAS 473 - Senior Thesis Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, Russian Area Studies major, and permission of the program head. Students explore specialized issues in Russian Area Studies through writing a thesis on a topic chosen in consultation with two members of the Russian Area Studies faculty committee. Staff.
RAS 493 - Honors Thesis Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing and honors candidacy. Honors Thesis. Staff.
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