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  Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center Courses  
 

The following courses are taught by REEEC affiliated faculty and provide full credit towards the REEES graduate and undergraduate degrees. For a listing of all relevant area courses or language courses please follow the links on the right.
 
Undergraduate Level Courses


REES 200  Introduction to the Cultures of Russia and Eurasia
.  3 hours
Survey of the societies and states formerly constituted as the Soviet Union. Interdisciplinary and team-taught; combines lectures, discussions, and films covering the history, political science, economics, sociology, and culture of the area.
 
REES 201  Introduction to Eastern Europe. 3 hours
Survey of the societies and states of the Eastern European region. Interdisciplinary and team-taught; combines lectures, discussions, and films covering history, politics, economics, sociology and culture of the area.
 
REES 390  Individual Study or Research.  3 hours
Directed reading or research on selected topics.
 
REES 477 Post-Communist Fiction (CWL 477, SLAV 477). 3 hours
Survey of the central and east European novel in the postcommunist period. Explores how fiction has responded to and creatively figured the period of the so-called "transition" to capitalism and the continuities and discontinuities in literary traditions in these societies, as well as the relevance of theories of postmodernism and postmodern literary analysis to these literatures. Prerequisite: Two courses in Slavic literature including one at the 300-level or consent of the instructor.

 

REES 493  Senior Honors Thesis.  3–6 hours
Undergraduate honors thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours.
 
REES 495  Senior Seminar.  3 hours
Interdisciplinary seminar involving faculty in a number of disciplines, this course approaches understanding Russia and Eastern Europe and the methodologies of its study through questions of identities, cultural values, and change. Meets with REES 550.
 


Graduate Level Courses

 
REES 477 Post-Communist Fiction (CWL 477, SLAV 477). 4 hours
Survey of the central and east European novel in the postcommunist period. Explores how fiction has responded to and creatively figured the period of the so-called "transition" to capitalism and the continuities and discontinuities in literary traditions in these societies, as well as the relevance of theories of postmodernism and postmodern literary analysis to these literatures. Prerequisite: Two courses in Slavic literature including one at the 300-level or consent of the instructor.

 

REES 550 Seminar in Russian and East European Studies. 4 hours
Interdisciplinary seminar involving faculty in a number of disciplines, this course approaches understanding Russia and Eastern Europe and the methodologies of its study through questions of identities, cultural values, and change. Meets with REES 495
 
REES 590  Individual Study or Research .  4 hours
Directed reading or research on selected topics. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 8 graduate hours.
 
REES 596 Topics in REEE Studies. 4 hours; may be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
Topics in the interdisciplinary study of Russia, eastern Europe, and Eurasia. The focus of the course will vary depending on year and instructor.
 
REES 599 Thesis Research. 0–8 hours; may be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
Taken under the direction of a faculty member in the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center.

 

Graduate Programs

    REEES MA
    REEES Graduate Minor
    Balkan Studies Minor

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Undergraduate Programs
    REEES Major
    REEES Minor

    

Certificate in Global Business Culture

 

REEES Courses

     Area Studies Courses
     Language Courses

Course Offerings
       Spring 2008

Course Links
       REES 495 / 550  

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Russian, East European, and Eurasian CenterCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign    
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