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Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
2020 Winter Complete Course List
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Approvals indicated on this list were relevant at the time of creation and may no longer be accurate.
If you would like more information on a specific course, please reach out to your advisor.
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The following list includes courses on topics related to the study of Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia and is intended for use by undergraduate students declared in REES major and minor programs. Students electing the major in REES or related minors should consult the REES advisor for approval of any course to be used toward the program. Independent study and directed reading courses may also be used when appropriate. Please consult the LSA Course Guide (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/cg/) and relevant departments for details. Topical courses in modern language departments are listed when they are relevant to an understanding of REES regions or distribution areas. For language courses, see the following subjects in the LSA Course Guide: ARMENIAN, BOSNIAN/CROATIAN/SERBIAN, CZECH, NESLANG, POLISH, RCLANG, RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN, and YIDDISH.
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UM SubjectCourse/SectionTitleInstructorCreditsLevelFLAS Pre-approvedREES MajorElectivesArts & Cultures History Social Science REES MA/MIRS ApprovedREES MA/MIRS Requires approvalCentral Eurasian DistributionEast European DistributionRussian DistributionArts & Cultures DistributionHistory DistributionSocial Science Distribution
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RUSSIAN499.001Advanced Seminar in Russian: Russia's Best PlaysAizman, Ania3Allxxxxxxx
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REES/INTLSTD/POLSCI405.003/401.008/489.009Topics in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies: Authoritarian Backsliding in Post-Communist CountriesAlbats, Yevgenia3Allxxxxxxx
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INSTHUM/SLAVIC311.002/290.002Studies in Eastern European Cultures: Hip-Hop in Eastern Europe and RussiaAniskiewicz,Alena Gray1Undergradxxx
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ASIAN/ENVIRON258.001Food and Drink of AsiaBrown, Miranda D4Undergradxx
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INTLRGN502.001International and Regional Studies Research Design Seminar ICassel, Pär1Grad
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INTLRGN600.001International and Regional Studies Graduate ColloquiumCassel, Pär; Pitcher, Anne1Grad
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SLAVIC470.002Topics in Cultural Studies of Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe: Czech Poetry in SongCheek, Timothy Mark3Allxxxxxxx
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INTLSTD/POLSCI401.012/489.008Democratic ErosionDing, Iza3Undergradxxx
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POLSCI688.003Autocracy and DemocracyDing, Iza3Gradxxx
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RCHUMS/SLAVIC312.001Central European CinemaEagle, Herbert J3Undergradxxxxx
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FTVM/POLISH314.001Polish CinemaEagle, Herbert J3Undergradxxxxx
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REEES/ANTHRCUL/HISTORY/POLSCI/SLAVIC/SOC397/317/228/334/397/317Communism and Capitalism in Eastern EuropeFehervary, Krisztina E4Undergradxxx
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RUSSIAN231.001Russian Culture and Society: An IntroductionFort,Christopher James3Undergradxxxxxx
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MUSICOL647.001Music under Totalitarian and Authoritarian RegimesFulcher, Jane Fair3Gradx
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POLSCI389.015Topics in Contemporary Political Science: Is Democracy Dying?Ingelhart, Ronald F3Undergrad
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REEES601.001REES Graduate Core ColloquiumKing, Elizabeth Jane1Gradx
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HISTORY432.001Medieval and Early Modern RussiaKivelson, Valerie Ann3Undergradxxxxx
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ISLAM/MIDEAST/REEES/RUSSIAN418.001Islam in/and Russia: Russia's Encounters with Islam and MuslimsKnysh, Alexander D3Undergradxxxx
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HISTORY/RUSSIAN/RCHUMS/RUSSIAN333.001/375.001/334.010/575.001Literature and Empire: Nineteenth-Century Russian ProseMaiorova,Olga Yevgenyevna3Allxxxxxxx
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RUSSIAN852.00119th-Century LiteratureMaiorova,Olga Yevgenyevna3Gradxxxxxxx
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SLAVIC290.004Studies in Eastern European Cultures: The Magic World of the Russian Folk TaleMakin, Alina Udalchenko1Undergradxxx
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RUSSIAN333.001Sport in RussiaMakin, Michael3Undergradxxxx
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RUSSIAN475.001New Russian PoetryMakin, Michael3Allxxxxxxx
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SLAVIC260.001Directed Reading in Slavic StudiesN/A1-4Undergradxx
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REEES301.001Directed ReadingN/A1-3Undergradxx
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SLAVIC315.001Field WorkN/A1-4Undergradxx
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STDABRD332.001CGIS: Central European Studies at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (UPCES)N/A15Undergradxx
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STDABRD336.001CGIS: Central European Studies in Prague, Czech Republic (CIEE)N/AUndergradxx
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STDABRD339.001CGIS: Peace and Conflict Studies in Serbia, Bosnia, and KosovoN/AUndergradxx
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STDABRD346.001CGIS: Advanced Russian Language and Culture in RussiaN/A15Undergradxx
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STDABRD362.001CGIS: Intensive Russian Language and Culture in St. Petersburg, RussiaN/A15Undergradxx
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SLAVIC450.001Directed Readings in Slavic StudiesN/A1-4Undergradxx
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STDABRD463.001CGIS: Central European Studies in Warsaw, PolandN/A15Undergradxx
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SLAVIC662.001Directed Reading in Slavic StudiesN/A1-4Gradx
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REEES799.001Master's Thesis in Russian, East European, and Eurasian StudiesN/A1-3Gradx
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REEES801.001Directed ReadingN/A1-3Gradx
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REEES340.001From Genghis Khan to the Taliban: Modern Central AsiaNorthrop, Douglas Taylor4Undergradxxxxx
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HISTORY481.002Topics in European History: Central Asia TodayNorthrop,Douglas Taylor3Allxxxxxx
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SLAVIC549.001Proseminar on Research Methods in Slavic LiteraturesPaloff, Benjamin B2Gradx
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SLAVIC565.001Seminar on East European Literary TheoriesPaloff, Benjamin B1Gradxxxx
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MIDEAST218.001Armenia: Culture and EthnicityPifer, Michael Bedrosian3Undergradxxxxx
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ENGLISH/JUDAIC/MIDEAST/SLAVIC290.010/281.001/281.001/281.001Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, IdeasPinsker, Shachar4Undergrad
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HISTORY/POLISH331.001Poland in the Modern WorldPorter-Szucs, Brian A4Undergradxxxxx
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SLAVIC500.001Teaching of Slavic LanguagesRogovyk, Svitlana3Gradxx
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ANTHRCUL458.002Topics in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology: Violence, Ruins, and the Politics of the PastSuni, Anoush Tamar3Allxxxx
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HISTORY698.002Topics in History: Empires and NationsSuny, Ronald G.3Gradx
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ARMENIAN499.001Independent Study in ArmenianTBA1-4Allxx
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SLAVIC/JUDAIC225.001/218.001Arts and Cultures of Central Europe: Czech, German JewishToman, Jindrich3Undergradx
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REEES/HISTART/HISTORY/SLAVIC405.002/489.001/481.003/470.001Topics in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies: Soviet Visual Culture 1917-53Toman, Jindrich3Allxxxxxxx
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SLAVIC290.003Studies in Eastern European Cultures: Revolution in the AtticWestwalewicz, Piotr Antoni1Undergradxxx
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SLAVIC290.001Studies in Eastern European Cultures: Rock Kills CommunismWestwalewicz,Piotr Antoni1Undergradxxx
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ARMENIAN/HISTORY/MIDEAST389.001From Natives to Foreigners: Armenians in Turkey and the DiasporaAl-Rustom,Hakem Amer3Undergradxxxx
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