The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Courses – Fall 2016

April 19, 2016

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Introduction To World Religions: Western Traditions

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The Ellison Center is currently preparing the most up-to-date Fall 2016 course list. Please check back often as we update this site over the following weeks. Please consult the UW timeschedule and UW My Plan for current REECAS courses and use this page only as a guide.

Fall 2016 Course List (PDF)

Comparative Literature

C LIT 570 The Novel: Theory and Practice (3-5, max. 15) Crnkovic, Gordana

Economics

ECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics QSR, I&S (5) Knox, Melissa A.
ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics I&S, QSR (5) O'Dea, Dennis C.
ECON 300 Intermediate Microeconomics I&S (5) G
ECON 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics I&S (5) Ziran Ding
ECON 472 International Macroeconomics I&S (5) Turnovsky, Michelle H. L.
ECON 571 International Trade Theory (3) Wong, Kar-Yiu

Geography

JSIS 123 Intro to Globalization I&S, DIV (5) Naslund, Skye J.
GEOG 180 Introduction to Global Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies, and Outcomes I&S, DIV (5) Faubion, Charles T.

German

GERMAN 195 Popular Film and the Holocaust VLPA, DIV (5) Block, Richard

History

HSTAM 370 The Vikings VLPA, I&S (5) Terje I. Leiren
HSTEU 245 I&S (5) Campbell, Elena
HSTEU 276 Postwar: European History and Film after 1945 VLPA, I&S, DIV (5) Bailkin, Jordanna
HSTEU 380 History of Scandinavia to 1720 I&S (5) Terje I. Leiren
HSTEU 445 The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union I&S (5)
Glennys Young
HSTEU 452 Eastern Europe Since 1918 I&S, W (5) James Felak
HSTEU 548 Field Course in Soviet History (3-6, max. 6)
Glennys Young

Jackson School of International Studies

JSIS 222 Global Markets, Local Economies SSc (5)
JSIS 578 Eurasian Nuclear Security Issues: Russian, Iran, South Asia and other topics (5)
Chris Jones
JSIS 478 Eurasian Nuclear Security Issues: Russia, Iran, South Asia, and Other Topics I&S (5)
Chris Jones
JSIS A 110 Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization VLPA, I&S (5) Barbara Henry
JSIS A 210 Introduction to Islamic Civilization VLPA, I&S (5) Hamza Mahmood
JSIS A 268 Introduction to the Silk Road SSc (5) Talant Mawkanuli
JSIS A 302 The Politics and Cultures of Europe SSc (5)
Sabine Lang
JSIS A 430 The Soviet Empire: Creation, Consolidation, and Collapse W, SSc (5)
Chris Jones
JSIS A 445 The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union I&S (5)
Glennys Young
JSIS A 455 Baltic States Since 1991 SSc (5) Guntis I. Smidchens
JSIS A 504 Survey of Eurasia (5)
Scott Radnitz
JSIS A 530 Soviet Empire I&S (5)
Chris Jones
JSIS A 593 Water and Security in the Middle East (5)
Rick Lorenz
JSIS B 324 Immigration DIV, SSc (5)
Kathie Friedman, Angelina Godoy
JSIS B 344 Migration in the Global Economy I&S (5)
JSIS B 429 Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Safeguards SSc (5)
JSIS B 430 Late Industrialization and Social Change SSc (5)
Yong-Chool Ha
JSIS B 524 International Law and Arms Control (5)
Chris Jones
GERMAN 195 Popular Film and the Holocaust VLPA, DIV (5) Block, Richard
JSIS 489 Special Topics REECA: Social Media & Social Change in Russia (5) Lysenko, Volodymyr
JSIS 589 Special Topics REECA: Social Media & Social Change in Russia (2-5, max 15) Lysenko, Volodymyr

Law, Societies and Justice

LSJ 320 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights I&S, DIV (5) Jason Mayerfeld
LSJ 327 Women's Rights as Human Rights (5) Cichowski, Rachel A
LSJ 367 Comparative Law and Courts I&S (5) Rachel A. Cichowski

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

NEAR E 229 Introduction to Islamic Civilization VLPA, I&S (5) Hazma Mahmood
JSIS A 268 Introduction to the Silk Road SSc (5) Talant Mawkanuli

Persian

PRSAN 101 Elementary Persian (5) Shahrzad Shams
PRSAN 201 Intermediate Persian VLPA (5) Shahrzad Shams
PRSAN 402 Classical Persian Literature: A Survey VLPA (5) Samad Alavi
PRSAN 490 Supervised Study in Persian (1-6, max 18)
PRSAN 499 Undergraduate Research in Persian (1-6, max. 18)
PRSAN 511 Elementary Persian (5) Shahrzad Shams
PRSAN 521 Intermediate Persian (5) Shahrzad Shams
PRSAN 542 Classical Persian Literature: A Survey (5) Samad Alavi
PRSAN 600 Independent Study or Research (1-25)

Kazakh

KAZAKH 101 Elementary Kazakh (5) Talant Mawkanuli
KAZAKH 490 Supervised Study (1-6, max 18)
KAZAKH 499 Undergraduate Research (3-5, max 15)
KAZAKH 511 Elementary Kazakh (5) Talant Mawkanuli
KAZAKH 600 Independent Study or Research (Varies)

Uygur

UYGUR 401 Uygur through Culture (5) Talant Mawkanuli
UYGUR 490 Supervised Study (1-6, max 18)
UYGUR 499 Undergraduate Research (3-5, max 15)
UYGUR 541 Uygur through Culture I (5) Talant Mawkanuli

Uzbek

UZBEK 490 Supervised Study (1-6)
UZBEK 499 Undergraduate Research (3-5, max 15)
UZBEK 600 Independent Study or Research (Varies)

Turkic

TURKIC 490 Supervised Study (1-6, max 18)
TURKIC 499 Undergraduate Research (3-5, max 15)
TURKIC 600 Independent Study or Research (Varies)

Turkish

TKISH 101 Elementary Turkish (5) Melike Yucel
TKISH 201 Intermediate Turkish VLPA (5) Melike Yucel
TKISH 404 Islam in the Modern Turkish Republic VLPA (5) Selim Sirri Kuru
TKISH 490 Supervised Study (1-6)
TKISH 499 Undergraduate Research (1-6, max 18)
TKISH 511 Elementary Turkish (5) Melike Yucel
TKISH 521 Intermediate Turkish (5) Melike Yucel
TKISH 600 Independent Study or Research (1-10)

Political Science

POL S 203 Introduction to International Relations I&S (5) Geoffrey P. Wallace
POL S 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics I&S (5) James D. Long IV
POL S 270 Introduction to Political Economy I&S (5) Anthony J. Gill
POL S 326 Scandinavia in World Affairs I&S (5)
JSIS B 333 Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process I&S, DIV (5) Zhou, Shuxuan
POL S 368 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights I&S, DIV (5) Jason Mayerfeld

Estonian

ESTO 101 Elementary Estonian (5)
ESTO 201 Second-Year Estonian VLPA (5)
ESTO 490 Supervised Reading (1-5, max 10)

Latvian

LATV 101 Elementary Latvian (5) Iveta Grinberga
LATV 111 Basic Latvian (3) Iveta Grinberga
LATV 201 Second-Year Latvian VLPA (5) Iveta Grinberga
LATV 490 Supervised Reading VLPA (1-5, max 10)

Lithuanian

LITH 101 Elementary Lithuanian (5) Ausra Valanciauskiene
LITH 111 Basic Lithuanian (3) Ausra Valanciauskiene
LITH 201 Second-Year Lithuanian VLPA (5) Ausra Valanciauskiene
LITH 490 Supervised Reading in Lithuanian (1-5, max 10)

Scandinavian

SCAND 152 Latvian Literary and Cultural History VLPA (5) Guntis I. Schmidchens
POL S 326 Scandinavia in World Affairs I&S (5)
SCAND 330 Scandinavian Mythology VLPA (5) Lars B. Jenner
SCAND 360 Scandinavian Cinema VLPA (3/5) Andrew Nestingen
SCAND 367 Sexuality in Scandinavia: Myth and Reality VLPA, I&S (5) Ia G. Dubois
SCAND 370 The Vikings ((5) VLPA/I&S) LEIREN, TERJE I
JSIS A 455 Baltic States Since 1991 SSc (5) Guntis I. Smidchens

Russian

JSIS A 110 Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization VLPA, I&S (5) Barbara Henry
RUSS 340 Russia's Big Books VLPA (5) Galya Diment
RUSS 401 Fourth-Year Russian VLPA (5) Zoya M. Polack
RUSS 499 Directed Study or Research (1-5, max 15)
RUSS 501 Russian Language for Graduate Students (2) Zoya M. Polack
RUSS 543 Seminar in Contemporary Russian Prose (5)
RUSS 600 Independent Study or Research (Varies)

Slavic

SLAVIC 101 Slavic Lands and Peoples I&S (5) Bojan Belic
SLAVIC 223 East European Cinema VLPA (5) Gordana Crnkovic
SLAVIC 490 Studies in Slavic Literatures: The Novel VLPA (3-5, max 15) Gordana Crnkovic
SLAVIC 498 Senior Honors Thesis VLPA (3-9, max 9)

Slovene

SLVN 401 Introductory Slovene Language (3, 5) Michael E. Biggins

Business Administration

B A 545 The Global Business Forum: Current Issues in Global Business (1, max 3) Christina T. Fong

Topics
Fall-2016

Regions
Russia, East Europe and Central Asia