The Ellison Center is currently preparing the most up-to-date Spring 2016 course list. Please check back often as we update this site over the following weeks. Please consult the UW timeschedule for current REECAS courses and use this page only as a guide.
Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Courses – Spring 2016
February 10, 2016
Anthropology
- ANTH 323 323 Human Rights Law in Culture and Practice I&S, DIV (5) Jesse A. McClelland
- JSIS A 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia I&S (5)
- ANTH 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia I&S (5) Talant Mawkanuli
- JSIS B 526 Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (3, 5)
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Comparative Literature
- C LIT 318 Literature and the Holocaust VLPA, DIV (5)
Economics
- ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics I&S, QSR (5) O'Dea, Dennis C.
- ECON 471 International Trade I&S (5)
- ECON 472 International Macroeconomics I&S (5) Turnovsky, Michelle H. L.
Geography
- JSIS 123 Intro to Globalization I&S, DIV (5) Naslund, Skye J.
- JSIS B 180 Introduction to Global Health I&S (5)
- GEOG 208 Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of Global Markets I&S (5)
History
- HSTEU 113 Europe and the Modern World I&S (5) Zaides, Sarah Michelle
- HSTCMP 245 Exploration and Empire: Science, Art, and Power, 1300-1800 I&S (5)
- HSTEU 334 Germany 1871-1989 I&S (5)
- JSIS A 364 Modern Greece: 1821 to the Present I&S (5)
- SCAND 381 History of Scandinavia Since 1720 I&S (5)
- HSTCMP 590 Comparative Empires (5)
- HSTAFM 561 Islamic History (3-6)
- JSIS A 444 Imperial Russia: 1700-1900 SSc (5)
International Studies
- JSIS 123 Intro to Globalization I&S, DIV (5) Naslund, Skye J.
- JSIS 489 Russian and Post-Soviet Political Economy From Gorbachev to Putin I&S (5)
- JSIS 589 Special Topics REECA: Social Media & Social Change in Russia (2-5, max 15) Lysenko, Volodymyr
- JSIS 489 Cyber Information Security in Russian and Post-Soviet Space (5)
- JSIS A 302 The Politics and Cultures of Europe SSc (5)
- JSIS A 344 The Baltic States and Scandinavia I&S (5)
- JSIS A 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia I&S (5)
- JSIS A 416 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) SSc (5)
- JSIS A 444 Imperial Russia: 1700-1900 SSc (5)
- JSIS A 512 Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Certificate Capstone (1)
- JSIS B 180 Introduction to Global Health I&S (5)
- JSIS B 427 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Development, Deployment, and Detection SSc (5)
- JSIS B 441 Forced Migrations I&S, DIV (5)
- JSIS B 526 Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (3, 5)
- JSIS B 541 Forced Migrations (5)
- JSIS B 578 Careers and Professional Development in International Studies
- JSIS D 572 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia (5)
Near East
- C LIT 318 Literature and the Holocaust VLPA, DIV (5)
- ANTH 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia I&S (5) Talant Mawkanuli
- JSIS A 357 Peoples and Cultures of Central and Inner Asia I&S (5)
- NEAR E 557 Turkic Linguistics (5)
Political Science
- POL S 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics I&S (5) James D. Long IV
- POL S 407 International Conflict I&S (5)
- POL S 522 International Political Economy (5)
Scandinavian Studies
- SCAND 270 Sagas of the Vikings VLPA (5) Lars B. Jenner
- JSIS A 344 The Baltic States and Scandinavia I&S (5)
- SCAND 381 History of Scandinavia Since 1720 I&S (5)
Russian
- RUSS 120 Russia in Pictures: Exploring Visual Culture VLPA (5)
- RUSS 240 Vladimir Nabokov VLPA (5)
- RUSS 323 Revolution: Twentieth Century Russian Literature and Culture VLPA, I&S (5)
- RUSS 324 Russian Folk Literature in English VLPA, I&S (5)
- RUSS 403 Fourth-Year Russian VLPA (5)
- RUSS 499 Directed Study or Research (1-5, max 15)
- RUSS 523 Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century (5)
- RUSS 542 Seminar in Russian Poetry (5)
- RUSS 543 Seminar in Contemporary Russian Prose (5)
- RUSS 600 Independent Study or Research (Varies)
Slavic Studies
- SLAVIC 351 History of the Slavic Languages VLPA (5)
- SLAVIC 370 What is in a Language Name? The Case of Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian VLPA (5)
- C LIT 423 East European Film VLPA (5)
- SLAV 423 East European FIlm VLPA (5)
- SLAVIC 498 Senior Honors Thesis VLPA (3-9, max 9)
- SLAV 499 Directed Study or Research (1-5)
- SLAVIC 551 The Introduction to the Study of Slavic Languages (5)
- SLAVIC 570 Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics (3-5)
- SLAVIC 600 Independent Study or Research (1-25)
- SLVN 499 Independent Study (5) Biggins, Michael E.
Business Admin
- B A 545 The Global Business Forum: Current Issues in Global Business (1, max 3) Christina T. Fong
Law
Languages
- TKISH 103 Elementary Turkish (5)
- TKISH 203 Intermediate Turkish VLPA (5)
- TKISH 490 Supervised Study (1-6)
- TKISH 499 Undergraduate Research (1-6, max 18)
- TKISH 600 Independent Study or Research (1-10)
- PRSAN 103 Elementary Persian
- PRSAN 203 Intermediate Persian VLPA (5)
- UYGUR 203 Intermediate Uygur VLPA (5)
- UYGUR 490 Supervised Study (1-6, max 18)
- UZBEK 203 Intermediate Uzbek VLPA (5)
- UZBEK 490 Supervised Study (1-6)
- CHGTAI 402 Chagatai II VLPA (5)
- ESTO 103 Elementary Estonian (5)
- ESTO 490 Supervised Reading (1-5, max 10)
- LATV 103 Elementary Latvian (5)
- LATV 113 Basic Latvian (3)
- LATV 203 Second-Year Latvian VLPA (5)
- LITH 113 Basic Lithuanian (3)
- LITH 490 Supervised Reading in Lithuanian (1-5, max 10)
- BCS 406 Second-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian VLPA (5)
- POLSH 403 First-Year Polish (5)
- RUSS 103 First-Year Russian (5)
- RUSS 113 First-Year Medical Russian (1)
- RUSS 203 Second-Year Russian VLPA (5)
- RUSS 303 Third-Year Russian VLPA (5)
- RUSS 304 Reading and Translation VLPA (1)
- RUSS 314 VLPA (5)
- RUSS 501 Russian Language for Graduate Students (2) Zoya M. Polack
