BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

RUSSIAN EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (REES) MAJOR

GENERAL ED. REQUIREMENTS:

1. Communication:

Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
ENGLISH.101 (English Comp I) / 3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 9

2. Quantitative/Analytical Reasoning:

3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 3

3. Values, Ethics & Responsible Decision Making:

3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 3

4. Fitness & Recreation Skills:

1
1
TOTAL CREDITS: / 2

5. Diversity:

3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 6
NOTES:

Effective Fall 2013

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SHEET

6. Distribution Requirements:

Group A - Humanities:

(3 Departments: Art, Communication Studies, Theatre Arts, English, History, Languages & Cultures, Mass Communications, Music, Philosophy)

Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
3
3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 12

Group B - Social Sciences:

(3 Departments: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice)

3
3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 12

Group C - Natural Science & Mathematics:

(3 Departments: Biology, Health Sciences, Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering Technology)

3
3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 12

7. General Education Electives:

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 28

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 87

Name
ID #
Advisor
Approved for Graduation

REES REQUIREMENTS:

1. Languages and Cultures Core:

Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
LANGCULT.200 / 3
LANGCULT.400 / 3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 6

2. REES Language Requirements:

Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
RUSSIAN.101 (Elem Russian I) / 3
RUSSIAN.102 (Elem Russian II) / 3
RUSSIAN.203 (Int Russian I) / 3
RUSSIAN.204 (Int Russian II) / 3
RUSSIAN.305 (Rus Prof Com I) / 3
RUSSIAN.306 (Rus Prof Com II) / 3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 18

3. REES Culture Requirements:

Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
RUSSIAN.211 (Rus Cult & Civ) / 3
or RUSSIAN.212 (Rus Film) / 3
or RUSSIAN.214 (East Eur Cul) / 3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 3

4. Concentration (Business, or Humanities, or Social and Political Sciences) * SEE REVERSE

Concentration
Course: / Cr / Sem / Grade
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS: / 6

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 59

TOTAL GENERAL ED. ELECTIVES: 28

TOTAL REES CREDITS: 33

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* SIX CREDITS have to be selected from one of the following groups of concentration courses:

a) Humanities:

HISTORY.349 Medieval Russia

HISTORY.356 Imperial Russia

HISTORY.452 Soviet Russia

HISTORY.405/505 Jews of Europe

HISTORY.460/461 Topics in European History

RUSSIAN.290 Independent Study

b) Business:

ECN.322 Contrasting Economics

ECN.333 International Economics

ECN.334 Economic Growth of Underdeveloped Areas

ECN.531 Current Economic Problems

ECN.532 Comparative Economic Systems

ECN.533 International Economic Policies and Relations

BUSED.350 Valuing Diversity in Business

LAW.407 International Legal Environment in Business

c) Social and Political Sciences:

ANTHRO.320 Contemporary World Cultures

ANTHRO.440 Language and Culture

EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education

EGGS.102 World Cultural Geography

EGGS.104 World Regional Geography

POLISCI.181 Contemporary Issues in World Politics

POLISCI.280 Introduction to International Relations

POLISCI.487 International Law and Organization

Study Abroad: Up to 18 credits in Russian and East European Studies can be satisfied by credit transfer from study abroad programs in Poland, the Russian Federation, or Ukraine

Immersion requirement: No course is required for the required immersion experience. Students will usually fulfill the immersion requirement through study abroad. However, the immersion experience is broadly defined and may include many opportunities both domestic and abroad.

Graduation Requirements: Students are required to have earned an overall 2.0 cumulative average to graduate.

University Course Withdrawal Policy: Please see the “Pilot” or BU catalog for further information.

University Course Repeat Policy: A maximum of four courses (not more than 14 credit hours) in which grades of C-, D or E have been earned may be repeated. Please see BU catalog for further information.

In selecting an elective, the student is reminded to have the proper prerequisites and to avoid elective courses below that level for which the student has already been prepared in the subject field.

NOTE: “It is the responsibility of the student to know and observe the academic policies and regulations of the University, to confine registration to courses for which the prerequisites have been satisfied, and to meet the requirements for graduation.” (BU Catalog, Academic Policies, Practices and Services). PLEASE SEE YOUR ADVISOR REGULARLY – AT LEAST ONCE EACH SEMESTER DURING THE ADVISEMENT/SCHEDULING PERIOD.

Effective: Fall 2013