Courses
Below are sample syllabi for courses in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies that are available at Miami University. Check the course listings on BannerWeb for semester availability.
For more information about the Major and Minor available in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, contact the REEES Major Advisor:
Dr. Margaret Ziolkowski (GREAL)
ANTHROPOLOGY
ATH/HST/POL/ RUS 133 Imagining Russia
ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 Intro to Russian & Eurasian Studies
ATH/GEO/RUS 306 Peoples and Cultures of Russia and Eurasia
ARCHITECTURE
ARC 404 Architecture of Russia
CLASSICS
CLS 210Z Classical Tradition in Russian Poetry
CLS 310 The Greeks in the Near East and Central Asia
FILM STUDIES
RUS/FST 272 East European Literature and Film
GEOGRAPHY
ATH/GEO/RUS 306 Peoples and Cultures of Russia and Eurasia
GEO 408/508 Geography of the Silk Road
HISTORY
HST/POL/RUS 230 Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 Intro to Russian & Eurasian Studies
HST 324 Eurasian Nomads and History
HST 360.R Central Asia in the 20th Century
HST 375 Russia and the USSR from 1855 to the Present
HST 378 20th Century Eastern European History
HST 432/ POL 440/540 Havighurst Seminar: Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
HST434/534 China and the Silk Road before 1600
HST 470 Topics in Russian History
HST 475 Images of Russia at Home and Abroad
HST 476 The Russian Revolution and the Early Soviet Regime, 1917-1924
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ITS 325 Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict
ITS 402O Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe and the Former USSR
ITALIAN
MUSIC
MUS 188 Music of Russia
POLITICAL SCIENCE
HST/POL/RUS 230 Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 Intro to Russian & Eurasian Studies
POL 328 Politics of Central Asia 
POL 331 Development of the Russian Polity
POL 332 Post-Soviet Russian Politics
POL 420 Engendering Communism, Nationalism and Fundamentalism: Gender along the Silk Road
POL 430B Political Systems of Russia and Eastern Europe
HST 432/ POL 440 Havighurst Center Seminar: Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
POL 488 Russia and the Republics
RELIGION
REL 235 Religions of Russia and Eurasia
ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 Intro to Russian & Eurasian Studies
REL 314 Religions of the Silk Road
RUSSIAN
RUS 137 Russian Folklore
RUS 201, 202 Intermediate Russian
HST/POL/RUS 230 Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
RUS 250 Topics in Russian Literature
RUS 253 Jews in Russian Literature
ATH/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 Intro to Russian & Eurasian Studies
RUS 255, 258 Russian Literature in English Translation
ATH/GEO/RUS 306 Peoples and Cultures of Russia and Eurasia
RUS 301, 302 Advanced Russian
RUS 311 Readings in Russian
RUS 401 St. Petersburg: History, Literature, Culture
RUS 411, 412 Advanced Conversation and Composition
RUS 450 Topics in Russian Culture
RUS 451 Golden Age of Russian Culture
RUS 480 Departmental Honors
THEATER
THE 223 Introduction to Czech Travel and Culture
THE 280B Drama and Performance Along the Silk Road
