Undergraduate Minor :: Undergraduate Programs
Central Eurasian Studies is currently planning to introduce an undergraduate minor by Fall ’09. The following is an outline of the minor requirements that we are presenting to the College for approval.
Students graduating before August ‘09 may still receive a 21-23 credit Undergraduate Certificate. Please contact Professor Chris Atwood or April Younger in the CEUS office for details.
The Central Eurasian Studies Department offers two undergraduate programs: 1) an undergraduate minor, and 2) an undergraduate minor with language and area certification. The first program allows maximum flexibility in the fulfillment of minor requirements while the second pushes more rigor and balance between development of language skills and multi-disciplinary knowledge of our regions of specialization.
Minor in Central Eurasian Studies.
Students must complete at least 15 credit hours of CEUS or cross-listed courses, selected in consultation with the CEUS director of undergraduate studies, with a minimum GPA of 2.000.
Minor in Central Eurasian Studies with language and area certificate.
Students must complete a total of at least 15 credit hours of CEUS or cross-listed courses, selected in consultation with the CEUS director of undergraduate studies, with a minimum GPA of 2.000, including:
- at least 6 credit hours in a CEUS language (Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Kazakh, Mongolian, Persian, Tibetan, Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek) beyond the introductory level, plus
- at least 6 credit hours in non-language courses offered by CEUS.
For both programs at least 8 credit hours of the CEUS classes must be taken at the Bloomington campus and 6 credit hours must be 300-level or above. No more than 6 credit hours of non-CEUS cross-listed classes will be counted for either the minor or the minor with certificate.
For more information contact Professor Chris Atwood, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, at ceus@indiana.edu
The following language classes are available for the minor.
Uralic Languages:
Introductory Hungarian: T141-142
Intermediate Hungarian: T241-232; prerequisite T142 or equivalent.
Introductory Finnish: T101-122
Intermediate Finnish: T201-202; prerequisite T122 or equivalent.
Introductory Estonian: T103-104
Intermediate Estonian: T203-204; prerequisite T104 or equivalent.
Turkic Languages:
Introductory Turkish: T181-182
Intermediate Turkish: T281-282; prerequisite T182 or equivalent.
Introductory Uzbek: T111-112
Intermediate Uzbek: T211-212; prerequisite T112 or equivalent.
Introductory Uyghur: T131-132
Intermediate Uyghur: T231-232; prerequisite T132 or equivalent.
Introductory Kazakh: T113-114
Intermediate Kazakh: T213-214; prerequisite T114 or equivalent.
Iranian Languages:
Introductory Persian: T151-152
Intermediate Persian: T251-252; prerequisite T152 or equivalent.
Mongolian:
Introductory Mongolian: T161-162
Intermediate Mongolian: T261-262; prerequisite T162 or equivalent.
Tibetan:
Introductory Tibetan: T171-172
Intermediate Tibetan: T271-272; prerequisite T172 or equivalent.
The following area studies classes are approved for the minor and the minor with certificate.
Introductory Classes (see also Cross-Listed Classes):
R191 Introduction to Central Eurasia S&H (previously CEUS-U190)
Oil, Islam, and Geopolitics: an Introduction to Contemporary Central Asia [course currently in development]
R250 Introduction to the Ancient Near East S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U254)
R270 The Civilization of Tibet S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U284)
R311 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia (previously CEUS-U320)
R331 Grave Robbers, Missionaries, and Spies: Foreign Adventurers in Chinese Turkistan (previously CEUS-U320)
R340 Introduction to Hungarian Studies (previously CEUS-U320)
R342 Roma (Gypsy) History and Culture S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U320)
R351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U311)
History Classes:
R302 Finland in the Twentieth Century S&H (previously CEUS-U333)
R310 Introduction to Central Asian History S&H (previously CEUS-U320)
R360 Modern Mongolia (previously CEUS-U469)
R361 Mongolia’s Middle Ages (previously CEUS-U320)
R370 Introduction to the History of Tibet S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U483)
R383 Ten Sultans, One Empire: The Ottoman Classical Age 1300-1600 S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U320)
Religious Studies:
R291 Inner Asian Religious Beliefs S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U292)
R313 Islam in the Soviet Union and the Successor States A&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U394)
R373 The Religions of Tibet A&H (previously CEUS-U484)
Social Science Classes:
R251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U320)
R315 Politics and Society in Central Asia S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U395)
R316 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U398)
R352 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U397)
R394 Environmental Problems & Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia (previously CEUS-U374)
R395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia (previously CEUS-U320)
Literature, Folklore, Arts:
R281 Turkish Literature in Translation (previously CEUS-U320)
R354 Persian Literature in Translation: Literature and Cinema of Modern Iran A&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U372)
R371 Tibet and the West S&H, CSA (previously CEUS-U489)
R382 Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (previously CEUS-U320)
Cross-listed classes:
COLL E103 Great Wall of China
COLL E104 Mongol Conquest
COLL E104 Religion and Revolutions
INTL I206 Nations, States, and Boundaries
Other 300 and 400 level classes will be included with the consent of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Topics in area studies:
R309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies
R329 Topics in Central Asian Studies
R359 Topics in Iranian Studies
R369 Topics in Mongolian Studies
R379 Topics in Tibetan Studies
R389 Topics in Turkish Studies
R399 Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
