B.A. degree, REE major 2008-2010 Catalog

Liberal Arts Area Requirements

To earn a degree in the College of Liberal Arts a student must take general education courses (language arts, behavioral and social sciences, natural sciences, and general culture) as outlined on the College of Liberal Arts degree requirements web page.

CREEES Major Requirements

This program requires an introductory interdisciplinary core course and 24 semester hours of course work (of which 18 hours must be upper division) selected from a list of approved area study courses. These must include:

An Introduction to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (REE 301)
* Please note that this course is taught only in the Fall semester.

At least one course from each of the following groups:

a) Language, Literature, Culture (REE 325)
b) History, Economics, Government  (REE 335)
c) Sociology, Geography, Anthropology (REE 345)

In addition, students choosing to major in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies must complete the equivalent of at least two years of Russian, East European or Eurasian language (taught through the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies), although three years are strongly recommended.

Minor Requirements

12 semester hours of coursework in an approved area including 6 hours of upper-division coursework. You may choose a minor from virtually any department or program in the university. The approved list of minor areas of study is available in GRG 106. For transfer students, please remember that 6 hours must be taken in residence at UT Austin.