The undergraduate minor in Russian and Eastern European studies requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. earned in courses taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. The minor does not require knowledge of the Russian language. Students majoring in Russian may not complete the Russian and Eastern European Studies minor.
Students select courses from the following.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RUSS:1131/WLLC:1131 | Introduction to Russian Culture | 3 |
| RUSS:1132 | Russia Today | 3 |
| RUSS:1531 | Slavic Folklore | 3 |
| RUSS:1532 | Traces of Ancient Russian Culture (IX-XVII Centuries): Vikings, Mongols, and Tsars | 3 |
| RUSS:2050/WLLC:2050 | Women from an Unknown Land: The Fight for Independence | 3 |
| RUSS:2100 | Russian Mindset: Sex, Business, and Politics | 3 |
| RUSS:2110 | Russian Sports: Politics, Scandal, Glory | 3 |
| RUSS:2111 | Second-Year Russian I | 4 |
| RUSS:2112 | Second-Year Russian II | 4 |
| RUSS:3122/TRNS:3122/WLLC:3122 | Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | 3-4 |
| RUSS:3202/HIST:3492/TRNS:3203/WLLC:3202 | Russian Literature in Translation 1860-1917 | 3 |
| POLI:3410 | Russian Foreign Policy | 3 |