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this region. The Center sponsors a variety of visiting speakers, workshops, conferences, and other programs to
promote research and the dissemination of knowledge about the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Center offers a certificate in Slavic, Eurasian, and East European studies to students enrolled in the Duke
Graduate School, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Law School, the Fuqua School of
Business, or the Medical School. The certificate program requires that participating Duke graduate students pursue
coursework related to this region in language, literature, economics, history, political science, public policy, law, or
business. A student receiving the certificate will have completed significant cross-disciplinary coursework in this area
and demonstrated a mastery of at least one related Slavic language.
The Center also offers a certificate in Slavic, Eurasian, and East European studies with a concentration in Russian
and East European legal studies. This certificate, inaugurated in 1996, is the first of its kind offered by an American
university.
Students seeking either certificate must complete five courses drawn from three different disciplines. Two of the
five courses must be from a single discipline, excluding the student’s major department. A sixth course of a topical nature
will be offered as an interdisciplinary seminar on a yearly basis and will require a major research paper of all certificate
candidates. In order to receive either certificate, students will be expected to demonstrate language proficiency in a
Slavic or Eastern European language at the intermediate level. Oral and written testing will be required to demonstrate
the required level of proficiency.
The Center also awards a limited number of Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships for graduate students.
For further information about the Center and its programs, please contact the Center director, Professor Edna
Andrews, Box 90260, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0260; or visit the Web site at http://www.duke.edu/web/
CSEEES.
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Professor Holmgren, Chair and Director of Graduate Studies; Professor Andrews, Holmgren, Miller; Associate
Professors Gheith and Tetel; Assistant Professors Goknar, Tuna; Professor of the Practice McAuliffe; Associate
Professors of the Practice Flath, Maksimova, Van Tutyl; Adjunct Professors Newcity and Zitser; Research Scholar
Mickiewicz
The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies offers graduate work leading to the AM degree in Russian
literature and culture, Slavic linguistics, and Slavic and Eurasian studies.
Beyond the strong commitment to improving and diversifying the language proficiency of its students and giving
them solid training in research, the faculty of the department prepare students in a variety of adjacent fields, such as art
history, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, film, gender studies, history, legal studies, linguistics, literary studies,
political science, religion, theater studies, translation, and visual and informational studies. All entering students must
demonstrate advanced knowledge of Russian or another Eurasian language. Reading knowledge of French, German,
or another Eurasian language is also required. Requirements for the AM degree must be met by completion of
coursework and by passing either A) a comprehensive exam, or B) an oral exam after the completion of a Master’s thesis.
Coursework in Russian literature and culture must include seven courses selected from literature, film, or other culture
courses offered by the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies; two courses offered in other humanities or social
science departments at Duke; and one elective. Coursework in Slavic and Eurasian studies requires a minimum of six
courses in Slavic and Eurasian cultures, with at least four focused on comparative Slavic and Eurasian or non-Russian
Slavic or Eurasian topics. Students in Slavic linguistics must demonstrate competence in Russian and Slavic diachronic
linguistics, and in general linguistic theory. Linguistic students must demonstrate knowledge of one Slavic language
from the West and one from the South Slavic area, in addition to Russian. Required courses are at least four courses in
Slavic linguistics (including Old Church Slavonic), one course in the history of the West Slavic languages, one course
in the history of the South Slavic languages, at least two courses in general linguistics and semiotics, and one course
in Russian literature. The AM program must be completed in four semesters or less.
While the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature has offered a doctoral program, that program is currently
suspended and until further notice the University will not be considering applications for the PhD in Slavic and Eurasian
Languages. Admission to the AM program is open.
Further information about the graduate programs, including specific requirements, can be obtained from the
director of graduate studies.
RUSSIAN (RUSSIAN)
203S. Research without Borders:Building Expertise in Japanese, European, Latin American, or Slavic Studies. 3 units.
C-L: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies 202S, Romance Studies 202S, German 264S
205. Semiotics and Linguistics (DS4). A survey of modern semiotics, particularly the works of C. S. Peirce, Roman
Jakobson, Yury Lotman, Roland Barthes and Umberto Eco. Analysis of semiotic works directly related to questions of
the construction of cultural and linguistic meaning, and linguistic sign theory. Emphasis on semiotic theories from a
multi-cultural perspective, especially the European, Tartu, Soviet, and American schools. Research project required.
Instructor: Andrews. 3 units. C-L: English 205, Linguistics 205
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