ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and East European StudiesThe Department of ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and East European Studies
The Department of ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and East European Studies offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses on ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and Eastern European languages, literatures, cultures, social sciences, economics, arts, and more. The Department’s programs include a selection of undergraduate majors and minors and a language certificate in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥. The Department also administers a Dual M.A. Degree in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and East European Studies, in collaboration with the European University in St. Petersburg. Although the Department does not currently offer the PhD, students interested in graduate study in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and Eastern European topics a number of other P.D. Programs at Penn to pursue such a specialization. See the Department’s Graduate webpage for more information.Ìý
The Department sponsors a range of lectures and other events, including an annual undergraduate research conference, the Slavic Bazaar, and an annual faculty research symposium.
Information on courses and events can be found on theÌýÌýwebsite. For more information, please contact the department chair,ÌýDr. Mitchell Orenstein.Ìý
The Lauder Institute in conjunction with the Wharton School and the Penn Law School
The Lauder Institute offers an MA in International Relations that may be pursued in combination either with the Wharton School’s MBA or the Law School’s JD program, with Russia serving as one possible area of concentration. Students of the Lauder Institute pursue intensive language study as well as a tailored curriculum of specialized courses and programs focusing on the political, economic, social, and cultural contexts in which international business is conducted.
For more information, refer to the , or contact Dr. Maria Bourlatskaya.
The History Department
The History Department offers regularly repeating undergraduate survey courses and seminars in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and Soviet history and culture. Interested undergraduates might try the introductory courses HIST 048 (the survey course on Imperial Russia) and HIST 049 (the survey course on Twentieth-Century Russia and the Soviet Union). More advanced undergrad courses include: HIST 413 Individuals and Collectives in the Soviet Union, 1945-1991; HIST 202 Russia in the Age of Anna Karenina (seminar); Russia's Orients (seminar).
The History Department likewise offers a regular cycle of graduate level seminars in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ and Soviet history. Regularly offered core courses are: Issues and Themes in Imperial ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ History and the Graduate Reading Seminar on Soviet History.
Syllabi and course descriptions may be found at the and on the individual webpages of and
The History Department also runs the Penn ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ History Seminar, with invited scholars working on topics from throughout the region.
For more information, contact Prof. Nathans or Prof. Holquist.
The Political Science Department
The Political Science Department offers an undergraduate course on ºìÐÓÖ±²¥ politics, PSCI 217, and occasionally courses on comparative postcommunism. These courses can be taken for graduate credit (usually at the 500 level) by making arrangements for additional readings and assignments with the instructor.ÌýSee for current course listings. Contact Prof. Sil for more information.