Institute of Soviet and East European Studies Paterson Hall 459 The Institute Director: C.G. Jacobsen An interdepartmental committee was formed in 1963 to foster teaching, research, conferences, and publications in Soviet and East European studies at Carleton. In 1970, a separate department þ the Institute of Soviet and East European Studies þ was established to administer the interdisciplinary programs developed by the committee. Faculty members from ten disciplines (art history, economics, geography, history, international affairs, law, political science, Russian, sociology, and social psychology) participate regularly in the institute's activities. They are joined on an occasional basis by visiting scholars from outside the university, including invited specialists from the USSR and Eastern Europe. At the undergraduate level, the institute offers an interdisciplinary B.A. honors program in Soviet and East European Studies. The institute also administers a program of studies leading to a Master of Arts degree in Soviet and East European Studies, the first of its kind in Canada. The curricula for both programs are offered largely through participating departments. The M.A. program is designed for students wishing to acquire specialized knowledge of the Soviet and East European area, including proficiency in the use of Russian as a research tool; the approach is interdisciplinary with emphasis on the social sciences and history. Students may take advantage of the university's regular academic exchanges with post-secondary institutions in Hungary, Poland, and the USSR. Qualifying-Year Program Applicants who have a general (pass) bachelor's degree in one of the disciplines represented in the program, or who lack sufficient area studies or language training may be admitted to a qualifying-year program designed to raise their status to that of honors graduates in Soviet and East European studies. Students are expected to achieve high honors standing in qualifying-year courses in order to qualify for admission to the master's year. To be eligible for admission to the qualifying-year program, an applicant must already have taken some courses in the area of Soviet and East European studies, so that by the end of the program he or she will have satisfied the basic requirements for admission to the master's program. All students are normally required to have completed the equivalent of an introductory course in Russian upon entry. Master of Arts Admission Requirements The normal requirement for admission to the master's program is an honors degree (or the equivalent) in Soviet and East European studies, with at least high honors standing. Honors graduates in other disciplines are eligible for admission provided they meet the following requirements: * A knowledge of the Russian language sufficient for its use in research * A total of seven full courses (or the equivalent) in the Soviet and East European field should have been taken in no fewer than three different departments * At least high honors standing * All candidates are normally required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of Russian before acceptance into the program Program Requirements The specific requirements in the master's programs are the following: * Soviet Studies 55.500 and 55.501, two half-course seminars in Soviet and East European studies, offered specially by the institute, and incorporating the approaches of several relevant disciplines * Two full courses, or the equivalent, chosen with the approval of the graduate supervisor from the following list, with at least one full course (or the equivalent) at the 500 level and at least one full course in a department other than Russian Students are advised to consult with the relevant departments for final course listings for 1992-93, as changes in curricula may be made too late for inclusion; some of the courses are not offered every year. Undergraduate courses below the 400 level may be taken by qualifying-year students, and by students in the M.A. program as supplementary to the minimum M.A. requirements. (See the institute's program description in the undergraduate calendar.) Art History 11.422 Topics in Eastern Medieval Art Economics 43.486 Comparative Economic Systems I 43.487 Comparative Economic Systems II 43.586 Comparative Economic Systems I 43.587 Comparative Economic Systems II History 24.460 Selected Problems in Russian History 24.461 Selected Problems in Soviet History 24.560 Revolutionary Russia, 1898-1921 24.580 Problems in International History International Affairs 46.538 International Economics 46.582 The Political Economy of East-West Relations 46.583 Political Economy of Eastern Europe Law 51.488 Socialist Legal Systems Political Science 47.431 Marxist Thought 47.432 Contemporary Marxism 47.461 Soviet Foreign Policy 47.514 Marxist-Leninist Political Systems 47.515 Comparative Politics of East-Central Europe 47.516 Selected Problems in Soviet Politics 47.586 Strategy Russian 36.435 Tutorial: Special Topic (Literature) 36.455 Tutorial: Special Topic (Post-1917 Period) 36.493 Translation Tutorial 36.494 Translation Tutorial II Sociology 53.584 Modern Marxist Theory Soviet Studies 55.400 Poland Before and After Solidarity 55.401 Nationalism and Ethnicity in Eastern Europe 55.402 Development of the Soviet North 55.403 Soviet Power: Strategy and Doctrine 55.404 National Tensions in the USSR 55.405 Environmental Politics in the USSR 55.590 Tutorial in Soviet Studies 55.591 Tutorial in Soviet Studies 55.592 Tutorial in Soviet Studies 55.593 Tutorial in East European Studies 55.594 Tutorial in East European Studies 55.595 Tutorial in East European Studies 55.596 Tutorial in East European Studies Other 400 and 500 level courses may be approved by graduate advisers as Institute of Soviet and East European Studies credits if they are deemed appropriate to a particular student's objectives. * One of the following: Soviet Studies 55.598, a research essay incorporating the approaches of at least two of the disciplines represented in the program; the research essay must be combined with an additional full course, or the equivalent, chosen from those listed above (not including Russian) and must be defended orally or Soviet Studies 55.599, an M.A. thesis which must combine the interdisciplinary approach with a greater degree of originality than that required of the research essay, and which must be defend-ed orally In both cases (55.598, 55.599) the paper should demonstrate that its author is capable of undertaking research in Russian, or in another language used in the Soviet Union, or in Eastern Europe. The 55.599 option cannot be taken with-out the specific permission of the graduate supervisor. All students will be required to pass an exam-ination in Russian to English translation. Academic Standing Master's candidates must obtain a grade of minimum B- on all work credited towards the degree. Graduate Courses * Soviet Studies 55.500F1 Interdisciplinary Seminar on the Soviet Union The theme of the seminar varies from year to year, but the continuing objective is to apply the approaches and methods of several relevant disciplines to selected issues and countries. * Soviet Studies 55.501W1 Interdisciplinary Seminar on Eastern Europe The theme of the seminar varies from year to year, but the continuing objective is to apply the approaches and methods of several relevant disciplines to selected issues and countries. * Soviet Studies 55.502F1 State and Society in the USSR This seminar course addresses the relationships between state and society in the USSR at all-union, republic and local government, grass-roots levels. Prerequisite: Political Science 47.320 or equivalent. * Soviet Studies 55.590F1 Tutorial in Soviet Studies A course of directed readings on selected aspects of the Soviet Union, involving preparation of papers as the basis for discussion with the tutor. Offered when no regular course offering meets a candidate's specific needs. * Soviet Studies 55.591W1 Tutorial in Soviet Studies * Soviet Studies 55.592S1 Tutorial in Soviet Studies * Soviet Studies 55.593S1 Tutorial in East European Studies A course of directed readings on selected aspects of Eastern Europe, involving preparation of papers as the basis for discussion with the tutor. Offered when no regular course offering meets a candidate's specific needs. * Soviet Studies 55.594W1 Tutorial in East European Studies * Soviet Studies 55.595S1 Tutorial in East European Studies * Soviet Studies 55.596T2 Tutorial in East European Studies * Soviet Studies 55.598F2, W2, S2 Research Essay A research essay on some topic relating to the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe. * Soviet Studies 55.599F4, W4, S4 M.A. Thesis Other courses may be available at the University of Ottawa.