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European and Russian Studies

Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
(Faculty of Public Affairs)
1311 Dunton Tower
613-520-2888
carleton.ca/eurus

This section presents the requirements for:

Co-operative education option is available in European and Russian Studies. Consult the Co-operative Education section of this Calendar.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:

  1. the University regulations, including the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar),
  2. the common regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating to First-Year Seminars and for Breadth (see Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree).

Students must fulfil the requirements listed below. Students must attain proficiency in a major European language, as noted. (See language requirement below).

Individualized programs can be worked out with the Honours Adviser. Students should consult the Institute when planning their program and selecting courses.

Institute Language Requirement

All candidates are required to have knowledge of a major European language to be selected from the following: Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish.

This requirement may be fulfilled in one of two ways:

  1. Completion of 1.0 credit from the list of the following courses (or equivalent): RUSS 3010 and RUSS 3020 or one of FREN 2100 [1.0]; GERM 3110 [1.0]; SPAN 3110 [1.0]; ITAL 3110 [1.0].
  2. Certification by the unit offering the relevant language or the Institute that the student has attained a level of language proficiency equivalent to completion of one of the courses above, or, for Polish, an equivalent level.

Program Requirements

European and Russian Studies B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit from HIST 1001 [1.0], HIST 1002 [1.0], FYSM 1102 [1.0], or approved sections of FYSM 1405 [1.0];
  2. 1.0 credit in EURR 2001 and EURR 2002;
  3. 1.0 credit in EURR 3001 and EURR 3002;
  4. 1.0 credit from HIST 2510, HIST 2511, HIST 2600 [1.0] or HIST 2801 [1.0];
  5. 0.5 credit from PSCI 3207 or PSCI 3208;
  6. 0.5 credit from PSCI 3206, PSCI 3207 (if not used to fulfil requirement 5), PSCI 3208 (if not used to fulfil requirement 5), PSCI 3209, PSCI 3704 or PSCI 3705;
  7. 0.5 credit from ECON 3807 or ECON 3808;
  8. 0.5 credit in EURR 4003;
  9. 1.5 credits in EURUS electives at the 4000 level. May include EURR 4908 but not FREN, GERM, ITAL, RUSS or SPAN;
  10. 3.0 credit in EURUS electives;
  11. The Institute language requirement must be satisfied in French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian or Spanish;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in ECON 1000 [1.0] or FYSM 1003 [1.0];
  2. 8.5 credits in free electives.

Note: the program may include approved literature and civilization courses, including approved courses offered at the University of Ottawa.

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European and Russian Studies B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the EURUS Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in EURR 2001 and EURR 2002;
  2. 1.0 credit in EURR 3001 and EURR 3002;
  3. 1.0 credit from HIST 2510, HIST 2511, HIST 2600 [1.0] or HIST 2801 [1.0];
  4. 0.5 credit from PSCI 3206, PSCI 3207, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, PSCI 3704, PSCI 3705;
  5. 0.5 credit from ECON 3807 or ECON 3808;
  6. 1.0 credit in EURUS electives at the 4000-level, one of which must be EURR 4003 or EURR 4908 [1.0] but not FREN, GERM, ITAL, RUSS or SPAN courses;
  7. 2.0 credit in EURUS electives;
  8. The Institute language requirement must be satisfied in French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian or Spanish;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA requirements:
  1. The requirements from the other discipline must be satisfied;
  2. 1.0 credit from ECON 1000;
  3. 5.0 credits in electives not in courses with code EURR or the other discipline;
  4. Sufficient free electives to make 20.0 credits for the degree.
  1. At most, one Honours essay course from either department may be counted toward this Combined program.
  2. Combined Honours in European and Russian Studies and Journalism is available only to students already admitted to the Bachelor of Journalism degree.
  3. No more than 1.0 credit from HIST 1001 [1.0] and HIST 1002 [1.0] may be counted toward program requirements included in the Major CGPA in the B.A. Combined Honours.

Minor in European and Russian Studies

Open to all undergraduate degree students not in EURUS programs.

Requirements (4.0 credits):
  1. 1.5 credit from EURR 2001, EURR 2002, EURR 3001, EURR 3002;
  2. 1.0 credit from HIST 1001 [1.0], HIST 1002 [1.0], HIST 2510, HIST 2511, HIST 2600 [1.0] , HIST 2801 [1.0], or another approved European history course;
  3. 0.5 credit from PSCI 3206, PSCI 3207, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, PSCI 3704, PSCI 3705;
  4. 1.0 credit in EURUS Electives;
  5. No more than 1.0 credit at the 1000-level;
  6. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
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EURUS Electives Categories

Art History

ARTH 2403, ARTH 2502, ARTH 2600, ARTH 3505, ARTH 4505

Economics

ECON 3600, ECON 3601, ECON 3602, ECON 3807, ECON 3808, ECON 3870

European and Russian Studies

FYSM 1002 [1.0], FYSM 1601 [1.0], EURR 4002, EURR 4005, EURR 4006, EURR 4007, EURR 4008, EURR 4100, EURR 4101, EURR 4104, EURR 4106, EURR 4107, EURR 4201, EURR 4202, EURR 4203, EURR 4204, EURR 4205, EURR 4206, EURR 4207, EURR 4208, EURR 4908 [1.0]

French

No more than 2.0 credits from FREN 1100 [1.0], FREN 2100 [1.0] or other French courses relevant to the program, with the approval of the undergraduate supervisor.

German

No more than 2.0 credits from GERM 2000, GERM 2010, GERM 2020, GERM 2110 [1.0], GERM 3000, GERM 3110 [1.0], GERM 4110 [1.0]

History

FYSM 1405 (approved sections only), HIST 1001[1.0], HIST 1002[1.0], HIST 2207 [1.0], HIST 2501, HIST 2502, HIST 2507, HIST 2508, HIST 2510, HIST 2511, HIST 2600 [1.0], HIST 2801 [1.0], HIST 3105, HIST 3113, HIST 3115, HIST 3200[1.0], HIST 3213, HIST 3214, HIST 3603, HIST 3800, HIST 3801, HIST 3803, HIST 3902, HIST 4100 [1.0], HIST 4200 [1.0], HIST 4500 [1.0], HIST 4600 [1.0]

Italian

No more than 2.0 credits from ITAL 2010, ITAL 2020, ITAL 2110 [1.0], ITAL 3110[1.0], ITAL 4110 [1.0]

Law

LAWS 2601, LAWS 3604, LAWS 4806

Music

MUSI 1001, MUSI 2103, MUSI 2104, MUSI 2105

Philosophy

PHIL 2101, PHIL 2103, PHIL 2201, PHIL 2202, PHIL 3002, PHIL 3003, PHIL 3005, PHIL 3009

Political Science

PSCI 3206, PSCI 3207, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, PSCI 3308, PSCI 3309, PSCI 3311, PSCI 3500, PSCI 3600, PSCI 3703, PSCI 3704, PSCI 3705, PSCI 4103, PSCI 4305 [1.0], PSCI 4501, PSCI 4502, PSCI 4503, PSCI 4505, PSCI 4601, PSCI 4903 [1.0], PSCI 4904 [3.0]

Religion

RELI 2320, RELI 3131, RELI 3220, RELI 3731

Russian

No more than 2.0 credits from RUSS 2010, RUSS 2020, RUSS 3010, RUSS 3020, RUSS 4010, RUSS 4020

Sociology

SOCI 2005 [1.0]

Spanish

No more than 2.0 credits from SPAN 2010, SPAN 2020, SPAN 2110[1.0], SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, SPAN 3110[1.0], SPAN 4010, SPAN 4020, SPAN 4110[1.0]

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