Russian, East European, and Eurasian Program

Minor in East European and Eurasian Studies (EEES)

Meant to complement a wide range of majors, the East European and Eurasian Studies minor teaches region-specific concepts and research tools, while supporting students in developing introductory-level knowledge at least one of the region鈥檚 many languages. This knowledge will equip students to better address issues related to this area in their future careers, whether these be in law, business, science, government or non-profit work, health, or teaching.

Minor Requirements

All students must complete 24 credits of coursework:

  • At least 1 course offering broad coverage of the entire EEES area
  • 3 EEES courses at the advanced level (300 or 400 level)
  • At least 1 EEES course in the humanities (e.g. literature, comparative literature, theatre).
  • At least 1 EEES course in the social sciences (e.g. political science, anthropology, history)

All EEES winter and summer courses can be found through a search for EEES, but many in-semester courses that are eligible for the minor do not yet carry the EEES rubric.

To obtain a list of EEES eligible courses, reach out to REEES Director Heather DeHaan (hdehaan@binghamton.edu).

EEES Minor Courses (Summer and Fall 2025)

Summer 2025

  • RUSS380C Eurasia鈥檚 Silk Road
  • RUSS380L Red Westerns: Cowboys and Crooks on
    Screen
  • RUSS380D Science, Politics, and Ideology in the
  • Cold War Soviet Union

Fall 2025

Language Classes:

  • PERS102 Elementary Persian II
  • TURK203 Intermediate Turkish
  • RUSS101 Elementary Russian I
  • RUSS111 Russian for Russian Speakers I
  • GER101 Elementary German
  • YIDD101 Yiddish
  • ARAB320 Quranic Arabic

Humanities Classes:

  • TURK280A Modern Turkish Literature in Translation
  • RUSS110 Russian Culture and Civilization
  • RUSS321 19th c. Russian Literature in Translation
  • COLI381S East European Short Fiction (meets EEES broad survey requirement)

Social Science Classes:

  • HIST185A Middle East, 600-Present
  • HIST385K Environmental Hist. of the Middle East
  • PLSC389H Religion & Politics in the Middle East
  • PLSC358 Russian and Post-Soviet Politics
  • YIDD371 The Ghetto, the Jews, and the City
  • HIST485G Middle East Forced Migrations
  • HIST426 Soviet Seminar

Be sure to consult REEES Director Heather D. DeHaan (hdehaan@binghamton.edu) as you map out your study program.