Departments & Programs

Central Eurasian Studies

Major in Central Eurasian Studies
Requirements

Students must complete department-approved courses, including:

1. One of the following introductory courses (3 cr.)

  • CEUS-R 290 Introduction to Central Asia, Mongolia, and Tibet
  • CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization
  • CEUS-R 294 Introduction to Hungary, Estonia, and Finland

2. One of the following tracks:

Central Eurasian Studies

Students must complete at least 30 credit hours, including two years of a Central Eurasian language* through the intermediate level (8 cr.) and additional course work chosen in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies or advisor.

Language and Civilization

Students must complete at least 31 credit hours to include an introductory course (see item 1 above) that corresponds to the Language of Specialization and at least four courses (12 cr.) above the 100-level, chosen in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies or advisor. Students must also complete three years of a Language of Specialization* through the advanced level (16 cr.).

3. A minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300–400 level.

4. At least 18 credit hours of course work on the Bloomington campus.

Students must complete the degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.

*Language courses that may count toward the major are Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Kazakh, Mongolian, Persian, Tibetan, Turkish, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Students may complete Azerbaijani, Pashto, Tajik, and Turkmen only by exception—that is, only if they have transfer credits or pass a placement test in those languages.

Note: First-year language courses are not counted toward the major. Students may fulfill the language requirement of the major by completing or testing out of the intermediate or advanced level of a Central Eurasian language without taking the previous level(s) at Indiana University. In that case, no credit hours are counted toward the major for the levels not taken at Indiana University. The number of total credit hours required for the major remains the same; the missing credits must be fulfilled with elective courses in the department.