Interdisciplinary Studies Program
This cutting-edge program offers broad preparation in the relationships among the visual arts, cinema, media, folk and popular culture, as well as Slavic, Balkan, and Baltic languages and literatures. The main thrust of the program is the study of the history and criticism of interdisciplinary approaches to literature and the visual arts. Other emphases include anthropology, language, and intellectual history.
MA: Nine quarter courses (including: Introduction to Slavic and East European Arts and Cultures (proseminar); Words and Images: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches; and three additional courses in a Slavic or East European Literature, art and/or culture). In consultation with the program advisor, students will submit an MA paper (ordinarily based on a term-paper) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. The paper also serves as a Qualifying Paper for admission to the Ph.D. program.
PhD: Students must develop a plan of study by the end of their first year of study, to be approved by their M.A. Paper Committee, and in addition to the courses required at the Master’s level must take the following courses: one course in Slavic linguistics (i.e., Introduction to Slavic Linguistics, or a course in the history or structure of a Slavic, Balkan, or Baltic language); the advanced research seminar in Slavic and East European literatures; five approved courses in Slavic or East European arts and cultures; and a second Slavic Department language (1 year of study or reading knowledge) The comprehensive examination is given in the following manner. The field of the exams and their reading lists will be determined in consultation with the examining committee.
- The major field examination, which covers the history of Slavic and East European arts and cultures as it pertains to the area of the student’s dissertation project.
- Their minor field in Slavic and East European arts and cultures.