Spring 2026 Courses

SPRING 2026 GRADUATE COURSE LISTINGS
THE BYRNES INSTITUTE (REEI)
Global and International Studies Building 4020
NOTE: The information on this list is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, see the Registrar's page.
https://registrar.indiana.edu/calendars/schedule-of-classes.html
Current as of 11.03.25
REEI COURSES
RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN INSTITUTE (REEI)
REEI-R	500		RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN ISSUES (3 CR)
		28941	We Are What We Eat: A Cultural History of Food in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia	11:10A-12:25P	MW	WY 125	Griffin
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| INTL-I 305
		28953	Indigenous Russia: History, Language, and Culture	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	SY 103	Safiullina
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| REEI-R 300
		32500	Postcommunist Change in Baltic and Black Sea Regions	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	SY 103	Kuzyk
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SGIS-S 300 \| REEI-R 300
		32603	United States Foreign Policy	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	WH 004	Spechler
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with INTL-I 300\| POLS-Y 300 \| REEI-R 300
		28955	Folklore of Ukraine	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	GA 0007	Voloshyna
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300
		29014	Musical Diplomacy During the Cold War	5:30P-8:00P	MW	SY 103	Domico
			First 8 weeks, 1/12/2026-3/6/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300
		29015	Russia Aborad 1905-1945	5:30P-8:00P	TuTh	BH 243	Domico
			First 8 weeks, 1/12/2026-3/6/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300
		29236	Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia	5:30P-6:45P	TuTh	ED 1002	Sela
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300 \| CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 511
		32937	European Politics on Film and TV	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	BH 140	Rajnai
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		11985	Disinformation and the State in Eastern Europe	9:35A-10:50A	MW	GA 1112	Storey-Nagy
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| INTL-I 305 \| SGIS-S 500 \|
		29237	Ethnic History of Central Asia	12:45P-2:00P	MW	FF 310	Sela
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300 \| INTL-I 422 \| CEUS-R 411 \| CEUS-R 611
		29814	Oil and Power in Global Affairs	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	BH 242	De Groot
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with INTL-I 303 \| REEI-R 300
		32303	Russian Foreign Relations and Eastern Europe	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	WH 008	De Groot
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with INTL-I 300 \| REEI-R 300
		28919	Wine Industry in Post-Communism: Politics, Ecology, and Taste	5:30P-6:45P	MW	LH 023	Otten
			Second 8 weeks, 3/9/2026–5/8/2026
			Mode of Instruction: Hybrid Distance Video & Online
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
		31836	Statesmen of Destiny	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 140	Borhi
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300 \| CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| INTL-I 300
		31837	Soviet-American Rivalry: East Central Europe	5:30P-6:45P	TuTh	BH 140	Borhi
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300 \| CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| INTL-I 300
		31971	Voting Behavior in Central and Eastern Europe	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	GA 0003	Rajnai
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 300
		32503	Ukrainian Politics and Society	11:10P-12:25P	TuTh	GA 0009	Kuzyk
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ANTH-E 412 \| ANTH-E 612 \|REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500 \| SLAV-U 365
		32966	Path to Emancipation: Nationalism in the Balkans, 1804 to 1923	11:10A-12:25P	MW	WH 008	Bucur-Deckard
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-D 325 \| REEI-R 301 \|
		32971	Language Education Issues in Bilingual and Multicultural Education	TBD	TBD	WEB	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: Online
		32972	Culturally Sustaining Multilingualism	TBD	TBD	WEB	Nyikos
			Mode of Instruction: Online
			Meets with EDUC-L 750
			Department Consent Required
		33001	History of the Digital World	4:20P-6:20P	Tu	BH 139	Saburova
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-H 585
		33410	Elementary Armenian II	3:50P-5:10P	MW	WEB	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: Online
			Department Consent Required
		33499	Eurasian Environments	4:20P-6:20P	M	BH 135	Bruno
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-H 640 \| HIST-H 699 \| HIST-H 740 \| HIST-H 799
REEI-R	575	2975	Graduate Readings in Russian and East European Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Goldberg
			Mode of Instruction: Independent / Directed Study
			Institute Director and Instructor Consent Required
REEI-R	601	3426	Interdisciplinary Colloquium in Russian and East European Studies	4:20P-6:20P	T	SE 009	Goldberg
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
CROSSLISTINGS
**If you enroll in a course marked by two asterisks, you should tell the professor at the beginning of the class that you are an AREA STUDIES student for REEI and that you wish to do your research &/or papers on a Russian or East European Area. Otherwise, the course will not count toward your degree.

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
ANTH-B	600	28964	Genes and Human Evolution	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	WY 101	Kaestle
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ANTH-B 300
BUSINESS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF (BUS)
BUS-D	594	13580	International Competitive Strategy	2:25P-3:50P	TuTh	CG 1050	Vodosek
			First Seven Weeks, 1/12/2026-2/27/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES (CEUS)
CEUS-R	511	28997	Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia	5:30P-6:45P	TuTh	ED 1002	Sela
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 311 \| INTL-I 300 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
CEUS-R	520	12651	Central Asia in Soviet Times	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	BH 141	Kamp
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 320 \| HIST-D 300
CEUS-R	549	12671	Statesmen of Destiny	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 140	Borhi L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \|INTL-I 300 \|REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
		32672	The Language of Life, Ageing, and Death	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	SW 217	Benczes
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349
		32673	Language and Politics in Central Europe	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	SE 240	Benczes
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349
		27783	European Politics on Film and TV	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	BH 140	Rajnai
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
		27784	Voting Behavior in Central and Eastern Europe	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	GA 0003	Rajnai
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
		12673	Soviet-American Rivalry: East Central Europe	5:30P-6:45P	TuTh	BH 140	Borhi
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| INTL-I 300 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
CEUS-R	595	13580	Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	WH 108	Bovingdon
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 395
CEUS-R	600	1496	Advanced Readings in Baltic-Finnish Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kivik
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	610	3890	Advanced Readings in Central Asian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Bovingdon
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		3891	Advanced Readings in Central Asian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kamp
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		32518	Advanced Readings in Central Asian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kamp
			Non-Standard Session, Meets 2/16/2026-5/8/2026
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	611	28995	Ethnic History of Cnetral Asia	12:45P-2:00P	MW	FF 310	Sela
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 411 \| INTL-I 422 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
CEUS-R	640	3893	Advanced Readings in Hungarian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Borhi
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		3892	Advanced Readings in Hungarian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Varga
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	641	33858	Art and Music of 19th and 20th Century Hungary	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 141	Varga
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 411
CEUS-G	901	1470	Advanced Research	TBD	TBD	TBD	Ozcelik
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
		8159	Advanced Research	ARR	ARR	ARR	Ozcelik
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	690	3901	Advanced Readings in Central Eurasian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Ozcelik
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CMLT)
CMLT-C	603	32006	Literary Theory in its Russian and East European Context	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	SE 009	Emery
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 598
EDUCATION (EDUC)
EDUC-L	750	12069	Culturally Sustaining Multilingualism	TBA	TBA	WEB	Nyikos
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 500
			Department Consent Required
ECONOMICS (ECON)
ECON-E	724	3253	Advanced Micro Theory	2:20P-4:50P	F	WY 329	Lugovskyy
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ECON-E 490
GERMANIC STUDIES (GER)
GER-Y	815	2037	Language, Literature, and Culture	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kerler
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
HISTORY (HIST)
HIST-H	585	29874	History of the Digital World	4:30P-6:20P	TU	BH 139	Saburova
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 500
HIST-H	799	29608	New Approaches to Genocide and Violence	4:20P-6:20P	TH	BH 139	Roseman
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE (ILS)
ILS-Z	504	32656	Cataloging	8:00A-9:15A	MW	WH 106	Dantchenko
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (INTL)
INTL-I	510	28765	Wired for War? Cyber Conflict and International Security	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	BH 244	Vicic
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with INTL-I 424
LINGUISTICS (LING)
LING-L	542	11187	Phonological Analysis	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	BH 312	Cavar M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
LING-L	614	5293	Alternative Syntactic Theories	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	LH 125	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
		27840	Advanced Machine Learning for Computational Linguistics	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	IF 0119	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
LING-L	690	6751	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		4519	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Cavar M
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		4512	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Tyers
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (MELC)
MELC-M	695	14433	Byzantium	9:10A-10:25A	MW	LI 026	Caner D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-B 348 \| MELC-M 348
MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW (LAW)
LAW-B	565	12932	International Criminal Law	3:25P-4:20P	MTuW	LW 213	Waters
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
LAW-B	665	11296	International Law	10:55A-11:50A	MTuW	LW 213	Waters
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
LAW-E	697	29662	Cybersecurity Clinic	TBD	TBD	WEB	Shackelford
			Mode of Instruction: Online
MEDIA SCHOOL (MSCH)
MSCH-C	606	29209	Media Criticism	3:55P-6:25P	Th	FF 212	Malitsky
			Mode of Instruction: In Person	6:00P-9:00P	W	FF 304C
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS)
POLS-Y	757	12005	Comparative Politics	12:45P-3:15P	MW	GA 1128	Smyth
			First 8 Weeks, 1/12/2026-3/6/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with POLS-Y 332
SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SGIS)
SGIS-S	500	11987	Disinformation and the State in Eastern Europe	9:35A-10:50A	MW	GA 1112	Storey-Nagy
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300 \| INTL-I 305
SCULPTURE (SOAD)
SOAD-S	570	8569	Structure and Systems	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	AZ A107	Stanislav
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SOAD-S 370 \| SOAD-S 470
SOAD-S	579	7002	Graduate Sculpture Seminar	8:50A-10:50A	TuTh	AZ A107	Stanislav
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SOAD-S 479
SOAD-S	770	7110	Sculpture Advanced Studio Projects	TBD	TBD	TBD	Stanislav
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Departmental Consent Required
SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (SLAV)
SLAV-L	565	32789	History of Russian Literary Language	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	ED 1084	Shrager
			Second 8 Weeks, 3/9/2026-5/8/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 229
			Department Consent Required
SLAV-P	565	11201	The Naked Truth: The Body in Literature and Film	3:55P-6:25P	M	BH 312	Sicinski
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HON-H 303 \| SLAV-P 365
SLAV-R	502	12567	Fifth Year Russian II: Topic Literature	11:35A-12:25P	MWF	PY 115	Shrager
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 422
SLAV-R	532	28514	Dostoevsky	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 241	Cravens C
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 381
SLAV-R	553	10248	Central European Cinema	5:30P-6:45P	MW	IF 0119	Cravens C
			Second 8 Weeks, 3/9/2026-5/8/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 366
SLAV-R	564	10448	Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	GA 0003	Emery
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 264
SLAV-R	598	32006	Literary Theory in its Russian and East European Context	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	SE 009	Emery
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CMLT-C 603
SLAV-S	540	14047	Russian Folk Tales	3:10P-5:40P	TuTh	TBD	Shrager
			Second 8 Weeks, 3/9/2026-5/8/2026
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-S 363
			Department Consent Required
SLAV-S	560	14397	Special Studies in Slavic Literature	TBD	TBD	TBD	Valentino
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
SLAV-S	565	32798	Zizek in Context	4:00P-6:30P	Th	BH 229	Rousseva
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
SLAV-G	901	2985	Advanced Research	ARR	ARR	ARR	Valentino
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFAIRS (SPEA)
SPEA-E	579	10351	Readings in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	WEB	Meretsky
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
		8789	Readings in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SPEA-E	625	8789	Readings in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SPEA-E	625	3016	Research in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		8790	Research in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SPEA-F	527	10382	International Development Finance	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	PV A335	Preston
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SPEA-V 427
SPEA-F	560	5816	Public Finance and Budgeting	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	TBD	Moldogaziev
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
SPEA-P	507	5814	Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs	3:55P-5:10P	MW	WEB	Alexeev
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Class Requires Lab	6:30p-8:00p	Th
SPH-E	655	10351	Infectious Disease Epidemiology	2:20P-3:35P	MW	BH 333	Litinova
			Mode of Instruction: In Person

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