Eastern European: Polish Language and Culture / Minor
Minor Credit Hours: 18
Eastern European (Polish and Russian) Americans are the largest European-American ethnic group in the Chicago metropolitan area with as many as 1.5 million people claiming this ancestry. This minor is uniquely innovative and interdisciplinary in nature, emphasizing both language and culture.
The importance of Polish is based on two facts: Poland's unique geopolitical position in Europe and a significant number of residents of Polish decent living as American citizens and as residents of the Chicagoland area. Heritage speakers must consult with the Director of the Foreign Language Program when selecting language courses for this minor. East European Language and Culture minors are encouraged to pursue a second minor in Ethnic and Cultural Studies. Consult the program Director of the Ethnic and Cultural Studies minor. The upper-division course may not be applied to another minor or any major offered at Lewis University.
Students must complete 12 credits in the Polish language.
Minor Requirements
I. Core Courses
POLISH
Minor: PLSH
RUSSIAN
Minor: RSSN
II. Elective Courses
Choose 2 courses from at least 2 different departments. Topics courses and seminars must be related to Eastern European (Polish or Russian) studies.
Russian Language and Culture minors may select FLAN 34200 and FLAN 34300 as upper-division electives when offered.
III. At least 2 courses in the minor must be at the 30000 or 40000 level.