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Meeting Times: Mon and Wed, 4:30-6:20 pm, Sieg Hall 229

Course Description

This interdisciplinary course gives an intensive introduction to social, political and economic issues in the Baltic today. 

Course Objectives

• Learn about the political and economic institutions of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania today;
• Engage current issues in Baltic politics, economy and society;
• Learn how to find and use a variety of primary sources in the study of  contemporary issues in the Baltic;
• Write research that is more than an exercise.  Student research projects will offer an original introduction to the Baltic today. 

Grades

• Three short research reports (1-2 paragraphs each): 15%
• Three short presentations on assigned readings (1-2 paragraphs each): 15%
• Participation in class and online discussion: 20%
   
• Final Research Report (10-15 pages): 30%
• Final Examination: 20%

Reading:

• Subscribe online to Baltic Times, http://www.baltictimes.com/
   
• Online articles and sources listed in the lecture schedule

 Last Updated: 
03/10/2009