The Slavic and Eurasian Studies (SES) major is administered by the Duke Slavic and Eurasian Studies Department. The major is designed to educate students about Slavic and Eurasian cultures - their interrelated histories and contemporary interactions -- so that students are prepared upon graduation to engage knowledgeably and productively in their professional careers or to pursue graduate study. This major also allows students to draw on the faculty strengths of the Slavic Department at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as the Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies programs at both universities, including the Duke Islamic Studies Center. Goals and Objectives 1. Students will possess knowledge of diachronic and synchronic cultural competence in Russian, Polish and/or Turkish. 2. Students will acquire advanced-level language proficiency in Russian, Romanian, Polish and/or Turkish. 3. Students will develop competence in research skills and critical thinking. 4. Students will learn analytical multidisciplinary methods for cross-cultural comparative research. 5. Career preparation.