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Serbian Studies

The living Serbian language, literature and culture, studied in depth through up-to-date information about historical developments and their contemporary relevance, comprise the subject of this program.

Serbian Language Placement Test

Please be advised that students enrolled in Serbian language courses beyond the Elementary level, who did not take SLA107Y, must take the Serbian Language Placement Test.

Students enrolling in SLA107Y may be required to take a placement test if the student has any prior knowledge of Serbian.

The purpose of this test is to assess each student's language skills and to place them in the correct course level. Students should be advised that placement is at the discretion of the department.

The test for 2011-2012 will be held on Monday August 29th from 2 - 4 pm in Alumni Hall room 402. Please email the department if you have further questions.

Serbian Studies Programs

Students may choose from two programs in Serbian Studies.

The Major Program (B.A.) requires completion of 6 full courses or their equivalent, with at least 2 full courses or their equivalent (FCEs) at the 300+ level, including at least one half course at the 400-level.

1. SLA257Y (Prerequisite is SLA107Y or equivalent knowledge. SLA107Y, if taken, counts toward the program requirements)
2. SLA217H, SLA227H
3. SLA247H, SLA327H, SLA357H
4. Additional courses, if needed: SLA202H1, SLA222H1, SLA255H1, SLA256H1, SLA302H1, SLA330Y1, SLA380H1. History and Social Science courses related to Serbian studies may be taken in consultation with the Undergraduate Coordinator.
5. To insure exposure to quantitative skills, all Majors must take 0.5 FCE in the new breadth area 5 as part of satisfying their breadth course requirement. Students may choose any quantitative reasoning course among those specifically designated for this purpose in the Faculty of Arts and Science. This is in addition to any program requirements listed above.

The Minor Program (B.A.) requires completion of 4 full courses or their equivalent from the offerings listed in the major program.

Serbian Studies and your career

Serbian Studies are based on the humanities and social sciences. Your university degree in many areas will be enhanced when combined with a concentration in this field. Serbian Studies will help prepare you for language and culture related careers in

Business and Communications,
Computer Science and Commerce
Government and Law, Criminology and Health Care
Journalism, Film and Theatre,
Public Relations and Publishing,
Teaching and Education,
Travel and Tourism,
Science and Technology.

A degree combining Serbian Studies and another field of the arts or science will help you gain the global perspective needed to compete and work at the international level. There are good opportunities with non-governmental organizations in today's developing Serbia. The Serbs' rich national history and traditions offer fertile ground for understanding the intricate network of cultural relations that unites the human family.

Serbian Courses 2011-2012

SLA227H1 -  South Slavic Literature: National Revival and Beyond

A survey of national revival and consolidation in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia through a chronological selection of liter-ary texts (poems, plays, novels) from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The course places South Slavic literary develop-ments within the broader context of European intellectual history (such as the Enlightenment and the Renaissance) as well as Balkan cultural and political life. Taught in English, all readings in English.
Prerequisite: SLA217H1 or permission of instructor

SLA247H1 - Postwar Yugoslav Cinema: 1945-1990

An overview of the Yugoslav cinematic tradition from the 1950s to the late 1980s. Topics include Yugoslav film-making in the context of the European New Wave; cinema d'auteur (Makavejev, Pavlović, Kusturica); art and politics in a communist state; the struggle of experimentalism and traditionalism. Taught in English. All films with subtitles.
Exclusion: SLA427H1

SLA257Y1  -  Intermediate Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Systematic study of morphology and syntax. Intermediate composition and oral practice. Reading and translation of contempo-rary and more complex texts in BCS.
Prerequisite: SLA107Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA307Y1, SLA316Y1

SLA357H1 - Yugoslavia's Literary Emigres and Exiles

This course explores the experience and definition of exile in the works of South Slavic authors; from Milos Crnjanski's depiction of London to Danilo Kis's Parisian affair, and Dubraka Ugresic's weary travels in Berlin. We examine a variety of literary genres in light of exilic studies theory. Taught in English. Readings in English.