U-M is the only North American University to offer a minor in Ukrainian Studies. The academic minor in Ukrainian is a multi-faceted program that integrates Ukrainian studies into broader intellectual and policy agendas while promoting research and scholarly work on contemporary Ukraine in the United States.
Minor Requirements
Typical Courses Offered
Ukrainian Internship Opportunities
Ukrainian Language Studies Scholarship
Courses offered in Fall 2026
Cultures of Ukraine SLAVIC 290 / UKR 290 (section 1)
The course surveys the diverse cultures and subcultures of Ukraine, exploring the country’s rich history, languages, literatures, geographies, nationalities, and religions, alongside such other culture-shaping facets as sexual identities, political ideologies, underground movements, subcultures in the temporarily occupied territories, and diaspora communities. A key question throughout the course will be the definition and scope of “culture.” Through primary sources (texts, videos, photographs, posters, etc.), the course offers a broad understanding of Ukraine’s dynamic multiplicities in the context of historical and contemporary challenges.
Ukrainian Modernism UKR 316 / UKR 526
Revolutions in poetry, art, and thought: explore how Ukrainian writers and artists reinvented language, identity, and culture in the turbulent early twentieth century, and why their experiments still matter today.
Ukraine: From Pop to Protest SLAVIC 290 / UKR 290 (section 2)
From poetry to pop music, from street art to cinema, this course covers Ukraine’s cultural and historical landscape from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present. Students will explore how Ukrainian writers, musicians, and artists have responded to shifting political realities, resisted imperial narratives, and imagined new futures. The course blends literature, music, visual art, film, and popular culture.
