Russian

Description

Study Russian and be part of a tight-knit community of students dedicated to learning a strategic language and understanding Russia's influential place on the world stage.

Students pursuing a concentration in Russian gain introductory to intermediate language skills and an understanding of the literature and cultures of Russian-speaking peoples and regions.

The Russian language concentration cooperates with the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies to offer students a transdisciplinary experience and an opportunity to study abroad in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Kazan.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.

Core Requirements -- 6 credit hours
RUS 311: Russian Society I (G) (3)
RUS 312: Russian Society II (G) (3)

Literature Course (choose one) -- 3 credit hours
RUS 322: Scandals and Scoundrels: The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel (L or HU) (3)
RUS 323: Russian Literature and Revolution: The Twentieth Century ((L or HU) & G) (3)
RUS 421: Pushkin (L or HU) (3)
RUS 423: Dostoevsky and Tolstoy (L or HU) (3)
RUS 425 / THE 425: Chekhov and Russian Drama ((L or HU) & G) (3)
RUS 430: Russian Short Story (L or HU) (3)
RUS 439 / SLC 439: Art in Exile: VladÃ-mir VladÃ-mirovich Nabokov (L or HU)(3)

Electives (choose three) -- 9 credit hours
At least one course must be completed at the upper-division level.
RUS 141: Russian Civilization: From Tsars to Putin ((L or HU) & G & H) (3)
RUS 211: Conversational Russian I (G) or RUS 212: Conversational Russian II (G) (3)
RUS 241: Russian Pop Culture: Protest and Propaganda (HU & G) (3)
RUS 322: Scandals and Scoundrels: The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel (L or HU) (3)
RUS 323: Russian Literature and Revolution: The Twentieth Century ((L or HU) & G) (3)
RUS 411: Russian Language, History and Culture I (G) (3)
RUS 412: Russian Language, History and Culture II (G) (3)
RUS 421: Pushkin (L or HU) (3)
RUS 423: Dostoevsky and Tolstoy (L or HU) (3)
RUS 425 / THE 425: Chekhov and Russian Drama ((L or HU) & G) (3)
RUS 430: Russian Short Story (L or HU) (3)
RUS 439 / SLC 439: Art in Exile: VladÃ-mir VladÃ-mirovich Nabokov (L or HU)(3)
RUS 440: Russian Mass Media (G) (3)
RUS 484: Internship (3)
RUS 493: Honors Thesis (L) (3)
SLV 304: Digital Humanities for Language Majors (CS) (3)
SLV 440: History of Slavic Languages (SB) (3)
SLV 484: Internship (3)
SLV 493: Honors Thesis (L) (3)

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.