Russian Program

This major concentration is for students who want to acquire native fluency in spoken and written Russian and a thorough knowledge of Russian literature.

Earn at least 24 credits from the following:

• RUSS 20100 - Intermediate Russian I
• RUSS 20200 - Intermediate Russian 2
• RUSS 24500 - Russian Folklore: Slavic Myths and Traditions
• RUSS 30100 - Advanced Russian I
• RUSS 30200 - Advanced Russian 2
• RUSS 31200 - Advanced Russian Conversation I
• RUSS 31300 - Advanced Russian Conversation 2
• RUSS 31400 - Reading Russian 1
• RUSS 31500 - Reading Russian II
• RUSS 31700 - Practical Aspects of Translation
• RUSS 31800 - Advanced Translation
• RUSS 31900 - Business Russian
• RUSS 32000 - Medical Translation and Interpretation
• RUSS 32100 - Russian Short Story and Novella
• RUSS 32200 - Classical Russian Poetry
• RUSS 32300 - Modern Russian Poetry
• RUSS 32400 - Literature f Kievan Rus' and Early Russian Literature through the Age of Classicism
• RUSS 34000 - 19th Century Russian Literature
• RUSS 34100 - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
• RUSS 34200 - Modern Russian Literature
• RUSS 34300 - Russian Theater
• RUSS 34400 - The Silver Age of Russian Literature
• RUSS 36000 - Russian Women Writers
• RUSS 49100 - Honors Project
• RUSS 24600 - Special Topics in Slavic Literature and Cultures
• RUSS 37000 - Independent Study in Slavic Literatures and Cultures

This major concentration is for students whose interests lie in the arts rather than in language. With the permission of the division head, a limited number of courses in translation may be applied to the major sequence.

Requirements for the concentration in Russian language and culture include:

• RUSS 10100 - Elementary Russian I and RUSS 10200 - Elementary Russian II or RUSS 10300 - Elementary Russian for Heritage Speakers (Intensive)
• 6 credits in Russian language at the intermediate level (RUSS 20100 - Intermediate Russian I and RUSS 20200 - Intermediate Russian II) or 6 credits in the intensive RUSS 20300 for heritage speakers
• The rest of the language courses can be selected from the following for 6 credits overall:
  • RUSS - 30100 and RUSS - 30200;
  • RUSS - 31700 and RUSS - 31800;
  • RUSS - 31200;
  • RUSS - 31300;
  • RUSS - 31400;
  • RUSS - 31500;
  • RUSS - 31900;
  • RUSS - 49803 (Internship for 3 credits);
  • or RUSS - 37003 — Independent Study for 3 credits (by permission of the program head)
• 12 credits in literature and culture courses. One of the courses must be a 300-level literature course or a Special Topics course conducted in Russian (all 245 and 246 courses). The other courses can be culture or a literature courses in English, including:
  • RUSS - 15500;
  • RUSS - 15600;
  • RUSS - 15700;
  • RUSS - 15800;
  • all of 200-level literature courses, including Special Topics courses in English (all 256 courses for 3 credits);
  • or RUSS - 37003 (Independent Study for 3 credits) by permission of the program head

Note: Students who are exempt from the language requirement through proficiency testing or by permission of the program head are required to take 12 credits in 300-level language courses, including RUSS - 49803 (internship).

This concentration is for students interested in a variety of disciplines in combination with courses from the Division of Russian and Slavic Studies.

Requirements for RECE include:

• Russian or Slavic language proficiency or 6 credits in Russian or Slavic language at the 20200 (intermediate) level or above
• 18 credits distributed as follows:
  1. Russian or East Central European history (3 cr.);
  2. RECE area political science (3 cr.);
  3. Russian or East Central European literature, culture or arts (3 cr.);
  4. and three additional 200- or 300-level courses chosen from two of the following categories:
     1. anthropology,
     2. economics,
     3. geography,
     4. history,
     5. political science and
     6. literature, culture or arts

• Students should select courses in consultation with their RECE adviser. In addition to their 18-to 24-credit concentration, students are strongly urged to choose 12 minor credits from disciplines related to RECE.

Course Map

• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
    • RUSS 20100 - Intermediate Russian I
    • RUSS 20200 - Intermediate Russian 2
    • RUSS 20300 - Intermediate Russian for Heritage Speakers (Intensive)
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
    • RUSS 30100 - Advanced Russian I
    • RUSS 30200 - Advanced Russian 2
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
    • POL 20100 - Intermediate Polish I
    • POL 20200 - Intermediate Polish 2
• Russian/Slavic Proficiency
  • Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
    • HIST 37400 - Russia to the 20th Century
    • HIST 37500 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
    • HIST 37600 - Soviet Foreign Policy
  • Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
    • GEOG 27800 - Regional Geography of Russia and Central Asia
    • POLSC 26500 - Government and Politics in Eastern Europe
    • POLSC 35100 - Government and Politics of Russia and the Post-Soviet States
    • POLSC 37800 - Russia in a Globalized World
  • Earn at least 3 credits from Russian or East Central European literature, culture or arts (3 cr.)
  • Earn at least 9 credits from three elective courses selected with the program advisor

This major concentration is for students with interest in acquiring training in Russian translation in a variety of professional fields.

Requirements for the concentration in Russian translation include:

• RUSS 10100 - Elementary Russian I and RUSS 10200 - Elementary Russian II or RUSS 10300 - Elementary Russian for Heritage Speakers (Intensive)
• 6 credits in Russian language at the intermediate level (RUSS 20100 - Intermediate Russian I and RUSS 20200 - Intermediate Russian II) or 6 credits in the intensive RUSS 20300 for heritage speakers
• RUSS 21500 - Translating Culture: Introduction to Theory and Practice of Translation
• RUSS 30100 - Advanced Russian I
• RUSS 30200 - Advanced Russian I
• RUSS 31700 - Practical Aspects of Translation
• RUSS 31800 - Advanced Translation
• RUSS 49800 - Internship in Russian and Slavic Studies

Note: Students exempt from the Russian language requirement through proficiency testing or by permission of the Division Head are required to take 6 credits at the 300-level of either:

1. Two language courses from the following courses:
   • RUSS 31200 - Advanced Russian Conversation I
   • RUSS 31300 - Advanced Russian Conversation II
   • RUSS 31400 - Reading Russian I
   • RUSS 31500 - Reading Russian II or RUSS 31900- Business Russian
2. Two literature courses in Russian
3. One literature courses and one of the language courses

Course Map

• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
    • RUSS 20100 - Intermediate Russian I
    • RUSS 20200 - Intermediate Russian 2
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
    • RUSS 20300 - Intermediate Russian for Heritage Speakers (Intensive)
• Complete all of the following Courses:
  • RUSS 21500 - Translating Culture: Introduction to Theory and Practice of Translation
  • RUSS 30100 - Advanced Russian I
  • RUSS 30200 - Advanced Russian 2
  • RUSS 31700 - Practical Aspects of Translation
  • RUSS 31800 - Advanced Translation
  • RUSS 49803 - Internship in Russian and Slavic Studies