Russian Studies

B.A. in Russian Studies

The Russian Studies Program offers a flexible interdepartmental major and minor in Russian Studies. These plans consist of core courses in Russian language and composition, along with a variety of courses in Russian culture, literature, language for professions, history, political science, religion, and economics. While planning their academic programs, students may select courses from all the disciplines represented in the major or they may concentrate on one or two disciplines.

In addition to courses dedicated to Russia's past and present, the Russian Studies Program also offers courses with a broad trans-regional focus. As part of the REEES Distance Learning Consortium (in partnership with the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Iowa State University and the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Northern Iowa) the Russian Studies Program has recently introduced a series of courses on the languages, histories, and cultures of the countries within the former Soviet bloc, including Central Asia.

The Program also offers various internships and study abroad opportunities in Minsk, Belarus and St. Petersburg, Russia. A wide range of academic options is complemented by many social events organized by the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Club, such as concerts, movie nights, poetry readings, and lectures (including lectures and presentations by the scholars from the region).

2007-2009 Catalog

Majors in Russian Studies are required to complete 30 credits beyond the intermediate (201, 202) level.

Major Option I: Russian Studies

Required core (12 credits)

Rus 301, 314, 401, 440.

Electives (18 credits)

Hist 421, 422, 426, 530; Pol S 349, 355, 363; Rus 304, 320, 370, 378, 376, 395, 401, 490, 590. Of these courses at least three credits must be taken outside the Russian curriculum.

Major Option II: Languages and Cultures for Professions

Students may only enroll in the Languages and Cultures for Professions (LCP) Option as a second major. They may not graduate with the second major in LCP alone.

1) Languages and Cultures for Professions (Business)

This secondary major option in Russian requires a total of at least 30 credits beyond the intermediate (201-202) level.

Required core: (15 credits)

Rus 301, 304, 320, 370, 395 or 490.

Electives (15 credits)

Hist 421, 422, 426, 530; Pol S 349, 355, 363; Rus 314, 370, 375, 378, 395, 401, 440, 490, 590.

2) Languages and Cultures for Professions (Engineering)

This secondary major option in Russian requires a total of at least 30 credits beyond the intermediate (201-202) level.

Required core (15 credits)

Rus 301, 304, 370, 440, 499.

Electives (15 credits)

Hist 421, 422, 426; Pol S 349, 355; Rus 314, 320, 375, 378, 395, 401.

Minors in Russian Studies are required to complete 201, 202, 301. The remaining 9 credits must be at the 300 level and above, including at least 3 additional credits in Russian (courses taught in English or Russian) and at least 3 credits outside the Russian curriculum.