About this Program
The Department of Modern Languages in the College of Liberal Arts offers the minor in Russia.
The number of students in the United States who are studying Russian increases virtually every day. Recent world events have helped make the study of Russian more valuable to students entering the field of law, economics, political science, government and foreign service, or business. Worldwide, there are approximately 200 million speakers of Russian.
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Program Information
Program Type
Minor
Area of Study
Humanities
School
Degree
N/A
Program Location
Required Credit Hours
15
Academic Requirements
Students in the Russian minor complete 15 credit hours of Russian courses at the 200-level or above. A maximum of 9 credits for the minor may be taken through an approved study abroad program.
- Russ 201: Intermediate Russian I
- Russ 202: Intermediate Russian II
- Russ 211: Intensive Elementary Russian
- Russ 298: Intermediate Russian Study Abroad
- Russ 299: Special Topics in Russian
- Russ 301: Conversation and Composition I
- Russ 302: Conversation and Composition II
- Russ 310: Russian Special Topics
- Russ 321: Russian Culture & Civilization
- Russ 331: Intro to Russian Lit & Literary Analysis
- Russ 361: Russian Cinema
- Russ 398: Advanced Russian Study Abroad
- Russ 399: Special Topics in Russian
- Russ 401: Advanced Russian I
- Russ 402: Advanced Russian II
- Russ 411: Political Russian
- Russ 499: Advanced Topics in Russian
- Russ 501: Contemporary Russian
Russian and International Studies
Enhance your study of Russian with a B.A. in International Studies, an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the connections between politics, economics, and culture at the international level.
Students in the Croft Institute:
- Have access to small, discussion-based Croft courses with the Institute's professors, who foster discussion, reflection and analysis.
- Specialize in a foreign language and study abroad for at least one semester in a country where that language is spoken.
- Can apply to Croft Scholars program, a prestigious scholarship which can be combined with other forms of financial assistance.
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Annabelle Harris
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