Undergraduate
Program in Russian
2008
Undergraduate Advisor -
Professor
George Gutsche
The Department of Russian and
Slavic Studies offers a Bachelor of
Arts with a major in Russian. It provides instruction designed
to develop competence in the Russian language, awareness of
cultural traditions, and an understanding of literature and the
arts. All Russian conversation courses are oriented toward
developing proficiency skills as determined by nationally
recognized proficiency guidelines. The basic training received
by Russian majors prepares them for government service,
international business careers, teaching, graduate study, and
research. The
Study Abroad Programs in Russia provide an opportunity for
Russian language study in St. Petersburg and Moscow and also
provide an intensive business Russian program with internships
in Russian and foreign firms that do business in Moscow.
Information regarding these semester and summer programs may be
obtained in the Russian department, Learning
Services Building 305.
Within the major course offerings students have the opportunity
to study both Russian language and literature. The
standard Russian major consists of 28 units beyond 200-level
language courses and typically consists of Russian 301a-b (advanced
grammar), 307a-b (intermediate conversation), 210 (civilization
and culture), 405a-b (survey of literature), and 9 units of
415(advanced conversation, developing reading skills, advanced
grammar topics, etc.) The major sequence of courses is
selected by the student in conference with the departmental
advisor. Appropriate substitutions are made for Heritage
Speakers who may not need the entire language concentration and for
students who prefer an Eastern European concentration. No
more than 6 units of Independent Study may apply to the major.
In addition, it is strongly recommended that students take
Russian 340-350 (survey of Russian literature in translation). Current requirements for the major and minor may
be found here.
Learning outcomes for the undergraduate program may be found in
the appropriate section of the university learning outcomes
website. A list of
information literacy outcomes developed by the Slavic Studies
Librarian, Michael Brewer, may be found
here.
All undergraduate general
education courses, and many program majors and minors, are
currently under revision at the university. For this reason, we
are advising students to contact us directly or consult
official
UA pages for a precise listing of courses required for the
major and minor.
The department participates in the honors program. Prospective
honors students must consult with the departmental advisor. |
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