The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies now offers a TROIKA (three) of tracks toward its BA in Russian:

Track 1 Traditional Language, Literature, and Culture track, Language Intensive (30 units).For the student who may want to do graduate work in Russian and Slavic Studies and/or who is interested in achieving high competency in Russian. We are proud of the rigorous language and culture training provided by our traditional philological Russian major.

Track 2 Culture Intensive Track (30 units). This track is for the student who is interested in receiving a strong education in Russian and Slavic Studies but is not planning on an academic career in the field, but rather with government agencies, business, the non-profit sector. This major will be an attractive combination with other career paths.

Track 3 Heritage Track (30 units).This track is for the heritage-learner of Russian and offers the opportunity to acquire a meta-level of knowledge of Russian as well as a deeper understanding of Russian literature and culture. For the student who may want to do graduate work in Russian and Slavic Studies; this track will also be an attractive combination with another major.

These three tracks will mainly differ in the amount of Russian language required  

I. The Traditional Track is the RSSS major as it is now configured.

Language requirements:
1. completion of Russian 301a and  b (2^nd semester, 3^rd year)
2. completion of Russian 308 (Global Simulation, oral communication)
3. completion of Russian 415 Sec 002 – Advanced Topics: Reading
4. completion of two courses of Russian 415 Sec 001 – Advanced Topics: Oral Communication

 Hybrid Language/Literature requirements:
1. completion of Russian 405a (19^th century Russian literature in the original)
2. completion of Russian 405b (20^th century Russian literature in the original)

 Literature and Culture requirements:
1. Completion of Russian 210 or 350 (“Utopian Visions: Promise and Reality” or “The Soviet Experiment: 20^th c. Russian   literature in translation”
2. Completion of Russian 340 (“Accursed Questions”: 19^th c. Russian literature in translation) 

 
II. The Culture-Intensive Track requires a minimum of two years of Russian language. This requirement will be fulfilled by completing RSSS 201a, 201b and 308 (“Global Simulation”). Required courses in culture/literature will be: RSSS 210, 340, 350.  Students will also complete a minimum of 10 units in additional RSSS courses chosen from RSSS 195a,  RSSS 275, RSSS 315, RSSS 328, RSSS 345,RSSS 405a, RSSS 405b, RSSS 415, RSSS 445, RSSS 499 (Independent Study), RSSS 493c (007) “Service Learning.” 

III. The Heritage-Learner Track requires completion of third year Russian language: RSSS 301a and 301b and 415(001). Required courses in culture/literature will be: RSSS 210, 340, 350, 405a, 405b.  Students will also complete a minimum of 9 units in additional RSSS courses chosen from RSSS 195a, RSSS 275, RSSS 315, RSSS 328, RSSS 345, RSSS 415(001) and (002): “Advanced Topics”, RSSS 445, RSSS 499 (Independent Study),RSSS 493c (007) “Service Learning.”  

Contact departmental undergraduate advisors:
Dr. George Gutsche (gutscheg@email.arizona.edu) 621-7342, or
Mrs. Suzanne Eanes (seanes@email.arizona.edu) 621-9005
 
 
Russian Major Requirements - Traditional Track (30 Units):

*  Does not count towards major requirements

Suggested Russian Minor (20-21 Units):

*  Does not count towards major requirements

Updated 5/10