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Major Requirements
 
Students majoring in Russian Studies must successfully complete Russian 204 or demonstrate an equivalent command of the language. All majors must maintain an average of at least 2.0 in all work done in the major. Majors take nine courses beyond the College's language requirement including:

Language
193-203: Intermediate Russian I
193-204: Intermediate Russian II
193-301: Russian Conversation and Composition

Literature (two courses are required)
193-305: Readings in Russian Literature (taught in Russian)
193-401: 19th Century Russian Literature in Translation
193-402: 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation: Russian Nobel Prize Winners

Culture
193-320: Russian Culture and Civilization (taught in English)

History (two courses required)
402-380: Early Russia
402-381: Imperial Russia
402-382: Soviet Russia

Electives (one or two courses are required, depending on Russian language proficiency)
490-232: Government and Politics of Russia and the CIS
470-000: Orthodox Christianity
193-970: Independent Study


Minor Requirements
 
Students minoring in Russian Studies take six courses beyond the College's language requirement, including:

Literature (two courses are required)
193-305: Readings in Russian Literature (taught in Russian)
193-401: 19th Century Russian Literature in Translation
193-402: 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation: Russian Nobel Prize Winners

Culture
193-320: Russian Culture and Civilization (taught in English)

History (one course is required)
402-381: Imperial Russia
402-382: Soviet Russia

Electives (two courses are required)
193-203: Intermediate Russian I
193-204: Intermediate Russian II
193-301: Russian Conversation and Composition
490-232: Government and Politics of Russia and the CIS
470-000: Orthodox Christianity, 193-970 or a second Russian history course


 
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