Requirements for a Major in Russian Studies
A major in Russian Studies requires 36 credits, including Russian language beyond RUS 202 (or placement).
Russian Language (Take all courses listed here; total 6 credits)
_____ RUS 301 Advanced Russian Grammar I (3 credits)
_____ RUS 302 Advanced Russian Grammar II (3 credits)
History and Literature (Take all courses listed here; total 18 credits)
_____ HST 389 Russian History (3 credits)
_____ HST 390 Soviet History (3 credits)
_____ HST 391 Russian Thought – Ninth to Twentieth Centuries (3 credits)
_____ RST 331 Russian Literature in Translation, 1800-1880 (3 credits)
_____ RST 332 Russian Literature in Translation, 1880-1932 (3 credits)
_____ RST 333 Russian Literature in Translation, 1932 to the Present (3 credits)
Electives
Students must also take three of the following courses (minimum 9 credits), with at least one being the ECO, GPY, or PLS courses listed below.
_____ ECO 365 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
_____ GPY 350 Geography of Russia and its Neighbors (3 credits)
_____ PLS 385 Russian and Post-Soviet Politics (3 credits)
_____ RST 225 Introduction to Russian Culture (3 credits)
_____ RST 380 Special Topics in Russian Studies (1-3 credits)
_____ RST 499 Independent Study and Research (1-4 credits)
Capstone
_____ RST 495 Russia in Context (3 credits)
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