Russian Studies

Ona Renner-Fahey (Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures), and Robert H. Greene (Assistant Professor of History), Advisors

Students interested in Russian studies may choose a minor in Russian studies as listed below. Students will receive formal guidance for their interest in Russian studies and recognition for completing a defined program.

Requirements for a Minor

The following requirements must be successfully completed to obtain a minor in Russian studies:

  1. Twelve credits of upper-division course work concerning the former Russian area and its successor states. The Russian Studies Faculty Committee will designate the courses which may be used for the minor. These twelve credits will include at least one course concerning Russian area studies in at least three of the following disciplines: anthropology, business administration, economics, modern and classical languages and literatures (not including the language requirement), geography, history, political science.
  2. Second year proficiency in the Russian language.

Related Courses

Following is a list of possible course selections for the minor in Russian Studies. Students are required to consult with their advisors for course suggestions appropriate to the minor.

Anthropology

  • 385S Indigenous Peoples and Global Development 3 cr.

Business Administration-Management

  • 348 Entrepreneurship 3cr.
  • 368 International Business 3cr.
  • 465 World Trade and Commerce 3 cr.

Economics

  • 374 Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.

Geography

  • 351 Geography of a Selected Region 3 cr.

History

  • 319H Contemporary Europe 3 cr.
  • 331H Foreign Relations of the Great Powers, 1870-Present 3 cr.
  • 332H The Global Diplomacy of the Cold War 3 cr.
  • 344 Russia to 1881 3 cr.
  • 345 Russia Since 1881 3 cr.
  • 348 Eastern Europe: Past and Present 3 cr.
  • 395 Special Topics variable cr.
  • 445 The World of Anna Karenina 3 cr.
  • 446 The Russian Revolution, 1900-1930 3 cr.
  • 460E Problems of Peace and National Security 3 cr.

Political Science

  • 322H Soviet and Post Soviet Politics 3 cr.
  • 323 Theories of Civil Violence 3 cr.
  • 331 Post-Soviet Politics 3 cr.

Russian

  • 301 Oral and Written Expression 3 cr.
  • 302 Russian Culture and Civilization 3 cr.
  • 305L-306L-307L Introduction to Russian Literature 9 cr.
  • 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
  • 411 19th Century Major Russian Authors 3 cr.
  • 412 20th Century Major Russian Authors 3 cr.
  • 424 Russian Short Story 3 cr.
  • 430 20th Century Literature between the Wars (1914-1941) 3 cr.
  • 431 20th Century Russian Literature: Contemporary Period 3 cr.
  • 440 Russian Poetry 3 cr.
  • 495 Special Topics Variable cr.

Study in Russia

Primarily a language-based program taught by native Russian instructors for beginning through advanced language students.