The Russian Studies minor offers an interdisciplinary focus on the history, culture, art and politics of Russia, along with a grounding in the Russian language.
Course Requirements
- Three quarters of college-level Russian language study (at any level).
- Five additional courses from at least two different disciplines, chosen in consultation with an advisor or faculty member, from the current approved Russian Studies Allied Course List.
Russian Studies Allied Course List
Art and Architecture, History of
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| RUSSIA: MEDIEVAL MOMENTS, IMPERIAL DAYS & WHITE NIGHTS IN NOVGOROD & ST. PETERSBURG | |
History
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| IMPERIAL RUSSIA | |
| THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION | |
| EARLY RUSSIA | |
| ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR, 1917 - 1953 | |
| THE AGE OF THE COLD WAR: 1945-1991 | |
| SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN THE LATE SOVIET ERA | |
| TOPICS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY | |
Modern Languages
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| WARRIORS, WITCHES, FIREBIRDS AND VAMPIRES: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN FOLKLORE | |
| TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE | |
| TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN NOVEL | |
| TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN SHORT STORY | |
| MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE | |
| REALISM IN RUSSIAN DRAMA | |
| MODERN RUSSIAN AUTHORS | |
| RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND FILM | |
| RUSSIAN DRAMA IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION I | |
| RUSSIAN DRAMA IN TRANSLATION II: SOVIET ERA | |
| RUSSIAN SHORT STORY IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION II: SOVIET ERA | |
| RUSSIAN NOVEL IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION III: CONTEMPORARY | |
Political Science
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS | |
| RUSSIAN POLITICS | |
Russian
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| BASIC RUSSIAN I | |
| BASIC RUSSIAN II | |
| BASIC RUSSIAN III | |
| INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I | |
| INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II | |
| INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN III | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE I | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE II | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN LANGUAGE III | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE I | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE II | |
| ADVANCED RUSSIAN: LITERATURE AND CULTURE III | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN | |
| TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN NOVEL | |
| TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN SHORT STORY | |
| MASTERPEICES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE | |
| REALISM IN RUSSIAN DRAMA | |
| MODERN RUSSIAN DRAMA | |
| RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND FILM | |
| RUSSIAN FOR MASS MEDIA, POLITICS, AND CULTURE | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN | |
Students minoring in Russian Language are restricted from earning this minor.