Russian and Post-Soviet Studies (RPSS), Minor in

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Administered by the Department of Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics .

The minor in Russian consists of 12 semester hours in Russian language (beyond level one), chosen under advisement and

6 s.h. hours of Russian literature and culture courses, as follows:

Students will ordinarily take 3 s.h. in the LIT 71-74 sequence and 3 s.h. in the RUS 151-154 sequence, but may substitute other courses with a substantial Russian component, under advisement.

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

Russian Language Courses

Russian language courses, beyond level one, chosen under advisement – Total Semester Hours: 12

Students must take a minimum of one Advanced Russian Language course (RUS 101-106).

RUS 002 - Elementary Russian Semester Hours: 3
RUS 003 - Intermediate Russian Semester Hours: 3
RUS 004 - Intermediate Russian Semester Hours: 3
RUS 101 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 102 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 103 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 104 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 105 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 106 - Advanced Russian Language Semester Hours: 3
RUS 151 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3
RUS 152 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3
RUS 153 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3
RUS 154 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3

Russian Literature in Translation or Russian Culture

Russian Literature in Translation or Russian Culture – Total Semester Hours: 6

3 s.h. Chosen from the following courses:

LIT 071 - (LT) Russian Culture and Literature: Between Asia and Europe
LIT 072 - (LT) Russian Literature in Translation
LIT 073 - (LT) Russian Literature in Translation

3 s.h. in Russian Literature (RUS 151-154)

RUS 151 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3 (readings and course work in Russian)
RUS 152 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3 (readings and course work in Russian)
RUS 153 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3 (readings and course work in Russian)
RUS 154 - (LT) Masterpieces of Russian Literature Semester Hours: 3 (readings and course work in Russian)

Other Electives

Other courses (e.g. History, Political Science, and European Studies) may count towards the minor chosen under advisement with the chairperson of the department of Comparative Literatures, Languages, and Linguistics.