BA (120 credit hour) Double Major in Russian Studies

Students must meet the Faculty degree requirements which include a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 84 credit hours beyond the 1000 level in two allied subjects. A minimum of 30 and a maximum of 48 credit hours may be completed in each subject, including 18 credit hours beyond the 2000 level in each.

Russian Studies as first major:

2000 level

• RUSN 2002.03: Intermediate Russian I
• RUSN 2003.03: Intermediate Russian II

Plus any other 6 credit hours at the 2000 level offered by the department.

 

3000 level

• RUSN 3002.03: Advanced Russian I
• RUSN 3003.03: Advanced Russian II
• 6 additional credit hours at the 3000 level or above

4000 level

• RUSN 4002.03: Structure of Contemporary Standard Russian I
• RUSN 4003.03: Structure of Contemporary Standard Russian II

Other required courses

• 0-18 additional credit hours at the 2000 level or above

Russian Studies as second major:

• A minimum of 30 credit hours with at least 12 of those credit hours being language courses at the 2000 level or above (normally RUSN 2002.03/RUSN 2003.03/RUSN 3002.03/RUSN 3003.03/RUSN 4002.03/RUSN 4003.03)
• At least 18 of the 30 credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above

Students majoring in Russian Studies are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to spend two months in St. Petersburg with the Russian Program Abroad following their second or third year of study, which is equivalent to 15 credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level.