Russian Area Studies, Minor
In an interconnected and sometimes dangerous world, knowledge of Russia and its surrounding regions is critical. 91女神's Russian area studies minor facilitates the interdisciplinary study of Russia and its neighbors.
Curriculum Overview
Students select Russian language courses and supplement them with relevant courses in history, philosophy and political science to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of Russia and surrounding areas. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| 搁鲍厂厂听2020 | Intermediate Russian: Language and Culture II 1 | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select an additional RUSS course. This may be a language or culture class. Options include: | 3 | |
搁鲍厂厂听3010 | Communicating in Russian: The Arts | |
搁鲍厂厂听3020 | Communicating in Russian: History and Politics | |
搁鲍厂厂听3250 | Russia From Peter to Putin: Imperial, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Culture | |
搁鲍厂厂听3320 | Dostoevsky Through the Centuries | |
搁鲍厂厂听3360 | In Prisons Dark: Confinement Literature in the Russian and Soviet Empires | |
搁鲍厂厂听3440 | Art, Media, & Power in Post-Soviet Russia | |
| Select three courses with a 'Russian Area Studies' attribute. Options include: | 9 | |
贬滨厂罢听3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
贬滨厂罢听3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
贬滨厂罢听3290 | Russia Since 1905 | |
笔贬滨尝听4740 | Philosophy of Karl Marx | |
笔翱尝厂听1540 | Blood and Money: Ethnic War | |
笔翱尝厂听2530 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics | |
笔翱尝厂听3520 | Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice | |
笔翱尝厂听3530 | Comparative Revolutions | |
笔翱尝厂听4500 | Russian Political Culture | |
| Select an additional elective class either with the 'Russian Area Studies' attribute or from the Russian program. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Students who place out of this level of Russian must replace RUSS 2020 with a higher-level RUSS course.
Continuation Standards
To continue in the minor, students must maintain a 2.30 minimum cumulative GPA in Russian area studies coursework.
Non-Course Requirements
All students must submit to the program director a paper written after completing 12 credits of their minor classes (not counting language prerequisites) and present the paper at a research colloquium.聽
For more information about the Russian area studies minor, please contact:聽
Ellen P. Carnaghan, Ph.D.
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ellen.carnaghan@slu.edu