Welcome to the Russian Minor
We are glad you are thinking of minoring in Russian! The minor aims at developing your language proficiency so that you can handle survival topics and a range of everyday communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. In addition, you will take coursework to increase your appreciation and understanding of Russian culture, develop your analytical skills, and give you an international outlook. The minor consists of four classes (13 credits)—second-year Russian 2 and 3 electives selected from a menu of literature and culture courses.
Prerequisites (12 cr)
- Russian 1101 1st-Year Russian 1 (.01 classroom, .51 self-paced, .61 online) (4 cr)
- Russian 1102 1st-Year Russian 2 (.01 classroom, .51 self-paced, .61 online) (4 cr)
- Russian 1103 2nd-Year Russian 1 (.01 classroom, .51 self-paced, .61 online) (4 cr)
Required course (4 cr)
- Russian 2104 2nd-Year Russian 2 (.01 classroom, .51 self-paced, .61 online) (4 cr)
Elective courses (9 cr)
Choose 3 courses from the following list; at least one course must be at the 3000-level or higher:
- MEDREN 2513 Medieval Russia (3 cr)
- Russian 2250 Masterpieces of Russian Literature (3 cr)
- Russian 2250H Honors Masterpieces of Russian Literature (3 cr)
- Russian 2335 Russian Culture (3 cr)
- Russian 2345 Fairy Tales and Folklore (3 cr)
- Russian 2850 Other Russias (3 cr)
- Russian 3355.99 Vodka in Russian Society and Culture: Deconstructing Myths (3 cr) Online)
- Russian 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film (3 cr)
- Russian 3470 Anna Karenina Goes to Hollywood (3 cr)
- Russian 3480 The Russian Spy: Cultures of Surveillance, Secret Agents, & Hacking from the Cold War through Today (3 cr)
- Russian 3490 Russian Youth Culture (3 cr)
- Russian 3350 Power and Russian Politics (3 cr)
- Russian 3530 Russian Cuisine in History, Literature and Culture (3cr)
- Russian 3750 [Alter]Native Russia: Indigenous Histories, Culture, and Politics in Siberia and the North (3 cr)
- Russian 4220 Love and Death in Russian Literature & Film (3 cr)
- Russian 4221 Revolution and Restoration in Russian Literature (3 cr)
- Russian 5230 Utopia and Dystopia in Russian Literature (3 cr)
- Russian 5250 The Russian Writer (3 cr; repeatable with change of content)
- Russian 5460 Russian Media (3 cr)
- Russian 5530 Madness and the Mad in Russian Culture (3 cr)
- Slavic 2367 East European Immigrant Experience in America (3 cr)
The following courses can be used as part of a Russian minor program with permission of the Undergraduate Coordinating Advisor:
- Russian 4191 Internship (3 cr: repeatable)
- Russian 5193 Individual Studies (1–6 cr; repeatable)
- Russian 5194 Group Studies (1-6 cr; repeatable)
- Russian 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (1-12 cr; repeatable)
- Russian 4798 Study Tour (1–3 cr; repeatable)
- Russian 4998 Undergraduate Research Project (3 cr; repeatable)
- Russian 4998H Honors Undergraduate Research Project (3 cr; repeatable)
- Slavic 2230 Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: From Slavic Myth to Twilight (3 cr)
- Slavic 3310 Science Fiction: East versus West (3 cr)
- Slavic 3320 Queer Comrades: Sexual Citizenship and LGBTQ Lives in Eastern Europe (3 cr)
- Slavic 3340 East Europe Immigrant Experience in America (3 cr; 4 cr async)
- Slavic 3360 Minorities in Eastern European Film (3 cr)
- Slavic 4560H Cinderella’s Fantasy: Gender and Women in W/E Europe (3 cr)
- Slavic 4520H Slavic and East European Cities (3 cr)
- Slavic 4597 Politics of Language in Southeastern Europe (3 cr)
- Slavic 3800 Life in Two Worlds: Bilingualism (3 cr)
Occasionally, other courses may be offered in the Slavic Department or in other departments that can fit into a Russian minor. Such substitutions require the approval of the program's Undergraduate Coordinating Advisor.