The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Undergraduate Russian Minor

Undergraduate Russian Minor

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:

  • MRS 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 3460         Modern Russian Experience through Film (3 cr)
  • Russian 4220         Love and Death in Russian Literature & Film (3 cr)
  • Russian 4221         Revolution and Restoration in Russian Literature (3 cr)
  • Russian 5250         The Russian Writer (3 cr; repeatable with change of content)
  • Russian 5530         Madness and the Mad in Russian Culture (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 4798         Study Tour (1–3 cr; repeatable)
  • Russian 4998         Undergraduate Research Project (3 cr; repeatable)
  • Russian 4998H      Honors Undergraduate Research Project (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)
  • Slavic 4760            Survey of the Slavic Languages (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

  • Russian 2850         Other Russias (3 cr)
  • Russian 3355.99    Vodka in Russian Society and Culture: Deconstructing Myths (3 cr) Online)
  • 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 5230         Utopia and Dystopia in Russian Literature (3 cr)
  • Russian 5460         Russian Media (3 cr)
  • Slavic 2230            Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: From Slavic Myth to Twilight (3 cr)
  • Slavic 3310            Science Fiction: East versus West (3 cr)
  • Slavic 3320.01/.02 Queer Comrades: Sexual Citizenship and LGBTQ Lives (3 cr for .01; 4 cr for .02)
  • Slavic 3340            East Europe Immigrant Experience in America (3 cr)Previously Slavic 2367 
  • Slavic 3360            Minorities in Eastern European Film (3 cr)
  • Slavic 3800            Life in Two Worlds: Bilingualism (3 cr)
  • Slavic 4520H         Slavic and East European Cities (3 cr)
  • Slavic 4597            Politics of Language in Southeastern Europe (3 cr)

 

Russian Minor Program Guidelines: 

  • Required for graduation: No
  • Credit hours required: A minimum of 13 credit hrs.1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor. 
  • Transfer and EM credit hours allowed: A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination. 
  • Overlap with the GE: A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor. Overlap with the major and additional minor(s) 
    • The minor must be in a different subject than the major. 
    • The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).
  • Grades required: 
    • Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor. 
    • Minimum 2.00 cumulative point-hour ratio required for the minor. 
    • Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor. 
    • No more than 3 credit hours of coursework graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor. 
  • X193 credits: No more than 3 credit hours. 
  • Minor approval: The minor program must be approved by the academic advisor for Russian and Slavic. Any substitutions must be approved by the department’s Undergraduate Studies Chair. 
  • Filing the minor program form: The minor program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor. 
  • Changing the minor: Once the minor program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the academic advisor for Russian and Slavic..