Undergraduate Programs

Our department offers two majors: 1) the literature- and culture- focused Russian major and 2) the area studies major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

Major in Russian

The major in Russian acquaints students with Russian literature and culture, develops students’ appreciation of literature and skill in literary analysis, and gives them a basic competence in Russian.

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Major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (RSEE)

The major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, administered by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of a broad region: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, and central Asia; Poland, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and other areas in east central Europe; and the Balkans. This major offers two concentrations: the Russian Studies concentration and the East European Studies or Eurasian concentration.

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Certificate of Advanced Language Study in Russian

The department also facilitates a Certificate of Advanced Language Study in Russian.

Learn about the Certificate

Languages We Teach

We also teach Polish, Ukranian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Finnish, and Hungarian through the credit-granting Shared Course Initiative

Learn about the other language courses

Study Abroad

Students travel to Batumi, Georgia to learn Russian.

An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the first-year, second-year, third-year, or advanced level of Russian. Students stay with local Russian-speaking families in the main resort city of Georgia on the Black Sea coast.

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Undergraduate Contacts