Russian Studies at Saint Louis University
The Russian Division offers a Major and a Minor in Russian Studies and a Certificate of General Proficiency in Russian. The Division also contributes courses to the Russian and East European Area Studies (REES) Certificate program.
Pre-requisites for upper-division courses in Russian: RUSS 110, RUSS 115, RUSS 210
(or the equivalent – to be determined by consultation with the Head of the Division)
Major in Russian Studies: thirty hours of upper-division courses are required.
• Division Requirements: twenty-one hours
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| RUSS 310 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, I (3) RUSS 315 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, II (3) RUSS 325 Russian Culture and Civilization (3) RUSS 410 Fluency in Russian (3) RUSS 489 Senior Inquiry: Written Comp. Gram. Exam (0) |
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| • Electives: nine hours of upper-division Russian electives chosen with the assistance of the student’s Mentor. |
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• External Requirements: nine hours
| CMM 393 Global Media (3) * HIST 329 History of Russia Since 1905 (3) POLI 253 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics (3) *Should CMM 393 not be offered, PHIL 474 Philosophy of Karl Marx (3) can be chosen. |
Minor in Russian Studies: fifteen hours of upper-division Russian courses required.
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| RUSS 310 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, I (3) RUSS 315 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, II (3) RUSS 320 Saints & Sinners in Russian Literature & Film: 19th Century (3) |
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| • Electives: one three-hour elective on the 3XX/4XX-levelone three-hour elective on the 4XX-level |
Certificate of General Proficiency in Russian
| • Required courses: | |
| RUSS 310 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, I (3) RUSS 315 Oral and Written Proficiency in Russian, II (3) RUSS 410 Fluency in Russian (3) |
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| • Oral Exit Interview |
Elective courses:
(For descriptions, please go online under College of Arts and Sciences, “Course Catalog”)
RUSS 222: Russian Culture and Civilization (Spring) (3)
RUSS 261: Russian Fairy Tales (1)
RUSS 262: A Taste of Russia (1)
RUSS 293: Special topics (1-3)
RUSS 298: Independent Study (1 - 3)
RUSS 305: Russian Conversation (3)
RUSS 393: Special Topics: Dostoevsky through the Centuries (Spring) (3)
RUSS 415: Topics in Russian Grammar (3)
RUSS 420: Topics in Russian Literature (3)
RUSS 421: Language and Linguistics (3) (With the permission of the Head of the Division)
RUSS 440: Pragmatics of Conversation (3)
RUSS 493: The Russian Orthodox: Theology and History (3)
RUSS 496: Inter-Semester Study Abroad (1 – 3) (After consultation with the Head of the Division)
RUSS 498: Advanced Independent Study (1 - 3)
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- For General Information:
Dr. Kathleen Llewellyn, Interim Chair
314.977.2448
llewelk2@slu.edu - Spanish Graduate Program:
Dr. Elsy Cardona
Director of Spanish Graduate Program
314.977.3670
cardonae@slu.edu - French Graduate Program:
Dr. Annie Smart
Director of French Graduate Program
314.977.2449
smart@slu.edu - Mailing Address:
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220 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
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