Major & Minor Requirements

The Russian Studies Major

Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).

Two units in Russian at the 300 level or above

Seven units chosen from the list below (NOTE: LAC in Russian is required for four of the courses taken in English. No more than one unit of LAC may be counted towards the 35 units required for the degree.)

MLC 260 Topics in East European Literature

MLC 321 Introduction to 19th-century Russian Literature

MLC 322 Introduction to 20th-century Russian Literature

MLC 331 Russian Cinema

MLC 332 Conscience and Consciousness in 19th Century Russian Painting

MLC 335 Bombs, Bolsheviks, Ballet: Soviet Culture and Civilization

MLC 497 Selected Topics (with approval of Russian studies major advisors)

HIST 236 Russian Empire, USSR and After

HIST 237 The Last Soviet Generation

HIST 246 Russian Revolution

HIST 324 Text and Context: Anna Karenina and Her World

Elective in Russian at the 300-level or above

Up to three area-related courses selected from other departments (e.g., art history, political science, sociology, etc) can be substituted for courses in the above list with advance consultation and permission of Russian studies major advisor.

RUSN 498 Senior Research Project I

RUSN 499 Senior Research Project II

The Russian Studies Minor

Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.70).

Two units of 300- or 400-level Russian

Three elective units chosen from the list above, with LAC in Russian for courses taken in English