Russian Studies

Michel Bouchard, Associate Professor (Anthropology)
Gail Fondahl, Associate Professor (Geography)
Gary Wilson, Associate Professor (Political Science)
Nicholas Tyrras, Assistant Professor (International Studies)
John Young, Assistant Professor (Political Science)

Minor in Russian Studies

This minor is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary course of study of Russia as a complement to their major program. The minor requires students to take a total of 21 credit hours. To fulfill the minor, students must successfully complete the following courses:
Language

INTS 131-3

INTS 132-3

Beginning Russian I

Beginning Russian II

Area Studies

GEOG 302-3

HIST 356-3

INTS 200-3

POLS 311-3

Geography of Russia

Soviet History

Contemporary Russia

Russian Politics and Society

Additional Requirements
One of:

ENGL 351-3

HIST 355-3

INTS 444-3

POLS 405-3

Russian Literature in Translation

Russian Imperial History

Russian Foreign Policy

Topics in Society and Democracy

Note: Students intending to pursue advanced Russian studies are strongly recommended to take the second year level Russian language courses:

INTS 231-3

INTS 232-3

Intermediate Russian I

Intermediate Russian II

Transfer Credits
Courses taken in other programs or at other universities (including those in Russia) may be counted as courses towards the minor requirements with permission from the Russian Studies Committee.