Major and Minor Requirements

  • Major

    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).

    Nine courses, including:

    • At least four language courses, chosen from the following:

      • RUSN201 Intermediate Russian I

      • RUSN202  Intermediate Russian II

      • RUSN305 The Russian Case

      • RUSN315 Verbs for Life

      • RUSN401 Topics in Advanced Russian I

      • RUSN402 Topics in Advanced Russian II

      • RUSN420 Readings in Russian Literature

      • RUSN495 Independent Study or RUSN497 Selected Topics

      • Approved advanced language courses taken on Study Abroad

    • At least two (and up to three) courses chosen from the following, with a CLAC component:

      • LLC321 Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature

      • LLC322 Introduction to Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Russian Literature

      • LLC331 Russian & Eastern European Film

      • LLC335 Bolsheviks, Bombs, and Ballet: Soviet Culture and Civilization

      • LLC397 ST: Russian Cultural Studies

      • Approved cultural studies courses taken on Study Abroad

    • At least two (up to three) courses taken from the following, with a CLAC component:

    The Residency Requirement

    For all Russian majors, at least five of the nine courses required for the major must be taken on the University of Richmond campus. If the student participates in a study abroad program, at least one upper-level course in the major must be taken upon return from the program.

  • Minor

    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).

    Six courses, including:

    • At least three language courses, chosen from the following:

      • RUSN201 Intermediate Russian I

      • RUSN202  Intermediate Russian II

      • RUSN305 The Russian Case

      • RUSN315 Verbs for Life

      • RUSN401 Topics in Advanced Russian I

      • RUSN402 Topics in Advanced Russian II

      • RUSN420 Readings in Russian Literature

      • RUSN495 Independent Study or RUSN497 Selected Topics

      • Approved advanced language courses taken on Study Abroad

    • At least two (and up to three) courses chosen from the following, with a CLAC component:

      • LLC321 Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature

      • LLC322 Introduction to Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Russian Literature

      • LLC335 Bolsheviks, Bombs, and Ballet: Soviet Culture and Civilization

      • LLC397 ST: Russian Cultural Studies

      • Approved cultural studies courses taken on Study Abroad

    • At least two (up to three) courses taken from the following, with a CLAC component:

    • One additional course in any of the categories above.

    The Residency Requirement

    For all Russian minors, at least three of the six courses required for the minor must be taken on the University of Richmond campus. If the student participates in a study abroad program, at least one upper-level course in the minor must be taken upon return from the program.