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Russian Literature

The Russian Literature major consists of ten courses. Students selecting this major should usually have completed Russian 202 or the equivalent by the end of the junior year. Majors will normally be expected to take the version of Russian 402 offered in their senior year, even if they have previously taken another version.


Required Courses
Russian 103-104 - Intermediate Russian
Russian 201-202 - Advanced Russian
Russian 301 - Russian and Soviet Film
Russian 402 - Senior Seminar

Electives

Four other courses. At least two must focus on topics in Russian literature. One may be a relevant course offered in other departments and programs such as Literary Studies, History, and Music.

Russian Literature majors may receive major credit for up to four courses taken during study abroad.

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Russian Studies

Russian Studies offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the intellectual and cultural history of Russia and the former Soviet republics. Students complete the major by combining courses in Russian language and literature with courses in History, Political Science, Music, Economics, and Art.

The Russian Studies major consists of ten courses. Students selecting the major must normally complete Russian 202 or the equivalent by the end of the junior year. Majors will normally be expected to take the version of Russian 402 offered in their senior year, even if they have previously taken another version.

Required Courses
Russian 103-104 - Intermediate Russian or the equivalent
Russian 201-202 - Advanced Russian
Russian 402 - Senior Seminar

Electives

Five other courses drawn from Russian offerings above 202 and offerings in other departments chosen in consultation with the chair of the Russian Department. The electives must include courses from at least two departments other than Russian. Examples of appropriate courses in other departments are:

 

History 240 - Muscovy and the Russian Empire
History 241 - The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Music 128 - Masters of Russian and Soviet Music

Russian Studies majors may receive major credit for as many as four courses taken during study abroad.

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Degree with Honors

At the beginning of the second semester of the senior year, students may nominate themselves to candidacy for the degree with honors. By the end of the junior year at the latest, however, they will have established in consultation with the Department their qualifications for embarking on the project, the pattern of study to be followed, and the standards of performance.

Students may earn a degree with honors by submitting a senior thesis (493- W031-494) of honors quality.

Candidates for honors will normally be expected to complete a minimum of nine courses plus a Winter Study project or the equivalent in the field.

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