EUROPEAN STUDIES: RUSSIAN

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures encompasses the academic discipline of foreign language acquisition and its application to the serious study of culture and literature. Currently at SPU there is a focus on four spoken languages — French, German, Russian, and Spanish –– and two ancient languages, Latin and classical Greek. There are three departmental degree programs: European studies, Latin American studies/ Spanish, and a student-designed program in classics. The student-designed major must be constructed in close cooperation with appropriate faculty. (See Student-Designed Major in the Catalog.) All programs emphasize the unique relationship between culture and language. Acquisition of analytical skills, familiarity with important works of literature from several languages and the cultures they express, deeper understanding of communication patterns, and improved writing skills are all addressed in departmental courses.

Elementary language courses are sequential and begin Autumn Quarter. Students are advised that there is an enrollment limit of 35 in all sections of 1000-level classes (2100 for Russian) of the modern spoken languages. Should a desired class be closed, students are urged to choose another language or to consider Summer Quarter offerings or language courses from other local colleges. Depending on staffing, a section of French, German, and Spanish 1103 and/or Spanish 1102 is offered Autumn Quarter. Students should consult the Online Time Schedule to verify such offerings.

Foreign language study (with emphasis on the needs of the traveler) is available on Seattle Pacific's European Quarter. Depending on the location of European Quarter, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish 1100 are available for beginning students, 2100 for intermediate students, and 3100 for advanced students.

Russian Program Requirements
Katya Nemtchinova, Contact Person

Requirements for the Major
A European studies major/Russian program requires 40 credits, of which 25 must be upper-division, in addition to the 21 base course credits and the other major requirements listed above. In addition, majors must take HIS 3345 Modern Russia (5). Since a limited number of courses in Russian is offered each year, majors will need to work closely with the contact person in order to fulfill the required number of credits.

Requirements for the Russian Studies Minor
The minimum requirement for a minor in Russian studies is 33 credits, of which a minimum of 15 must be upper-division. Each student must complete two courses from courses with a European studies prefix and at least 25 credits from the Russian course offerings.

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