RUSSIAN

Marston Hall
206-281-2036
spu.edu/depts/fll

FACULTY:  Robert Baah, Kathryn Bartholomew, Michelle Beauclair, Owen Ewald, Katya Nemtchinova, Eric Vogt, Michael Ziemann
Russian Faculty: Katya Nemtchinova

Russian is the first language of over 150 million people worldwide. It is spoken in Russia, other countries in the former Soviet Union, and in many communities in North America.

Studying Russian language and culture is an intellectually stimulating and enriching experience that can lead to an exciting career in travel, business, commerce, and governmental and non-governmental organizations.   

Admission to the Major or Minor

Applicants for a major or minor within the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in all college work applicable to the B.A. degree and a 2.5 GPA in 10 credits of coursework at SPU in Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics, and/or European or Latin American Studies.

A student must complete the major or minor requirements in effect when the student is admitted to the major or minor.

Russian Program Requirements
Katya Nemtchinova, Contact Person

Requirements for the Major
A major in Russian consists of 19 base-course credits, HIS 3345 Modern Russia, and 35 credits in Russia. Twenty-five (25) of the total credits in the major must be upper-division. Beginning and intermediate Russian courses are offered alternate years.

Students must complete all non-credited and language proficiency requirements found on the Languages department page. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in an accredited study abroad program to accumulate the required number of credits and to expand their knowledge of the language and country. A course in modern Russian literature and culture as well as independent-study options are also available.

Since a limited number of courses in Russian are 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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