Majors, Minors, and Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN RUSSIAN STUDIES

A total of forty-one (41) credits above Russian 201 as follows:

  1. Russian 202
  2. Russian 301-302 (Russian 309 (Maymester) can be substituted for one of these.
  3. Russian 306, 410, 486
  4. Russian 300 or 400
  5. Russian 205, 212
  6. Russian 215 or ML 280
  7. One course in Russian history approved by program coordinator
    Recommended courses (do not count toward the 41 credits needed for the major): Economics 232 (Classical and Marxian Political Economy) and IS 221 (Russian Successor States). Majors are encouraged to spend at least one semester studying in Russia.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN RUSSIAN STUDIES

A total of twenty-one (21) credits as follows:

  1. Russian 301, 302, 306, and 410.
  2. Two of the following: Russian 205, 212, 215, 300, 400
    Minors are encouraged to spend at least one Maymester in Russia.

PROGRAMS ABROAD

Rhodes College maintains a close relationship with the Gornyi Institute in St. Petersburg, where the Russian Studies Program’s Maymester takes place. Through affiliation with Bard College, Rhodes Students of Russian can study at the Smolny Institute of St. Petersburg for a semester or a year. In addition, students studying Russian can spend a summer, semester, or academic year in Russia through such nationally-recognized programs as the Council for International and Educational Exchange (CIEE) in St. Petersburg or the American Council on the Teaching of Russian (ACTR) in Moscow.