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Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

BA in Russian Studies (Self-Designed Major)

Coordinator: Charlotte Rosenthal, 126 Bedford Street, Portland (207) 780-4325

The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University’s Core curriculum) required for the self-designed major in Russian studies: 36. For grade requirements, please refer to the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures section of the academic catalog.

Courses & Requirements

Humanities

RUS 281H Russian Literature in English Translation or

RUS 293G Survey of Russian Cinema

RUS 291I Russian Culture and Civilization (in English)

RUS 301 Advanced Intermediate Russian I

RUS 302 Advanced Intermediate Russian II

RUS 321 Advanced Russian

RUS 351 Seminar in Russian Literature

RUS 470 Independent Study

Social Sciences*

HTY 317 Early Russian History

HTY 318 Russia and the Soviet Union since 1855

POS 336 Government and Politics of Russia

POS 339 Russian Foreign Policy

ANT 222I Peoples of the North

Other courses recommended, but not required, for the self-designed major in Russian studies:

POS 104J Introduction to International Relations

HTY 101I Western Civilization I

HTY 102I Western Civilization II

GEO 101J Human Geography

*Note that all upper division courses have prerequisites.