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2017-2018 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2023 [Archived Catalog]

Russian (BA)

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Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

Liberal Studies Program Requirements: 31-57 Credits

Missouri Statute Requirement: 1-3 Credits

Bachelor of Arts Requirement: 0-6 Credits

Intermediate proficiency in ONE foreign language
RUSS 215 - Intermediate Russian I Credits: 3
RUSS 216 - Intermediate Russian II Credits: 3

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

The Russian major consists of two (2) parts: Required Support and Major Requirements. Each student must complete both parts.

Part I: Required Support: 3-11 Credits

RUSS 115 - Elementary Russian I Credits: 4
RUSS 116 - Elementary Russian II Credits: 4
If a language concentration:
LING 238 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
If a history concentration:
HIST 111 - World Civilizations before AD 1300 Credits: 3 OR HIST 112 - World Civilizations since AD 1300 Credits: 3

Part II: Major Requirements: 36-38 Credits

RUSS 315 - Advanced Russian I Credits: 3
RUSS 316 - Advanced Russian II Credits: 3
RUSS 350 - Russian Culture Credits: 3
RUSS 370 - Survey of Russian Literature I Credits: 3
RUSS 400 - Russian Capstone Experience Credits: 2

FOUR courses from the following:

RUSS 325 - Russian and Soviet Cinema Credits: 3
RUSS 340 - Russian Drama Credits: 3
RUSS 371 - Survey of Russian Literature II Credits: 3
RUSS 372 - Contemporary Russian Literature Credits: 3
RUSS 375 - Topics in Russian Credits: 3
RUSS 420 - The Modern Russian Novel Credits: 3
RUSS 480 - Major Russian Writers Credits: 3

Choose one of the two areas of concentration

Language

RUSS 415 - Fourth Year Russian I Credits: 3
RUSS 416 - Fourth Year Russian II Credits: 3
HIST 381 - Russia from the Earliest Times until 1861 Credits: 4 OR
HIST 382 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Credits: 4 OR
HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union
Credits: 4

History

HIST 381 - Russia from the Earliest Times until 1861 Credits: 4
HIST 382 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union Credits: 4
HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union Credits: 4

NOTE:

No grade of “D” in major courses is accepted toward the Russian major.

Electives to Total: 120 Credits

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