Russian Studies Minor

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Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters

Curious about Russia? A Russian Studies minor pairs nicely with many majors—economics, communication, history, linguistics, other languages—and is beneficial to diverse careers.

One of the top-10 high-frequency languages of the world, Russian is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and is the second most widely used language on the Internet.

With Truman’s liberal arts emphasis, the Russian studies minor is designed to provide students with an introduction to the arts, literature, language, history and culture of Russia.

Total immersion through study abroad provides one of the most effective techniques for mastering a language. Students can take advantage of intensive Russian courses in Moscow during the regular and summer sessions.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

A 2.00 GPA in minor requirements.
At least nine hours of the program requirements must be completed at Truman State University.
A minimum of 19 credits in minor courses.
No grade of ‘D’ is accepted toward the Russian Studies Minor.
Students earning a Russian Studies Minor may not also earn a Modern Language: Russian major.

Program Requirements:

The Russian Studies Minor requires the successful completion of the following:

Required of all Russian minors:

RUSS 215 - Intermediate Russian I Credit(s): 3
RUSS 216 - Intermediate Russian II Credit(s): 3
RUSS 350 - Russian Culture Credit(s): 3

One course from the following:

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

Additional 6-8 credits:

Select the remaining 6-8 credits from the courses below. Students may take history courses in addition to the one they select for the required history course (see above).

HIST 381 - Russia from the Earliest Times until 1861 Credit(s): 4
HIST 382 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union Credit(s): 4
HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union Credit(s): 4
RUSS 315 - Advanced Russian I Credit(s): 3
RUSS 316 - Advanced Russian II Credit(s): 3
RUSS 325 - Russian and Soviet Cinema Credit(s): 3
RUSS 340 - Russian Drama Credit(s): 3
RUSS 370 - Survey of Russian Literature I Credit(s): 3
RUSS 371 - Survey of Russian Literature II Credit(s): 3
RUSS 372 - Contemporary Russian Literature Credit(s): 3
RUSS 420 - The Modern Russian Novel Credit(s): 3
RUSS 480 - Major Russian Writers Credit(s): 3