Major in Slavic Studies

The major in Slavic Studies provides broadly based training about the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including Russia. The normal program for this major requires ten three-credit courses (30 credits): 

• 6 credits (normally, two one-semester courses) in a Slavic language at or above the intermediate level
• 6 more credits (normally, two one-semester courses), in the same Slavic language at a higher level or 6 more credits (normally, two one-semester courses) in another Slavic language
• 3 credits in Introduction to Slavic Peoples and Cultures
• 6 credits (normally, two one-semester courses) in a Slavic or East European literatures, which must include at least one survey in Russian literature, either Classics of Russian Literature or Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
• 9 credits (normally, three one-semester courses) in Slavic or East European history, politics, culture, or linguistics