Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Undergraduate Degrees
Department Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Russian
| Required courses, Lower-division | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| SLL 120 | Beginning Russian I | 4 |
| SLL 150 | Beginning Russian II | 4 |
| SLL 220 | Intermediate Russian I | 4 |
| SLL 250 | Intermediate Russian II, or | |
| SLL 255 | Business Russian | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper-division | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| SLL 310 | Advanced Russian in Popular Culture | 4 |
| SLL 321 | Russian Culture, or | |
| SLL 330 | Russian Thought and Civilization | 4 |
| SLL 340 | Intercultural Communication in Russian | 4 |
| SLL 465 | Seminar in Russian Studies (taken three times, with varying content) | 4, max 12 |
| And two elective courses approved by the undergraduate adviser. | ||
Minor in Russian
Lower-division requirements for the major plus three upper-division elective courses chosen from the following (at least two of the areas must be represented): Russian language (SLL 310, SLL 340, SLL 420); Russian literature and culture taught in Russian (SLL 321, SLL 465); Russian literature, art and culture taught in translation (SLL 330, SLL 344, SLL 345, SLL 348, SLL 378).
Minor in Russian Area Studies
Lower-division Requirements
Four semesters of Russian language (SLL 120, SLL 150, SLL 220 and either SLL 250 or SLL 255), or its equivalent.
Upper-division Requirements
The core course, SLL 330 Russian Thought and Civilization; one course outside the Slavic department, from among the following: HIST 324, HIST 328, HIST 415, HIST 416, HIST 417, HIST 424; IR 345, IR 346, IR 439, IR 483; POSC 464; and one elective, to be chosen from among: any upper-division SLL course in Russian literature, art or culture; HIST 320, HIST 324, HIST 415, HIST 416, HIST 417, HIST 424; IR 345, IR 346, IR 439, IR 483; POSC 464.
Note: the course taken to fulfill the requirement outside the Slavic department cannot also count as an elective.