Undergraduate Degrees

Department Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Russian

Required courses, Lower divisionUnits
SLL 120Elementary Russian I4
SLL 150Elementary Russian II4
SLL 220Intermediate Russian I4
SLL 250Intermediate Russian II4

Required courses, Upper divisionUnits
SLL 320Advanced Russian I4
SLL 321Russian Culture 4
SLL 325Advanced Russian II4
SLL 400Survey of Russian Literature4
SLL 420Seminar in the Russian Language4
SLL 430Russian Poetry through the Centuries, or
SLL 450Soviet Culture and Current Issues4
And two elective courses*

*For majors with a concentration in Russian language, literature and culture, these electives will be from Slavic Department courses on Russian literature and culture. For majors with a concentration in Russian studies, one or both electives may be taken, with prior departmental approval, from other related fields.

Department Minor Requirements

Requirements for a Minor in the Russian Language

Lower division requirements for the major plus:Units
SLL 320Advanced Russian I4
SLL 321Russian Culture4
SLL 325Advanced Russian II4
SLL 400Survey of Russian Literature4

Requirements for a Minor in Russian Literature

Lower division requirements for the major plus:Units
SLL 300The Russian Novel4
SLL 301The Russian Literary Avant-Garde, or
SLL 302Modern Russian Literature4
And two elective courses in Russian literature or culture

Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Minor in Russian Studies

For the lower division, the core course, SLL 200 Russian Moral Dilemmas in the 20th Century and three semesters of Russian language, SLL 120, 150 and 220, or Individualized Instruction, SLL 125ab, 155ab and 225ab, or equivalent. For the upper division, four courses chosen from the following offerings of three participating departments, which must include one course from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and one from the Department of History: SLL 300, 301, 302, 320, 325, 330, 344, 345, 346, 380; ECON 416, 470; HIST 320, 324, 328, 415, 416, 424; IR 370, 445, 483; POSC 464, 631 (by petition); SOCI 462.

Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Russian Area Studies Minor

Lower division requirements The core course, SLL 200 Russian Moral Dilemmas in the 20th Century, and three semesters of Russian language (SLL 120, 150 and 250, or Individualized Instruction, SLL 125ab, 155ab, and 225ab), or its equivalent.

Upper division requirements Four courses chosen from the following course offerings of three participating departments, which must include a course from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and from the Department of History: SLL 300, 301, 302, 320, 330, 344, 345, 346, 380; ECON 346, 427; HIST 320, 324, 328, 415, 416, 424; IR 445, 483; POSC 464, 631 (by petition); SOCI 462.

Journalism-Russian Combined Major

Students admitted to the School of Journalism may elect to follow a combined Journalism/Russian major. The major consists of eight journalism classes; four classes in literature and culture from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures; two electives from a selected list of history, international relations, political science, Slavic literature and culture, and sociology courses; and four semesters of Russian. Majors will be required to fulfill the general education requirements for the Social Sciences. To be awarded the B.A. degree in Journalism/Russian, students must complete the 48 units required in Journalism and Slavic Languages and Literatures courses with at least a B- (2.7) grade point average and no grade lower than a C (2.0).

Required journalism coursesUnits
JOUR 201History of News in Modern America4
JOUR 205Newswriting4
JOUR 350Principles of Public Relations4
JOUR 307News Editing4
JOUR 462Law of Mass Communication4

one course chosen from among:
JOUR 300LPrinciples of Television Production4
JOUR 351aPublic Relations Media4
JOUR 400Interpretive Writing4
JOUR 435Writing Magazine Non-Fiction4
JOUR 440Specialized Reporting4
JOUR 441Sports Reporting4
JOUR 443Business Reporting4
JOUR 447Arts Reporting
JOUR 448Governmental Reporting4
JOUR 474Interviewing and Profile Writing4

The required classes in Slavic languages and literatures are: four semesters of Russian language (SLL 120, 150, 220 and 250), of which 12 units will satisfy the university's language requirement; and SLL 330 Russian Thought and Civilization; plus three classes chosen from among SLL 200, 210, 300, 302, 303, 344, 345, 348, 378, 400; plus two classes chosen from among History 320, 324, 328, 415, 416, 424; International Relations 370, 445, 483; Political Science 464; SLL 301, 321; or Sociology 462.

Students meeting the School of Journalism graduation requirements will be awarded a B.A. degree in Journalism/Russian.

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