Russian

Undergraduate Program

Tania Ivanova-Sullivan, Ortega Hall 353B
tivanova@unm.edu

Irina Vasilyeva Meier, Ortega Hall 323B
imeier@unm.edu


College of Arts and Sciences and Russian Major Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Russian major admission course work with grades of "C" or better:

  • RUSS 102.
  • 101 in ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, NVJO, PORT, RUSS, or SPAN.

Major Study Requirements

Option A: Regular Option

Twenty-seven hours of courses in Russian language and literature/culture including the following:

RUSS 201, 202, 301, 302, *401. Twelve credit hours culture courses in translation.

Option B: Second Major Option

Twenty-one credit hours of courses in Russian language and literature/culture including the following:

RUSS 201, 202, 301, 302, *401. Six credit hours of literature/culture courses in translation.


Minor Study Requirements

Eighteen credit hours in Russian courses at the 200-level and beyond. One course in Russian literature in translation may be counted toward the minor.


Courses

RUSS 101. Elementary Russian I. (3)



RUSS 102. Elementary Russian II. (3)



RUSS 201 - 202. Intermediate Russian I-Intermediate Russian II. (3, 3)



RUSS 290. Workshop on Russian Language and Culture. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



RUSS 301. Advanced Russian I. (3)



RUSS 302. Advanced Russian II. (3)



RUSS 338. Topics in Russian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



RUSS 339. Russian Culture and History through Film. (3)



RUSS 340. Topics in Continuity and Change in Russian Culture. (3-6, no limit Δ)



RUSS *401. Russia Today I. (3)



RUSS *490. Seminar in Russian Literature and Culture. (3, no limit Δ)



RUSS 497. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



RUSS 498. Reading and Research for Honors. (3)



RUSS 499. Honors Essay. (3)



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