Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Major, B.A.–Russian Language and Culture Concentration

专业介绍

The Russian language and culture concentration in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures (GSLL) provides students with communicative and cultural mastery of a world language native for over 150 million speakers not only in the Russian Federation, Belarus, and Ukraine, but also in Central Asia and elsewhere. Russian is a less commonly taught language that the U.S. government designates as “critical” for national security.

Russian courses comprise five levels of language instruction from elementary to professional as well as offerings on Russian culture, literature, and civilization from 19th and 20th centuries to present. The GSLL Russian Program curriculum includes survey courses and chronological course sequences in addition to monographic courses focusing on major figures, genres, and cultural phenomena such as film, folklore, theater, as well as minority and expatriate cultures. The GSLL Russian Program equips students with a holistic critical perspective on Russian civilization in all its complexity and variety.

Students pursuing a Russian concentration may choose to have a second major in biology, chemistry, economics, environmental science, history, peace, war, and defense, philosophy, psychology, or public policy. Advanced levels of Russian linguo-cultural proficiency have specific career benefits for students interested in state service and ROTC cadets and midshipmen. Students of Russian have graduated to pursue a number of career paths, from academic to business, from law to medical professions, as well as careers in diplomacy, the military, intelligence, and defense.