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Russian Minor

Slavic Languages & Literatures
College of Liberal Arts
  • Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2018
  • Required credits in this minor: 16 to 26
Russian is the native language of some 150 million citizens of the Russian Federal Republic and remains the unofficial lingua franca of the former Soviet republics, an indispensable communications tool across all of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The minor in Russian includes the study of the spoken language as well as the literature and culture of Russia.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.
Required prerequisites
Beginning Russian
These courses, or equivalent, must be taken in sequential order. In select cases, students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking some or all of these courses. See the departmental advisor for more information.
Take 0 - 2 course(s) totaling 0 - 10 credit(s) from the following:
· RUSS 1101 - Beginning Russian I (5.0 cr)
· RUSS 1102 - Beginning Russian II (5.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of Russian. with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college. At least 1 upper-division course in the minor must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. In the Russian minor, this does not include learning abroad courses taken for resident credit. Students may earn a BA or a minor in Russian, but not both.
Intermediate Russian
Take exactly 2 course(s) totaling exactly 10 credit(s) from the following:
· RUSS 3001 - Intermediate Russian I (5.0 cr)
· RUSS 3002 - Intermediate Russian II (5.0 cr)
Electives
Excluding directed studies (RUSS 3993, 5993), any RUSS 3xxx, 5xxx, or its cross-list that is not counting towards a different minor requirement may count as an elective.
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
· RUSS 3101 - Advanced Russian I (4.0 cr)
· RUSS 3102 - Advanced Russian II (4.0 cr)
· RUSS 3105 - Russian Poetry and Prose (3.0 cr)
· RUSS 3512 - Russian Art and Culture [AH, GP] (3.0 cr)
· RUSS 3900 - Topics in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture (1.0-4.0 cr)
· RUSS 5900 {Inactive} (1.0-4.0 cr)
· RUSS 3404 - Tolstoy in Translation [LITR, GP] (3.0 cr)
or RUSS 5404 - Tolstoy in Translation [LITR, GP] (3.0 cr)
· RUSS 3411 - Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR, GP] (3.0 cr)
or RUSS 5411 - Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR, GP] (3.0 cr)
· RUSS 3421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
or RUSS 5421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
· RUSS 3422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
or RUSS 5422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
 
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RUSS 1101 - Beginning Russian I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 1101/Russ 4101
Typically offered: Every Fall
Listening, speaking, reading, writing.
RUSS 1102 - Beginning Russian II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 1102/Russ 4102
Typically offered: Every Spring
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. prereq: 1101 or equiv
RUSS 3001 - Intermediate Russian I
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3001/Russ 4103
Typically offered: Every Fall
Conversation, composition, grammar review, translation, readings in literature. prereq: 1102 or instr consent
RUSS 3002 - Intermediate Russian II
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3002/Russ 4104
Typically offered: Every Spring
Expansion of experience in speaking, reading, and understanding Russian. Reading contemporary texts. prereq: 3001 or instr consent
RUSS 3101 - Advanced Russian I
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3101/Russ 4111
Typically offered: Every Fall
Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading. prereq: 3002 or 4104 or instr consent
RUSS 3102 - Advanced Russian II
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3102/Russ 4112
Typically offered: Every Spring
Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading. prereq: 3101 or 4111 or instr consent
RUSS 3105 - Russian Poetry and Prose
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Appreciation of literary values through stylistic analysis and literary interpretation; analysis of humanistic elements. Readings in Russian. prereq: Russ 3102 or concurrent enrollment in Russ 3102 or permission
RUSS 3512 - Russian Art and Culture (AH, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
RUSS 3900 - Topics in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture
Credits: 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Variable topics in Russian language, literature, and culture. Consult department for details. prereq: 1102 for language topics
RUSS 3404 - Tolstoy in Translation (LITR, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3404/5404
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Novels, stories, and philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy.
RUSS 5404 - Tolstoy in Translation (LITR, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3404/5404
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Novels, stories, and philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy.
RUSS 3411 - Dostoevsky in Translation (LITR, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3411/5411
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Novels, stories, and miscellaneous writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
RUSS 5411 - Dostoevsky in Translation (LITR, GP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3411/5411
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Novels, stories, and other writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
RUSS 3421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation (LITR)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3421/5421
Typically offered: Every Fall
Russian literature from about 1000 A.D. to mid-19th century; emphasizing writers of the first half of the 19th century.
RUSS 5421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation (LITR)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3421/5421
Typically offered: Every Fall
Russian literature from about 1000 A.D. to mid-19th century; emphasizing writers of the first half of the 19th century.
RUSS 3422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation (LITR)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3422/5422
Typically offered: Every Spring
Survey of Russian literature from mid-19th century to the present: realism, modernism, feminism and other trends.
RUSS 5422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation (LITR)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Russ 3422/5422
Typically offered: Every Spring
Survey of Russian literature from mid-19th century to the present: realism, modernism, feminism and other trends.