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Twin Cities Campus
Russian MinorSlavic Languages & Literatures
College of Liberal Arts
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:
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.
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)
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 1101/Russ 4101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 1102/Russ 4102 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3001/Russ 4103 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3002/Russ 4104 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3101/Russ 4111 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3102/Russ 4112 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3404/5404 |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3404/5404 |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3411/5411 |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3411/5411 |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3421/5421 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3421/5421 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3422/5422 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3422/5422 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |