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Russian Area Studies Minor

Global Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
  • Students will no longer be accepted into this program after Fall 2013. Program requirements below are for current students only.
  • Students who are interested in area studies should contact the departmental adviser at glosuga@umn.edu to inquire about the Global Studies major and minor.
  • Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2017
  • Required credits in this minor: 15
The minor requires one year of Russian language and 15 credits (five courses) related to Russia. Students must complete at least two courses in humanities. Additional information may be found at http://igs.cla.umn.edu.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Admission Requirements
Students must complete 2 courses before admission to the program.
Students must complete language study equivalent to two semesters (intermediate level) before beginning the minor.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 2 semester(s) of Russian. with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
The minor program must be approved by the global studies adviser.
Minor Courses
Students must complete five courses for a minimum of 15 credits. HIST 3636 may be substituted for HIST 3637.
HIST 3637 - Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to the Present (3.0 cr)
Complete one course in the social sciences or humanities on Russia or Central Asia approved by the global studies adviser.
Complete one course in the humanities on Russia or Central Asia approved by the global studies adviser.
RUSS 3421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
RUSS 3422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation [LITR] (3.0 cr)
 
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HIST 3637 - Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to the Present
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Political, social, and cultural forces which have shaped modern Russia. Emphasis will be on modernization, attempts at reforms in the imperial and Soviet period, and the dissolution of empires.
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 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.