I. Introduction to Russian Culture (4 credits)

• RUSS 250 - An Intro. to Russian, Eastern European, & Eurasian Cultures

II. Language (10 credits)

• RUSS 102 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written Russian II
• RUSS 104 - Basic Russian Conversation II
• RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian I

• Note: RUSS 102  and RUSS 104  may be exempted through placement. If RUSS 201  is exempted, 4 credits must be completed from the following courses: RUSS 202 , RUSS 301 , RUSS 302 , RUSS 303 .

III. Literature and Culture (12 credits)

Three courses from at least two departments chosen from the following courses:

• RUSS 251 - Love and Death in Russian Literature
• RUSS 252 - Russian Writers
• RUSS 255 - Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema
• RUSS 350 - Banned Books: Russian Literature and Censorship
• RUSS 351 - Selected Topics in Russian Literature & Culture
• HIST 246 - History of Imperial Russia
• HIST 247 - History of the USSR
• PSCI 226 - Russian Politics
• REL 245 - Eastern Christianity II