Russian Studies

Subject abbreviation: RUSN

Committee in Charge Vrinda Chidambaram, Ph.D., Director, Linguistics/Comparative Literature Ekaterina Yudina, Ph.D. Russian Daryle Williams, Ph.D, Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

Students are encouraged to participate in Education Abroad. This is an excellent opportunity to become deeply familiar with another country and its culture while earning academic units toward graduation. Students should plan well in advance to ensure that the courses taken outside of the U.S. fit in their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For details, visit Education Abroad at ea.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad in the Educational Opportunities section in the beginning of this catalog.

The Russian Studies B.A. has been developed for students who are interested in Russian language and literature, Russian history and civilization.

Individual major programs are dependent upon the students’ particular interests. In con- sultation with the advisor, each student plans a coherent program of courses to meet the re- quirements for the major. Normally, students’ programs are submitted for approval no later than the beginning of their junior year.

• 1. Lower-division requirement: CPLT 001

or CPLT 001W, and 1 lower-division CPLT course

• 2. Upper-division requirements

• a) Language requirement: 12 units from

RUSN 101 (E-Z), RUSN 102 (E-Z), RUSN 120 (E-Z), RUSN 103

• b) Literature requirement: 12 units from

RUSN 109A, RUSN 109B, RUSN 109C

• 3. 8 units from EUR 111A, EUR 111B,

EUR 111C

• 4. CPLT 193 (4 units). (CPLT 196 strongly

recommended but not required)

Total upper-division units: 36.

The department offers a 24-unit disciplinary minor in Russian Studies.

The requirements for the minor are as follows:

• 1. Eight (8) units of RUSN 101 (E-Z), RUSN 102

(E-Z), RUSN 103

• 2. Sixteen (16) units of Russian Literature

and Civilization courses chosen from the following:

RUSN 109A, RUSN 109B, RUSN 109C, RUSN 120 (E-Z)

EUR 111A, EUR 111B, EUR 111C

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

Foreign Language Placement Examination A placement examination is required of all freshmen entering the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences who wish to meet the foreign language requirement with the same language taken in high school. Consult the quarterly Schedule of Classes and placementtest.ucr.edu for date and time. Transfer students who have taken a college-level language course may not take the placement examination and should consult with their advisors. No college-level credit may be dupli- cated. See college placement examination policy.