Students must complete a minimum total of 18 credits for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| RUSS 2020 | Intermediate Russian: Media Literacy 1 | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select an additional RUSS course. This may be a language or culture class. Options include: | 3 | |
RUSS 3010 | Communicating in Russian: The Arts | |
RUSS 3020 | Communicating in Russian: History and Politics | |
RUSS 3250 | Russia From Peter to Putin: Imperial, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Culture | |
RUSS 3320 | ||
RUSS 3360 | In Prisons Dark: Confinement Literature in the Russian and Soviet Empires | |
RUSS 3440 | Art, Media, & Power in Post-Soviet Russia | |
| Select three courses with a 'Russian Area Studies' attribute. Options include: | 9 | |
HIST 3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
HIST 3290 | Russia Since 1905 | |
PHIL 4740 | Philosophy of Karl Marx | |
POLS 1540 | Blood and Money: Ethnic War | |
POLS 2530 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics | |
POLS 3520 | Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice | |
POLS 3530 | Comparative Revolutions | |
POLS 4500 | Russian Political Culture | |
| Select an additional elective class either with the 'Russian Area Studies' attribute or from the Russian program. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Students who place out of this level of Russian must replace RUSS 2020 with a higher-level RUSS course.
Continuation Standards
To continue in the minor, students must maintain a 2.30 minimum cumulative GPA in Russian area studies coursework.
Non-Course Requirements
All students must submit to the program director a paper written after completing 12 credits of their minor classes (not counting language prerequisites) and present the paper at a research colloquium.
For additional information about this program, please contact pols-admin@slu.edu or call 314-977-3035.