PR0GRAM REQUIREMENTS /
COURSES
MAJOR IN RUSSIAN STUDIES
NB: 6ch @ UNB = 1 credit @ STU
A major in Russian Studies will consist of a minimum of 30 ch of advanced level courses relating to Russia and the former Soviet Union. To qualify to enter this program, students must first have satisfactorily completed 6 ch in the Russian language at the introductory level (RUSS 1013 and 1023) and 6 ch at the intermediate level (RUSS 2013 and 2023). The 30 ch for the Major will be selected from the list below and must meet the following requirements:
- 1. 6 ch in the Russian language (RUSS 3013, 3023)
- 2. Two of:
- 6 ch in Russian literature
- 6 ch in the political science of Russia-former Soviet Union
- 6 ch in the history of Russia-former Soviet Union
- 3. 12 additional ch
- RUSS 3013 Adv. Russ I 3ch
- RUSS 3023 Adv. Russ II 3ch
- RUSS 3051 Introd'n to 19th Cent Russ Lit in Transl 3ch
- RUSS 3052 Introd'n to 20th Cent Russ Lit in Transl 3ch
- RUSS 3083 Seminar I: Genre 3ch
- RUSS 4053 Seminar II: Author 3ch
- POLS 3110 Politics in Russia and Ukraine 6ch
- POLS 3113 Foreign Policies of East European States 3ch
- POLS 3113 Soviet Foreign Policy 3ch
- POLS 3431 Nations and Nationalism in the USSR 3ch
- POLS 3432 Europe: East and West 3ch
- POLS 3361 Politics in Eastern Europe3ch
- POLS 3831 Politics of Communist and Post-Communist States 3ch
- HIST 4025 Life of Karl Marx 3ch
- HIST 3185 Early Russia: Sources and Interpretations 3ch
- HIST 3186 Modern Russia: Sources and Interpretations 3ch
- (HIST 3185 and 3186 are the same as *HIST 2-350)
- *HIST 2-351 Early Russia: Kiev and Muscovy 3ch
- *HIST 2-352 Early Modern Russia: The 17th and 18th Centuries 3ch
- *HIST 2-353 Modern Russia: The 19th Century 3ch
- *HIST 2-354 Revolutionary Russia: The 20th Century 3ch
- *HIST 356 Early Russ Imperialism 3ch
- *HIST 357 Modern Russ Imperialism 3ch
- *HIST 358 Religion and the Church in Early Russia 3ch
- *HIST 359 Religion and the Church in Early Modern and Modern Russia 3ch
- *HIST 450 The Russian Golden and Silver Ages 6ch
- GEOG 5644 Geography of Eurasia (Former USSR) 3ch
Courses marked with an asterisk are offered by STU, and may have an alternate number at UNB.
Occasionally, other courses (E.g., East European Literature or History, Russian Women Writers, Yugoslav Politics, etc.) are offered which will be counted for credit for Russian Studies. In such cases consult the Program Director.
Minor in Russian Studies
A minor in Russian Studies will consist of 12 ch of Russian language (RUSS 1013, 1023, 2013, 2023), as well as 6 ch each in two of political science, history or literature from the above listed courses.
Access to the upper year political science and history courses will be contingent upon departmental consent where students in the Russian Studies Program do not have the necessary prerequisites.
For further information and program approval contact the Director of the Russian Studies Program, Professor Allan Reid (Tilley Hall, 44)
Information supplied by: Director of Russian Studies
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