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College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies

109 Satterfield Hall
Tel: 330-672-2150
Fax: 330-672-4009
Web: www.kent.edu/cas/mcls
 

The Russian Studies minor offers students the study of the language and culture of Russia.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

RUSSIAN STUDIES MINOR PREREQUISITES*
Type Course Title Credits
  RUSS 22202 Intermediate Russian II  
    22212 Intermediate Russian II Recitation  
RUSSIAN STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
  Russian Language: choose from the following: 3
  RUSS 32201 Intensive Russian Grammar (3)  
    32211 Composition and Conversation (3)  
  Russian Literature and Culture  
WIC RUSS 32303 Modern Writers 3
 WIC   32421 Russian Civilization 3
  Russian upper-division literature elective** 3
  Russian History  
  HIST 41044 Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 3
    41045 Modern Russia, 1917-Present 3
  Contemporary Russia: choose from the following***: 3
  AS 40197 Russia Area Studies Colloquium (3)  
DG GEOG 37050 Geography of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (3)  
  MINIMUM TOTAL 21

 

*Prerequisites can be waived by demonstrated proficiency.
**RUSS 32325 Russian Poetry and Folklore is recommended.
***Appropriate specialized offerings may be substituted with approval of the Russian Studies program coordinator.

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required for graduation.

Students must complete at least two upper-division courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F). For information on the major Residence Requirements please visit the University Residence Requirements policy.