Department Information

RUSSIAN AND SLAVIC LANGUAGES (RUSS, R SS)

Contact Information:

Department of Russian and Slavic Languages The University of Arizona Modern Languages Building, 340 PO Box 210067 Tucson, AZ 85721-0067

Phone: (520) 621-7341 Fax: (520) 626-4007 Email: greilj@u.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

General Information:

RUSS Course Descriptions: Russian and Slavic Languages
R SS Course Descriptions: Russian and Soviet Studies

Faculty Members

The Department of Russian and Slavic Languages is in the College of Humanities.

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Baccalaureate Degree

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or department office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)

Major and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to the Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Russian (B.A., M.A.)

Undergraduate Minors -- minors link to Minor Requirements Reports.

A minor is required in the Bachelor of Arts degree programs; students may select any minor from among the list of approved University minors.  Minors available within the department are:

• Russian Minor
• Russian Teaching Minor

The Department of Russian and Slavic Languages provides instruction designed to develop competence in the Russian language, awareness of cultural traditions, and an understanding of literature and the arts. All Russian conversation courses are oriented toward developing proficiency skills as determined by nationally recognized proficiency guidelines. The basic training received by Russian majors prepares them for government service, international business careers, teaching, graduate study, and research. The Study Abroad Programs in Russia provide an opportunity for Russian language study in St. Petersburg and Moscow. In addition, the Study Abroad Programs in Russia provide an intensive business Russian program with internships in Russian and foreign firms that do business in Moscow. Information regarding these semester and summer programs may be obtained in the Russian department.

Students in the College of Education may earn a Bachelor of Arts in Education with a teaching major in Russian. The Master of Arts with a major in teaching and teacher education provides an option for 15 hours of study in Russian.

For more information contact the department office listed above.