Russian Studies Minor
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Description | Requirements | Required Courses | Elective Courses | Admissions/Certification of Minor | Contact

Description

The objective of the minor in a foreign language is to enable students majoring in any field to acquire proficiency in a second language, understanding the culture, and knowledge of the countries in which the language is spoken.

Requirements

• Completion of 15 credit hours is required.
• 9 Credit hours must be taken at NC State and a maximum of six (6) credit hours may be transferred into the minor from another institution.
• The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will determine which courses transferred from other institutions may qualify to meet requirements for the minor.
• Only two (2) courses from a study abroad program may count towards the minor.
• A grade of 'C-' or better is required in all courses in the minor program.

Required Courses

FLR 201 Intermediate Russian I
FLR 202 Intermediate Russian II
FLR 303 Russian Literature in Translation: The 19th Century*
FLR 304 Russian Literature in Translation: The 20th Century*

*Russian literature courses also satisfy the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) literature requirement and may satisfy literature or humanities electives in many other majors. Check your Automatic Degree Audit for a listing of acceptable literature courses via TRACS LINK or consult with the coordinator of advising for your major to see how these courses can be used in your degree.

Elective Courses

Any one (1) of the following:

FL 295 Special Topics in Russian
HI 438 The Russian Empire to 1917
HI 439 History of the Soviet Union and After

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students first download a Minor Declaration Form and consult with their major adviser for approval of the minor program. After the student obtains the major adviser’s signature, he/she should consult with the minor adviser, Dr. Vladimir Bilenkin, to develop a plan of study indicating required courses and expected dates of completion.

Certification
Paperwork for certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State. Students should meet with the Coordinator of Advising, Ms. Susan Navey-Davis  (919.515.9288, http://www4.ncsu.edu/~navey/, 321 Withers), to complete the final certification. Students will receive official recognition on their transcripts for the completed minor.

Contact Person

Dr. Vladimir Bilenkin

409 Withers

919.515.9316

vladimir@chass.ncsu.edu

last updated: March 29, 2007