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Russian

Head of Department: Harriet Murav
Department Office: 3080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 South Mathews, Urbana, (217) 333-0680

This curriculum is sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature. See also Russian and East European Studies and Russian Language and Literature.

This major is under revision. Please contact the Slavic Department for current requirements.

Curriculum Preparatory to the Teaching of Russian

E-mail: slavic@illinois.edu

In order to remain in good standing in this program and be recommended for certification, candidates are required to maintain UIUC, cumulative, content area, and professional education, grade-point averages of 2.5 (A= 4.0). Candidates should consult their advisor or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses used to compute these grade-point averages.

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of Russian

A minimum of 120 hours of credit is required for graduation.. Consult the certification officer at 505 East Green Suite 203 for details.
General Education: Consult the Curricula Preparatory to Teaching Foreign Languages.

Departmental Distinction: The requirements for graduation with distinction in the teaching of Russian are the same as for graduation with distinction in the Russian Language and Literature major.

Hours Professional Education Requirements
29 Professional education courses. (See the Curricula Preparatory to Teaching Foreign Languages.)

Teaching Area of Concentration: Russian Courses in Languages and Literature

Hours Requirements
8 RUSS 101 - First-Year Russian I
  RUSS 102 - First-Year Russian II; or equivalent
8 RUSS 201 - Second-Year Russian I
  RUSS 204 - Second-Year Russian II; or equivalent
6 RUSS 301 - Third Yr Russian I, and
  RUSS 302 - Third Yr Russian II
6 RUSS 401 - Fourth Yr Russian I
  RUSS 402 - Fourth Yr Russian II
6 RUSS 215 - Introduction to Russian Literature, I
  RUSS 216 - Introduction to Russian Literature, II
3 RUSS 408 - Russ Phonetics & Pronunciation
3 Select one of:
 
RUSS 115 - Russian Masterpieces in Translation, I
 
RUSS 116 - Russian Masterpieces in Translation, II
 
RUSS 222-Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
 
RUSS 225 - Russian Lit Since 1917
 
RUSS 220 - 19thC Russian Lit Survey
 
RUSS 317 - Twentieth-Century Literature in Translation
40 Total 1
1. The total of 40 hours may be reduced by as much as 16 hours through prerequisite credit for work equivalent to RUSS 101 through 202 taken in secondary school.

Courses in Russian History and Civilization

Hours Requirements
3 Select one of:
 
HIST 260 - Survey of Russian History
 
HIST 460 - Russia to Peter the Great
 
HIST 321 - Early Imperial Russia
 
HIST 326 - Intellectual and Cultural History of Russia
 
HIST 461 - Russia-Peter the Great to Rev
 
HIST 462 - Soviet Union Since 1917
3 Select one of:
 
RUSS 113 - Russian Civilization through Literature
 
RUSS 114 - Soviet and Post Soviet Societies Through Literature
6 Total
  ELECTIVES
3 Recommended electives include:
 
ARTH 111 - Ancient and Medieval Art
 
ARTH 112 - Renaissance and Modern Art
 
HIST 353 - European History 1918 to 1939
 
HIST 354 - European History Since 1939
 
MUS 130 - Introd to the Art of Music
 
MUS 131 - Masterworks of Western Music
 
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
 
RUSS 335 - Russian Drama
 
RUSS 460 - Studies in Russian Culture Studies
 
SLAV 419 - Russian & East European Film
 
Courses in Russian and East European area studies (anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, sociology, etc.)
 
Advanced courses in the major or minor field.