College of Arts and Sciences
In addition to three years of language courses, the Russian program offers a wide range of interesting electives that draw from literature, film, art, history, folklore, media, food studies, photojournalism and translation studies.
- Understand authentic speech on a variety of general interest topics.
- Engage in conversation in a participatory manner in order to communicate information on topics such as autobiography, community, and national and international interest.
- Understand the main idea and supporting details of authentic narrative and descriptive texts, use contextual clues to compensate for limitations and use knowledge of language conventions to support comprehension.
- Write routine informal and formal correspondence, as well as narratives, descriptions and summaries of a factual nature; and narrate and describe in past, present and future.
- Exhibit knowledge about Russia, explain characteristics of Russian culture and Russian traditions, and describe and analyze Russian history and its role in the world.
- Russian Food Culture and History
- Russian Culture Through Fiction and Film
- Russian Fairy Tales and Folklore
- Russian Short Stories
- Revolution and the Avant-garde
Russian majors and minors are eligible to apply each semester for a grant of up to $500 for short-term travel, conference, study or research purposes. Students are asked to submit a one-page application that includes a narrative description of their plans as well as a preliminary budget. These grants are distributed based on the merit and feasibility of the project described, and students may apply more than once for this grant.
Study Abroad in Russia and Eastern Europe
Multiple programs are available through the School of Russian and Asian Studies, a World Partner program affiliated with Syracuse Abroad. In Riga, Latvia, an intensive and supportive environment for Russian language study is paired with the option of a home stay to provide you with an immersive language and cultural experience. Out-of-classroom experiences, special lectures and workshops will give you ample opportunity to use the Russian language while introducing you to local Latvian identity, history and current issues in Latvia today.
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