Requirements
for the Major
The Department offers
two majors: Russian Literature and Culture, and Russian and Eurasian
Studies:
Russian
Literature and Culture
Russian
and Eurasian Studies
These are
distinct but related majors. In both, students learn about the
interconnections between language,
literature, politics and history.
The major
in Russian Literature and Culture explores the rich cultural
heritage of Russia and the unique contributions Russia has made
to world culture. Offerings concentrate on Russia’s achievement
in literature, but students are encouraged to take elective courses
in Russian film, music, religion, and art at Mount Holyoke or
the Five Colleges. The interdisciplinary major in Russian and
Eurasian studies explores the historical, cultural, economic
and political interconnections among the peoples of the former
Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
In addition to offerings within the department, courses that
count toward the major are regularly offered in other departments
(economics, geography, history, politics, international relations,
and women’s studies), in addition to courses in the Five
Colleges. Students are urged to take advantage of these opportunities.
This interdisciplinary major exempts students from the College’s
minor requirement.
Students
who wish to focus their study on the non-Russian areas of Northern
Eurasia (Ukraine, Caucasia, Central Asia, the Baltics, the non-Russian
peoples of Siberia) are invited to design a special major in
consultation with the department. Early consultation is strongly
advised.
Requirements
for the Major in Russian Literature and Culture
Credits
A minimum of 36 credits, of which 12 must be completed at the 300
level. A student may, with the permission of the instructor and
in consultation with her adviser, enroll in a 200-level course
for 300-level credit.
Courses
- Three courses beyond
201, to be chosen from 202, Intermediate Russian;
221-222, Russian Literature Texts and Contexts;
or advanced courses in language or literature (consult department)
- RES 205, Russia under
the Tsars, or RES 131, Introduction to the Peoples and Cultures
of Eurasia
- RES 210, Great Books:
The Literature of Nineteenth-Century Russia
- RES 211, Topics in
Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
- 3 elective courses,
2 from literature, culture and politics/history, to be completed
at the 300 level. Courses to be chosen from department offerings.
Requirements
for the Major in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Credits
A minimum of 40 credits, of which 20 must be at the 300 level,
divided among three or more disciplines. When a student has completed
two courses at the 200 level, she may, with the permission of
the instructor and in consultation with her adviser, enroll in
a 200-level course for 300-level credit.
Courses
- Proficiency in Russian
language demonstrated by completion of 202 or equivalent
- RES 205, Russia under
the Tsars, or one semester survey of Russian history, to be
chosen in consultation with the adviser
- RES 131, Introduction
to the Peoples and Cultures of Eurasia
- RES 210, Great Books:
The Literature of Nineteenth-Century Russia
- RES 240, Russia:
From Communism to Capitalism
- RES 241, Russia and
the West
- RES 395, Independent
Study - one semester of independent study with a member of
the department in the senior year
Russian
and Eurasian studies is an interdisciplinary major. Students who
complete an interdisciplinary major automatically fulfill the
College's "outside the major" requirement.
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