BA in Russian Language & Literature

Maggie McCool presenting to a group of students in a classroom with the slide "Soviet Roots in the GDR"

The Bachelor of Arts in Russian Language and Literature teaches students to speak, read and write in Russian at an advanced level, all while exploring Russian poetry, prose, history and film. Students in the major choose either the speaking or reading proficiency track in consultation with their advisor.

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Core Components

In addition to the Columbian College’s general requirements, Russian majors must complete courses from five core areas:

Fourth-Year Language Proficiency
Survey of 19th Century Russian Literature (6 credit hours)
Russian Culture (6 credit hours)
20th Century Russian Literature and/or Cinema in English (6 credit hours)
Russian Literature in Russian (6 credit hours)

See Course Requirements for details.

Departmental Honors in Russian

Students interested in earning special honors in Russian Language and Literature to be noted on their transcript must meet all requirements:

Meet GW’s general special honors requirements.
Graduate with a GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.3 in classes for the major.
Apply for honors candidacy no later than the end of the first semester of junior year.
Attain speaking proficiency at the advanced level, as measured by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview.
Successfully complete an honors thesis during the courses SLAV 4597: Senior Honors Thesis I and SLAV 4598: Senior Honors Thesis II.