66 credits, including the following:

  • RUSS 205 (6 credits);
  • RUSS 207 or 307 or the equivalent (4 credits);
  • 12 credits in English: Russian courses conducted in English numbered 150 or above or CAMS 237
  • 18 credits numbered 330 or above, six of which will normally be RUSS 395

  • LCST 245 The Critical Toolbox (6 credits)
    In consultation with their advisor, students may substitute a comparable methods course in a different field, including:

      • ENGL 295 Critical Methods
      • GWSS 200 Gender, Sexuality & the Pursuit of Knowledge
      • GWSS 334 Feminist Theory (not offered in 2022-23)
      • HIST 298 Junior Colloquium
      • LCST 245 The Critical Toolbox: Who’s Afraid of Theory?
      • POSC 230 Methods of Political Research
      • SOAN 240 Methods of Social Research

    Electives: 14 credits  

      • HIST 240 Tsars and Serfs, Cossacks and Revolutionaries: The Empire that was Russia (not offered in 2022-23)
      • HIST 241 Russia through Wars and Revolutions
      • HIST 242 Communism, Cold War, Collapse: Russia Since Stalin (not offered in 2022-23)
      • HIST 341 The Russian Revolution and its Global Legacies (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 205 Russian in Cultural Contexts
      • RUSS 207 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Intermediate Grammar
      • RUSS 208 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Intermediate Phonetics
      • RUSS 209 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Intermediate Conversation
      • RUSS 237 Beyond Beef Stroganoff: Food in Russian Culture
      • RUSS 239 The Warped Soul of Putin’s Russia
      • RUSS 244 The Rise of the Russian Novel (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 261 Lolita (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 266 The Brothers Karamazov
      • RUSS 267 War and Peace
      • RUSS 280 1917 (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 301 Current Events in the Russophone Media (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 307 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Advanced Grammar
      • RUSS 308 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Advanced Phonetics and Intonation
      • RUSS 309 Russian at a Cultural Crossroad Program: Advanced Practicum
      • RUSS 331 The Wonderful World of Russian Animation
      • RUSS 332 Chekhov in Film, Film in Chekhov
      • RUSS 341 From Folktale to Fanfiction: Russian Short Prose (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 342 Post-Soviet film (not offered in 2022-23)
      • RUSS 345 Russian Cultural Idioms of the Nineteenth Century (not offered in 2022-23)
  • the integrative exercise (6 credits)

Courses 101, 102 and 103 do not count toward the major.

Study Abroad: Participation in foreign study programs is highly recommended. Consult the “Off-Campus Studies” section of the catalog for a description of the Carleton Moscow Program. Departmental approval of credit for participation in non-Carleton overseas programs should be sought before leaving campus.

Language House: Students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the language by living in Parish International House. A native Russian Language Associate provides opportunities for conversation practice and assists students in organizing a variety of cultural activities.