Russian

The Russian faculty offer a variety of courses focusing on the Russian language and culture. The Department of Language and Foreign Studies offers courses ranging from Elementary Russian to Topics courses as well as several major and minor programs. Our major programs include: Russian Studies, which focuses on language and culture integrating topics from around the Russian-speaking world; Russian/Area Studies, which is an interdisciplinary program integrating Russian studies courses as well as area studies courses from other AU Departments; Foreign Language and Communication, which is also an interdisciplinary program incorporating courses in both LFS and the School of Communication. Minor Programs include both Russian Language and Russian/Area Studies. Additionally, the Department offers Certificates in Russian Translation which can be incorporated in our majors, or be taken separately.

Programs

Russian BA Degrees

• BA in Russian Studies
• BA in Language and Area Studies
• BA in Foreign Language and Communication Media

Russian Minors

• Minor in Russian Language
• Minor in Language & Area Studies: Russian/Area Studies

Translation Certificates

• Certificate in Translation
• Graduate Translation Certificate

Courses

Please see AU Registrar for current offerings.

Recent Russian course offerings include the following:

• Russian Culture through Film
• Russian Media and Political Translation
• Russian Business Translation
• Women in Russia
• Russian Character
• Advanced Russian Grammar & Composition

Program Faculty

Our Russian Faculty is led by Professor Alina Israeli.

For More Information

Please contact Professor Alina Israeli or see Contact LFS.