The World Languages and Cultures Department 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 WLC and the School of Communication; and Business, Language and Culture studies which is an interdisciplinary program incorporating courses in both WLC and Kogod School of Business. 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 taken separately.

Programs

Degrees

• BA Russian Studies
• BA Language and Area Studies: Russia/Area
• BA Communication, Language, and Culture: Russian Track
• BS Business, Language, & Culture Studies: Russian Track
• Combined BA/MA in Russian/TESOL

• Minors

• Minor in Russian Language

• Minor in Language and Area Studies: Russia/Area

• Certificates

• Undergraduate Translation Certificate in Russian
• Graduate Translation Certificate in Russian

Courses

Recent Russian course offerings have included:

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