The Russian minor offers courses in the language, literatures and cultures of Russia. In addition to acquiring a cultural and historical background, students in the minor will become proficient in Russian, the seventh most spoken language in the world and one of the official languages of the United Nations. Students gain transferable skills such as global awareness, cross-cultural literacy and the ability to work with diverse groups, which prepare them for employment in fields including cultural consulting, cybersecurity, intelligence, international business and public health. A background in Russian may also benefit those pursuing primary studies or graduate work in economics, environmental studies, political science, law, security studies and sociology.  

Minor Requirements (18 Hours)

Eighteen credit hours above Russian 122 as follows:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
RUSS 201	Intermediate Russian I	3
RUSS 202	Intermediate Russian II	3
RUSS 280	Introduction to Russian Civilization	3
Select 6 credits from:		6
RUSS 330	Structure of Russian
RUSS 498	Topics in Russian Language and Culture 1
Select 3 hours of RUSS courses at the 300-500 level. 1		3
Total Credit Hours		18

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Topics courses may be repeated for credit under different topics.

Notes: Students who place out of RUSS 201-202 can replace those 6 credits with 6 RUSS credits at the 300-500 level.

For more information, contact:

Judith Kalb
kalbj@mailbox.sc.edu
Humanities Office Building, Room 912
(803) 777-8454