Undergraduate Program
The first thing any student must do is to study the catalog well, especially those pages concerning general education requirements for the B.A. degree, and those dealing with Departmental requirements, in the most current University of Kansas Undergraduate Catalog. Note, however, that regulations sometimes change even after the catalog has gone to print, so please check with the Undergraduate Advisor about current regulations. The Advisor is currently Professor Kerry Sabbag; Associate Advisor Professor William J. Comer.
Major Prerequisites
These courses do not count toward the Russian major requirements,
but are prerequisites for further coursework in Russian. Prospective Russian majors should complete RUSS 204-208 -
Intermediate Russian, rather than RUSS 212-216. Students who have completed 212 and wish to major in
Russian should enroll in RUSS 208 for their spring semester.
| COURSES
| CREDITS
|
| Russ 104-108 - Elementary Russian I-II (or equivalent)
| 10
|
| Russ 204 - Intermediate Russian I
| 6
|
| Total |
16 |
Major Courses
The 27 Russian total course hours represents the minimum
for a major concentration. You may take as many additional hours as you wish, provided
that you have fulfilled all of your general education requirements.
Discuss the order in which you take the literature and linguistics courses with your advisor, but
you must have at least three credit hours in each area. In general the department
recommends that students take no more than 2 courses in the SLAV
140-144-148-240 series. The department also recommends that the
literature course for the major be chosen from the course offerings
at the 500-level or higher.
| COURSES
| CREDITS
|
| Russ 208 - Intermediate Russian II
| 6
|
Russ 504-508 - Advanced Russian I-II
OR
Russ 512-516 - Russian for the Professions I-II
| 6
|
| 1 course in Russian linguistics
| 3
|
| 1 course in Russian literature
| 3
|
3 additional courses in Russian literature,culture, linguistics
or advanced Russian language
| 9
|
| Total
| 27
|
Questions? Contact Professor Kerry Sabbag ksabbag@ku.edu
Minors Offered
Slavic Cultures in Translation
This minor requires no knowledge of a Slavic language, but provides a solid knowledge of West, South, and East Slavic cultures through texts read in English translation.
- Two courses chosen from: SLAV 140/141, SLAV 144/145, SLAV 148/149, or SLAV 240/241.
- 12 hours of Slavic literature and culture courses at the 300 level or above.
- Students should consult with an undergraduate advisor to make sure that their selection of Junior-Senior hours assures broad enough representation of different aspects of Slavic Literatures and Cultures.
Russian
This minor requires at least two years of course work in Russian language and offers a broadly based knowledge of Russian language, linguistics, and literature.
- RUSS 208 (6 hours).
- 3 hours in linguistics at the 300 level or above.
- 3 hours in literature at the 300 level or above.
- 6 hours in language, linguistics, or literature at the 300 level or above, at the student’s discretion.
Polish
This minor requires at least two years of course work in Polish language and offers a broadly based knowledge of Polish language, literature, culture, and history.
- PLSH 204-208 (6 hours).
- 3 hours in Polish culture at the 300 level or above.
- 9 hours in language, history, culture, or literature at the 300 level or above (please refer to the list of available courses in the Polish Studies concentration).
South Slavic
This minor requires at least two years of course work in Croatian/Serbian language and offers a broadly based knowledge of South Slavic languages, literatures, cultures, and history.
- CRSB 204-208 (6 hours).
- 3 hours in South Slavic cultures at the 300 level or above, for example, SLAV 390
- 9 hours in South Slavic languages, history, cultures, or literatures at the 300 level or above (please refer to the list of available courses in the Polish Studies concentration).
