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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Russian Studies Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - RUSSIAN STUDIES

  • This minor requires a minimum GPA of 2.5. 

Course Requirements

Lower Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
RUSS 101Elementary Russian I4
RUSS 102Elementary Russian II4
RUSS 201Intermediate Russian I4
RUSS 202Intermediate Russian II4
RUSS 105YIntro to Russian Culture3
History
Complete one of the following courses: 3
Russia to 1881
Russia Since 1881
Russian Electives
Complete 3 credits of the following courses: 3
Russian: Oral & Written Expression I
Russian: Oral and Written Expression II
Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature
Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature
Russian Cinema and Culture
19th-Century Russian Authors
20th-Century Russian Authors
Russian Short Story
Russian Poetry
Seminar in Russian Studies
Russian Elective in Another Discipline
Complete 3 upper-division credits in another department/discipline besides Russian or History. Speak with your minor advisor or the Russian Studies program director about which courses might fulfill this requirement. 3
Total Hours28
 

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