Russian and Eurasian Studies Program
Content Last Updated: 2012
The Russian Language Minor
Prof. Edward Vajda
Miller Hall 217D
650-4856
edward.vajda@wwu.edu
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First Year Sequence
Russian 110, 120 Elementary Russian (immersion courses taught entirely in Russian; 5 credits each; taught every winter and spring quarter; first-year Russian is not taught in fall quarter)
Russian 214 Russian Phonetics (a 2-credit course taught spring quarter)
Second Year Sequence
Russian 201, 202, 203 Intermediate Russian (5 credits each)
Russian 214 (Russian Phonetics)
No upper-division courses in Russian are taught.
Eurasian Studies Sequence
Eurasian Studies 201 (Introduction to Russian Civilization, 5 credits, taught in English, fulfills Humanities GUR)
Eurasian Studies 210 (Nomads of Eurasia, 5 credits, taught in English; fulfills ACGM GUR)
Eurasian Studies 450 (Topics in Eurasian Studies, variable topics, taught in English, 3 credits)
Russian and Eurasian Studies Minor (27 credits)
Requirements:
Eurasian studies 201 and 210 (10 credits)
Russian 201, 202, 203 (15 credits; students with no background in Russian should also take Russian 110 and 120; students with extensive prior background in Russian may begin the sequence with Russian 201 or 202 (with instructor’s approval)
The remaining credits come from taking one course of either Russian 214 (Russian Phonetics, 2 credits) or Eurasian Studies 450 (Topics in Eurasian Studies, 3 credits)
For more information:
Contact: Professor Ed Vajda, Miller Hall 217D, 360-650-4856, edward.vajda@wwu.edu
External Links to Core Eurasian Studies Courses
The Russian section also offers two 5-credit classes in English that count toward General University Requirements (GUR) but not toward the Russian minor. These are Eurasian Studies 201 (Introduction to Russian Civilization), and Eurasian Studies 210 (Nomads of Eurasia). The latter course introduces the student to the native peoples of Siberia and Inner Asia.