Program: Languages and Cultures: Russian Language and Area Studies Specialization, B.A. - Texas Tech University

Apr 15, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Languages and Cultures Bachelor’s Programs

The Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Cultures consists of 33 hours at the 2000-level and above, including CMLL 2305 . As part of the required hours, each of the degree’s four specializations must include the following:

Classics – A minimum of 6 hours of 4000-level Classics courses
French – A minimum of four 4000-level French courses (12 hours)
German – A minimum of four 4000-level German courses (12 hours).
Russian Language and Area Studies – A minimum of 6 hours of 4000-level Russian courses

This major also requires 6 hours of writing intensive courses. Students must make a C or better in departmental courses to be eligible for graduation.

Recommended Sample Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
RUSN 1501 - A Beginning Course in Russian I 5 Semester Credit Hours
MATH (1000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours *
CMLL 2305 - Introduction to Language and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours
Personal Fitness & Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 15

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
RUSN 1502 - A Beginning Course in Russian II 5 Semester Credit Hours
MATH (1000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 15

Second Year

Fall

Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *
RUSN 2301 - A Second Course in Russian I 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government, Organization 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States Since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life & Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 16

Spring

ENGL (2000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours *
RUSN 2302 - A Second Course in Russian II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor (1000 or 2000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life & Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours *
POLS 2302 - American Public Policy 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

RUSN 3305 - Studies in Advanced Russian 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor (3000 or 4000 Level) 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *
RUSN 3305 - Studies in Advanced Russian 3 Semester Credit Hours
RUSN 4302 - Contemporary Russian Literature in Translation 3 Semester Credit Hours
Minor (3000 or 4000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communication Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

RUSN 4301 - The Great Russian Realists: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Writing Intensive)
Minor (3000 or 4000 level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Individual or Group Behavior Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HIST 3372 - Tsarist Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
HIST 3374 - History of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
HIST 4379 - Revolutionary Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
Upper-Division Free Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

RUSN 3301 - Russian Civilization Through Literature in the 19th Century 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
RUSN 3302 - 20th Century Russian Civilization Through Literature in Translation 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 3372 - Tsarist Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
HIST 3374 - History of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
HIST 4379 - Revolutionary Russia 3 Semester Credit Hours
Individual or Group Behavior Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Minor (4000 Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Free Elective 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Total Hours: 120

* Refer to the General Degree Requirements of Arts and Sciences for a complete list of qualifying courses.

A summer or semester of study abroad is strongly recommended.
See an advisor for courses that fulfill the Language, Philosophy & Culture and Multicultural requirements.