RUSSIAN

Why Russian?

Russian is the native language of 140 million and the second language of another estimated 108 million people globally, making it the seventh most spoken language in the world and the most commonly spoken native language in Europe. As Russian is still widely understood in several states of the former Soviet Union, learning Russian will enable you to meaningfully connect with the people and institutions of a span of territory stretching across Eastern Europe and Central and Northern Asia.

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Russia and Russophone countries have made substantial contributions to the fields of arts, science, technology, and culture. Many Russophone countries are also experiencing strong economic growth, and are set to play a substantial role in the China's Belt and Road initiative.

The curriculum

Russian can be studied as part of the Cultures and Societies stream and Language Intensive stream of the GLAS major. GLAS majors that wish to learn Russian as part of the Cultures and Societies Stream must complete 24 credits of RUSS courses, including 12 from introductory courses and 12 from advanced courses, alongside the other the other requisite GLAS courses. Students enrolled in the Language Intensive stream must complete 12 credits from introductory RUSS courses and 24 from advanced courses.

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Introductory RUSS courses:

RUSS1001 (6 credits; offered in the first semester)

RUSS1002 (6 credits; offered in the second semester)

RUSS1003 (12 credits; offered as a full year course)

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Advanced RUSS courses:

RUSS2001 (6 credits; offered in the first semester)

RUSS2002 (6 credits; offered in the second semester)

RUSS3001 (6 credits; offered in the first semester)

RUSS3002 (6 credits; offered in the second semester)

More information about the GLAS programme structure can be found in the syllabus.

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Russian was offered as a language of study for European Studies major students admitted before the 2023/24 academic year.

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