Russian Minor

The minor consists of a minimum of 5 full courses (or the equivalent).

Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.

View the catalog page for the Russian Language, Literature, and Culture department.

Summary of Requirements

RUSS 203 - Intermediate Russian
RUSS 204 - Intermediate Russian
Three Full Courses in Approved Russian Minor Electives

Notes:
At least two of the Russian minor electives must be taken at Oberlin.

FYSP courses taught by faculty in the Russian department can count toward the minor.

Students planning to study on a program in Russia should consult the Russian staff for a preliminary interpretation of such work in terms of Oberlin credit.

Students who place out of Intermediate Russian when they enter Oberlin may complete the minor by taking a total of 5 of the electives listed below.

Russian Minor Electives

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FYSP 085 - Rebellion, Revolution, Rock-‘n’-Roll: Art and Dissent in Russia
RUSS 170 - Beekeeping: A Cultural and Environmental History
RUSS 221 - Love in a Cold Climate: Literature and Desire in Nineteenth-Century Russia
RUSS 222 - Russian Foodways
RUSS 225 - The Existentialist Imagination in Russia and Europe
RUSS 240 - Wild Russia
RUSS 242 - From Pushkin to Pussy Riot: Literature Meets Music in Russia and Beyond
RUSS 244 - Georgia: The Crossroad of Civilizations
RUSS 246 - Sex under Socialism: Narratives of Sexuality and Ideology
RUSS 251 - Gone Writing: Travel and Literature
RUSS 252 - Art as Witness in Eastern Europe and Russia
RUSS 305 - Advanced Russian: Cross-Cultural Communication I
RUSS 306 - Advanced Russian: Cross-Cultural Communication II
RUSS 411 - Special Topics: Women’s Voices
RUSS 446 - Senior Seminar. Contemporary Russophone Poetry: Art and Activism