Introduction
Areas of specialization include nineteenth and twentieth century Russian and Soviet literature, gender studies, film and media, legal and business Russian language, translation, Slavic linguistics, contemporary Russian literature, scientific and scholarly Russian language, stylistics, and history of the Russian literary language. Other languages occasionally offered through the Slavic department include Polish, Turkish, Romanian, Ukrainian, Serbian and Croatian.
The Slavic Department offers Russian language courses from the introductory through the most advanced levels. The department encourages language proficiency through five-skill courses: reading, writing, speaking, listening comprehension, and culture acquisition.

Requirements for the Major
A minimum of 10 courses in the department, 8 of which must be at the 100 level or above. All majors must take the following courses: RUS 63, 64, 101S, 102S, 195, 196 or equivalent. Each major is additionally required to take 4 courses, of which at least 2 have a primary focus on Russian literature. The department urges students to consider course work that would include at least one 200-level course.