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Program checklist · Russian Studies Major

Russian Studies Major

College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Russian Studies Major
CIP
05.0105
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166124
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166124_cda4da81
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

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    Required language courses:

    1 item
    1. RUSS 301
      Russian Composition & Conversation Course count
      As published: “Russian Composition & Conversation 1”
      1

    Other language courses:

    3 items
    1. RUSS 102
      Elementary Russian 2 Course count
      As published: “Elementary Russian 2 2”
      1
    2. RUSS 201
      Intermediate Russian 1 Course count
      As published: “Intermediate Russian 1 1”
      1
    3. RUSS 202
      Intermediate Russian 2: Language In Action Course count
      As published: “Intermediate Russian 2: Language In Action 2”
      1

    Four literature and/or culture classes, with at least one selected from those courses conducted in Russian or with an in-Russian attachment section of a course. 2

    15 items
    1. RUSS 249
      Russian Propaganda Course count
      As published: “Russian Propaganda”
      1
    2. RUSS 250
      Madness in Russian Literature Course count
      As published: “Madness in Russian Literature”
      1
    3. RUSS 251
      Tales of Desire Course count
      As published: “Tales of Desire”
      1
    4. RUSS 252
      Russian Fantasy and Science Fiction Course count
      As published: “Russian Fantasy and Science Fiction”
      1
    5. RUSS 253
      Fire & Ice: Siberia In Fiction Course count
      As published: “Fire & Ice: Siberia In Fiction”
      1
    6. RUSS 254
      Russian Icons: Art & Soul Course count
      As published: “Russian Icons: Art & Soul”
      1
    7. RUSS 257
      Russian Drama and the West Course count
      As published: “Russian Drama and the West”
      1
    8. RUSS 258
      Russian Cinema Course count
      As published: “Russian Cinema”
      1
    9. RUSS 259
      Fairytale: Russia & the World Course count
      As published: “Fairytale: Russia & the World”
      1
    10. RUSS 260
      19Th Century Russian Literature Course count
      As published: “19Th Century Russian Literature”
      1
    11. RUSS 261
      20Th/21st Century Russian Literature Course count
      As published: “20Th/21st Century Russian Literature”
      1
    12. RUSS 263
      Soviet Art and Literature Course count
      As published: “Soviet Art and Literature”
      1
    13. RUSS 264
      Writing Under Stalin Course count
      As published: “Writing Under Stalin”
      1
    14. RUSS 265
      Kyiv to Moscow: A Medieval Journey Course count
      As published: “Kiev to Moscow: Medieval History, Art & Culture”
      1
    15. RUSS 392
      Advanced Russian Tutorial Course count
      As published: “Advanced Russian Tutorial”
      1

    Additional electives from the lists above or below (two of which may be taken outside of the Russian Studies Program) to meet the ten course requirement. These courses may not be taken in lieu of literature and culture courses conducted in Russian.

    electives · 4 items
    1. HIST 245
      Imperial Russia/East & West Course count
      As published: “Imperial Russia/East & West”
      1
    2. HIST 253
      Soviet Experiment Course count
      As published: “Soviet Experiment”
      1
    3. HIST 254
      1
    4. POLS 252
      The Politics of Post-Communism Course count
      As published: “The Politics of Post-Communism”
      1

    Note: At least one Russian course must be completed in the fourth year if the student studies abroad.

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      Source. College of the Holy Cross, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.holycross.edu/academic-plans/world-languages-literatures-cultures/russian-major/. Captured page pages/0117.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.