Declare Your Minor
If you are ready to begin the process of declaring your Minor in Russian, you may fill out and submit the form below.
After submitting your request to declare a minor, you are encouraged to contact Joe Peschio (Program Coordinator) to ask any questions you may have about the Russian program and to begin the process of exploring career paths, outlining a course of study, discussing study abroad and funding opportunities, and planning other activities within the minor.
Requirements
At least 9 credits must be completed in advanced-level courses in residence at UWM; at least 6 of these credits must be in the Russian curricular area. Students must attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.0 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including transfer work. Minor courses taken outside the Russian curricular area count in the minor GPAs.
Students are strongly encouraged to pursue study abroad in Russia and may apply transfer credits from an approved study abroad program toward their degree requirements. Students interested in doing extensive advanced-level coursework at a Russian university should contact the program coordinator to discuss the College's residency requirement.
The Russian minor requires completion of four semesters of college-level Russian (through RUSSIAN 202) or equivalent preparation. Credits earned at UWM in satisfying this requirement count in the minor GPA. In addition, minors must complete 18 credits as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| RUSSIAN 310 | Advanced Russian Reading and Conversation: | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 311 | Contemporary Russian Language: | 3 |
| Select 6 additional credits in the Russian curricular area | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 credits in Russian and/or courses selected from the list of cross-listed courses below | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Cross-listed Courses
The following courses are approved to satisfy the requirements of the Russian minor. Please contact the program coordinator for the most up-to-date list of approved courses or to request approval for Russian-related courses not on this list.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH 316 | World Cinema: (Russian Cinema) | 3 |
| ETHNIC 250 | Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: (Gender and Ethnicity in and After the USSR) | 3 |
| HIST 341 | Imperial Russia | 3 |
| HIST 343 | Russia Since 1917 | 3 |
| INTLST 550 | Senior Seminar in International Studies: (Russia in Transition: Media and Values) | 3 |
| POL SCI 310 | Russian and Post-Soviet Politics | 3 |