These students enhance their future employment opportunities as well as build a better foundation for graduate and professional programs in Russian area studies. Through the University's Bachelor of Arts degree program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies, interested students can focus their undergraduate training on a broader interdisciplinary understanding of this region of the world. With the increasing importance of Russian as a language of science and commerce, many students find that training in the language is an important asset to careers in the natural and physical sciences, engineering, medicine, and business. Students of journalism, library science, and the social and military sciences also have strengthened their career preparation through the study of Russian. Students who develop an exceptional facility with the language may pursue careers in literary and technical translation and interpretation.
Required courses are as follows.
Russian Culture 3 s.h. Russia Today 3 s.h. Students majoring in Russian are urged to choose elective courses in economics, geography, history, or political science. Nearly every avenue of professional training and employment requires a solid background in Russian area studies. For example, criteria for U.S. Government employment include substantive knowledge in history, economics, political science, sociological disciplines, scientific specialties, demography, military-related skills, and in some cases cultural and religious background.