Russian

Department Chair: Aparna Nayak

RGRLL Language Coordinator: Shelley Dykstra

Single Subject Coordinator for World Languages: Cynthia Leathers

Department Office: Academic Services, Room 309
Telephone: (562) 985.4317
Website: Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures Department

Affiliated Faculty: Andrew Jenks, Jesse O’Dell, Dmitrii Sidorov

Administrative Analyst/Specialist: Cindy Tovar

Students desiring information should contact the department office for referral to one of the faculty advisors.

College: College of Liberal Arts

Related Departments and Programs:

Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures

Courses: RUSS

Career Possibilities

Customs Inspector • Immigration Officer • Importer/Exporter • Foreign Service Officer • International Marketing Representative • Travel Guide • Social Worker • Linguist • Foreign Correspondent • Community Organization Worker • Lawyer • Librarian • International Student Advisor • Educator • Peace Corps Worker • Interpreter • Translator • CIA/FBI Agent (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see the CSULB Careers Website.)

*Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see the CSULB Careers Website. or make an appointment with an advisor or Department Chair, who can guide you about these and additional career options that will fit your interests and needs.

Introduction

The Russian minor offers an interdisciplinary curriculum including language, cinema, literature, history, and geography. It is designed to introduce students to the rich cultural traditions of Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, since Russian remains the lingua franca among many countries of this region. A working knowledge of Russian is an asset in a variety of majors (International Studies, Journalism, Political Science-Global Politics track, Comparative Literature, to name a few) and can improve your job prospects whether in business, travel and tourism, journalism, translation, publishing, or in U.S. government agencies.

Scholarships for study abroad available.

Programs

Minor

Russian Minor

Courses

Russian

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.