College of Letters and Science
322 Kaplan Hall
Box 951502
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1502
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures
310-825-3856
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The Department of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures offers a wide array of courses in the languages and cultures of Russia and of central and eastern Europe. Instruction is offered in Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian/Croatian, and Ukrainian to provide students with the necessary linguistic skills to pursue advanced work in the literature, culture, history, politics, and social structures of these areas. Students have the choice of several majors and minors and the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills through programs of study abroad.
The department offers three majors: (1) Central and East European Languages and Cultures, (2) Russian Language and Literature, and (3) Russian Studies. The equivalent of a major in Central and East European Languages and Cultures or Russian Language and Literature is normally required for admission to the department graduate program and is used to determine the number of courses in Russian literature and/or linguistics that students majoring in Russian Studies are expected to make up in order to receive graduate degrees in the department. Students not majoring in Central and East European Languages and Cultures or Russian Language and Literature who intend to pursue graduate study in the department are strongly encouraged to take courses in Russian literature and linguistics during their undergraduate years to reduce the number of makeup courses required. Qualified seniors may also take graduate courses numbered below 220 with consent of the instructor and the graduate and undergraduate advisers.
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures courses are in the following subject areas:
