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USC Catalogue 2016-2017 
    
USC Catalogue 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Slavic Languages and Literatures


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The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers a major in Russian at the undergraduate level and minors in Russian and Russian Area Studies. The major combines thorough preparation in the Russian language with the study of Russian literature, art and culture. Particular emphasis is placed on developments in contemporary Russia. Students are required to study four semesters of Russian language as a prerequisite to the major. The major itself requires an additional three semesters of language study, three semesters of an advanced seminar on Russian culture (with varying content), and two elective courses, either in Russian literature and culture (in translation or Russian, depending on course scheduling) or in Russian area studies.

Taper Hall of Humanities 255
(213) 740-2735
FAX: (213) 740-8550
Email: slavic@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/sll

Chair: Thomas Seifrid, PhD

Faculty

Professors: John Bowlt, PhD*; Sharon Carnicke, PhD (Dramatic Arts); Marcus Levitt, PhD*; Sarah Pratt, PhD*; Azade-Ayse Rorlich, PhD (History); Thomas Seifrid, PhD*; Alexander Zholkovsky, PhD*

Associate Professors: Robert English, PhD (International Relations); Roumyana Pancheva, PhD (Linguistics)

Assistant Professor: Anna Krakus, PhD; Greta Matzner-Gore, PhD

Professor (Teaching) of Russian: Tatiana Akishina, PhD

Associate Professor (Teaching) of German: Britta Bothe, PhD

Assistant Professors (Teaching) of German: John W. Arensmeyer Jr., PhD; Eve Lee, PhD

Lecturer: John Adam Peters III

Emeritus Professor: Anthony M. Mlikotin, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.

Graduate Degrees

Master of Arts in Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (Slavic Languages and Literatures)

See Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture  in this catalogue.

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Specialization in Slavic Linguistics)

Application deadline: January 1

See Linguistics  in this catalogue.

Certificate in Foreign Language Teaching

The Certificate in Foreign Language Teaching provides certification in the theory and practice of second or foreign language teaching for student language teachers concurrently enrolled in graduate degree programs in foreign languages or related graduate programs at USC; for graduates of such programs who are teaching languages; for external candidates concurrently enrolled in similar programs at accredited colleges or universities; or for graduates of such programs who are teaching languages. The certificate is meant to supplement graduate study in the literature or linguistics of foreign languages. It is also meant to supplement classroom teaching. Refer to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese  for course work requirements.

Programs

    Bachelor’s DegreeMinorDoctoral Degree

    Courses

      Slavic Languages and Literatures