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. The department also administers, together with the School of International Relations, a major in Central European Studies, which combines background in relevant languages (Russian plus either German or Polish or more intensive study of Russian) with course work in international relations and the history, culture and politics of the region.

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: Sarah Pratt, PhD*; Thomas Seifrid, PhD*; Alexander Zholkovsky, PhD*

Associate Professor: Roumyana Pancheva, PhD (Linguistics)

Assistant Professors: Anna Krakus, PhD; Greta Matzner-Gore, PhD; Kelsey Rubin-Detlev, PhD

Professor (Teaching) of Russian: Tatiana Akishina, PhD

Emeritus Professors: John Bowlt, PhD; Marcus Levitt, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.

Graduate Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Specialization in Slavic Linguistics)

Application deadline: January 1

See Linguistics in this catalogue.

Programs

Bachelor’s Degree

Minor

Doctoral Degree

Slavic Languages and Literatures (PhD)

Courses

Slavic Languages and Literatures