Linguistics and Russian

Successful completion of four courses in Russian: RUSSIAN 110, 120, 230 and 240 (or equivalent). Thirty credits distributed between Linguistics and Russian, including all of the following courses:

Linguistics courses:
LINGUIST 201 How Language Works:  Introduction to Linguistics Theory
LINGUIST 302 Fundaments of Speech Sounds (formerly LINGUIST 390A)
LINGUIST 401 Introduction to Syntax
LINGUIST 411 Introduction to Language Acquisition
LINGUIST 414 Introductory Phonetics for Linguists

Russian courses:
RUSSIAN 301 Advanced Russian I
RUSSIAN 302 Advanced Russian II
RUSSIAN 560 Russian Phonetics
RUSSIAN 561 Structure of Russian
RUSSIAN 563 Contrastive Structures of Russian and English

Currently, students can take Elementary and Intermediate Russian, as well as Heritage Russian, at Umass.  Advanced level Russian courses are offered through the Five Colleges. It may be possible to arrange for coursework by special arrangement with individual faculty, or by study abroad.  For more information, contact the Undergraduate Adviser.

Additional courses may be selected from the offerings of the Slavic languages departments in the Five Colleges.

Junior Year Writing requirement:

The Junior Year Writing (JYW) requirement is met by taking LINGUIST 305 (which is currently offered in the Fall semester) or LINGUIST 350.  The Junior Year Writing requirement does not need to be satisfied in your junior year.

Common requirements for all majors:
A grade of C or better must be earned in any course used to satisfy major requirements.

College of Humanities and Fine Arts requirement:

  • Foreign Language: All students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level.

See the Undergraduate Program Guide for more details about College requirements.

University Graduation requirements:

See the Undergraduate Program Guide for more details about University graduation requirements, including General Education requirements.