Russian and East European StudiesRussian language courses in the heritage track are intended for students who have learned or been exposed to Russian at home or in the community. If you grew up in a Russian-speaking home and speak some Russian, we have a special program for you. At Penn, you can learn literacy and develop your colloquial language skills to a level of an educated native speaker. Courses are offered at various levels of language competence, from learning an alphabet to reading and analyzing thick novels in Russian. Heritage courses satisfy the Penn language requirement in only one year and count towards major, minor, and language certificate in Russian.
First-year courses:
- Russian 360 (1 c.u.): Elementary Russian I (offered in Fall)
- Russian 361 (1 c.u.): Elementary Russian II (offered in Spring) *Course fulfills Penn Language Requirement
Second-year courses:
A variety of content courses taught in Russian on topics including Business and Political Russian, Russian Literature, Soviet and Russian Film (offered both fall and spring semesters).
Third-year courses:
A variety of content courses taught in Russian on topics including Business and Political Russian, History in Russian, Russian poets. These courses combine students in traditional and heritage tracks.
