Russian Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)

Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students

This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.

Degree Requirements — B.A. students

To be eligible for a B.A. degree, a student must fulfil all Faculty and program requirements as indicated in Degree Requirements for the Faculty of Arts . We recommend that students consult an Arts OASIS advisor for degree planning.

Required Course (3 credits)

• RUSS 490 Honours Seminar 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (33 credits)

33 credits selected from the following specifications:

Group A: Russian Language (18 credits)

18 credits selected from the following courses or their equivalent:

Students entering this program with previous knowledge of or exposure to Russian may, with permission of the Department, replace this group with selections from Group B or Group C. 18 credits selected from the following courses or their equivalent:

• RUSS 210 Elementary Russian Language 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 211 Elementary Russian Language 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 215 Elementary Russian Language Intensive 1 (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 301 Russian for Heritage Speakers 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 310 Intermediate Russian Language 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 311 Intermediate Russian Language 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 316 Intermediate Russian Language Intensive 2 (6 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 327 Reading Russian Poetry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 328 Readings in Russian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 415 Advanced Russian Language Intensive 1 (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 453 Advanced Russian Language and Syntax (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Group B (6–9 credits)

6-9 credits selected from the following courses or their equivalent:

• RUSS 217 Russia's Eternal Questions (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 218 Russian Literature and Revolution (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 223 Russian 19th Century: Literary Giants 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 224 Russian 19th Century: Literary Giants 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 229 Introduction to Russian Folklore (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 250 The Central European Novel (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Group C (6–9 credits)

6-9 credits selected from the following courses or their equivalent:

• RUSS 213 Introduction to Soviet Film (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 330 Chekhov without Borders (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 333 Petersburg: City of Myth (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 337 Vladimir Nabokov (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 340 Russian Short Story (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 347 Late and Post-Soviet Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 350 Central European Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 357 Leo Tolstoy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 358 Fyodor Dostoevsky (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 365 Supernatural and Absurd in Russian Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 369 Narrative and Memory in Russian Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 381 Russia's Utopia Complex (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 382 Russian Opera (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 385 Staging Russianness: From Pushkin to Chekhov (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RUSS 390 Special Topics in Russian (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 395 Soviet Cinema: Art and Politics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 397 Tarkovsky: Cinema and Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 398 Soviet Women Filmmakers (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 427 Russian Fin de Siècle (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 428 Russian Avantgarde (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 430 High Stalinist Culture 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 440 Russia and Its Others (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RUSS 475 Special Topics in Russ Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 500 Special Topics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RUSS 501 Topics in Slavic Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Group D: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Faculty of Arts

0-3 credits to be chosen from the following or their equivalent:

• ANTH 303 Ethnographies of Post-socialism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• HIST 216 Introduction to Russian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 226 East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 306 East Central Europe, 1944-2004 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• HIST 313 Habsburg Monarchy, 1618-1918 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• HIST 316 History of the Russian Empire (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 326 History of the Soviet Union (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 406 Topics: Russian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 576D1 Seminar: Topics in Russian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 576D2 Seminar: Topics in Russian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• JWST 303 The Soviet Jewish Experience (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• POLI 329 Russian Politics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• POLI 331 Politics in East Central Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• SOCI 455 Post-Socialist Societies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Related programs

• Russian Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
• Russian Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
• Russian Major Concentration (B.A.)
• Russian Honours (B.A.)
• Russian Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
• Russian Minor Concentration (B.A.)