Russian Language & Area Studies
Texas Tech's Russian Language and Area Studies program offers a number of courses in Russian language, literature, culture, politics, and history. We offer an interdisciplinary major in Russian Language and Area Studies as well as an RLAS minor and a minor in Russian. The program is intended to prepare students for various types of professional work that require knowledge of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States and to prepare motivated students for further study. Students are encouraged to take advantage of a number of study abroad opportunities affiliated with the program.
Why study Russian?
There is a misconception that
studying Russian is no longer necessary in post-Cold War America. While
the Soviet Union no longer exists, the
- Russian is identified by the State Department as a critical language necessary to the vital interests of our country. Government organizations such as the CIA, NSA, FBI and others have need of Russian specialists.
- The
- Russian is a great resume enhancer. National research has shown that undergraduates who study Russian have a much higher acceptance rate into graduate and professional programs of study.
ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONDEGREE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY: Persons possessing a bachelors degree or higher may take undergraduate language courses as a Nondegree Student. Admission is simple: Obtain an application at www.ttu.edu/gradschool, apply for admission as a Post Graduate (PRGD) Nondegree Student, pay the $50 application fee, and submit transcripts of all previous college level study. When admitted enroll in the appropriate language course. Once admitted you may register indefinitely in undergraduate TTU courses. For more information contact the CMLL Academic Program Advisor, Liz Hildebrand, liz.hildebrand@ttu.edu, 200 Foreign Languages Building, 806-742-4055.