Faculty of Arts

Russian Studies

Convener: Assoc. Professor S. G. Wheatcroft (History, Centre for Russian and Euro-Asian Studies)

The program offers students a means of developing and extending an interest in Russian and former Soviet studies. The program draws on subjects offered by the Departments of Political Science, History and Germanic Studies and Russian.

Russian language study is an integral part of the program.

Although Russian Language is not compulsory in the first year, it is highly recommended. Those students who wish to enter the program and begin Russian at a later date are strongly recommended to undertake the summer subject 183-103/203/303 Intensive Beginners Russian at the beginning of their second year.

A major in Russian Studies requires the completion of at least five semester subjects at second or third-year level (83.3 points), and including Russian language at a minimum of intermediate level.

Entry to the Honours School in Russian Studies is subject to the completion of all the requirements for the pass degree, with a major in Russian Studies including advanced level Russian Language, normally with an overall average of H2A. Only combined Honours is available in Russian Studies, and students must also meet the requirements for Honours in the combining department.

Apart from Russian language subjects, the following subjects are available for study as part of this program (see individual departmental listings for details).

Further postgraduate study in the area of Russian Studies is available. See Postgraduate Handbook for details of Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas in Arts (Russian Studies), Master of Arts (Russian Studies). It is also possible to proceed to a PhD in this discipline, enrolling in a PhD in History or Politics, for example.

Contact:

Centre for Russian and Euro-Asian Studies

135 Barry Street (south of Grattan Street)

Telephone: (03) 9344 5956

Second and Third Year

Department of History

131-250 Pre-Revolutionary Russian History
131-249 Post-Revolutionary Soviet History: From the Revolution To Gorbachev
Department of Political Science
166-216 From Superpower To Anarchical Society: Russia in Flux
166-235 Dictatorships, Democracies and Transition: Russian and East European Politics
166-236 The Political Economy of Russia
Department of Germanic Studies and Russian
126-112 Beginners Russian A
126-113 Beginners Russian B
126-116 Intermediate Russian A
126-117 Intermediate Russian B
126-259 Advanced Russian A
126-260 Advanced Russian B
126-254 Russian Literature and Society C
126-255 Russian Literature and Society D
Horwood Language Centre
183-103 Intensive Beginners Russian

Fourth Year Honours

131-411 Glasnost and the Reconstruction of Soviet History

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