Russian Studies - Iowa State University

Russian Studies from Iowa State University is a Campus Bachelor European Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. When you study Russian at Iowa State University , you learn much more than just a language. You broaden your cultural horizons, strengthen your cultural intelligence, increase your marketability, and learn to see, understand, and relate to the world from a new perspective. The Iowa State Russian Studies Program offers you a flexible major with a variety of courses in Russian culture, literature, language for professions, history, political science, religion and economics. You may select courses from all the disciplines represented in the major or you may concentrate on one or two disciplines. You may also choose courses with a broad trans-regional focus. As part of the REEES Distance Learning Consortium, Iowa State's Russian Studies Program has recently introduced a series of courses on the languages, histories and cultures of the countries within the former Soviet bloc. An integral part of your major is the study abroad experience. You can choose from a semester or an academic year abroad studying in Minsk, Belarus and St. Petersburg. It is highly recommended that you stay with a local family, allowing you to immerse yourself in the Russian language and culture. Students who return from living and studying abroad are unanimous in their assertion that the experience is a transformative one, one that profoundly shapes who and what they will become. Languages and Cultures for the Professions The LCP Program is offered to students in the Colleges of Engineering and Business, allowing you to major in a world language while maintaining your primary major. The program allows you to take courses that have been designed to meet the demands of professionals in a global marketplace. Courses are offered in business and professions, contemporary society and culture as well as a wide range of courses in language and civilization. There are numerous opportunities off-campus for you as well as the LCP Program has exciting study abroad and international internships options for students in all world language majors. Career Opportunities Recent Russian Studies graduates have gone onto graduate school and professional programs or moved directly into professional positions including Daimler Chrysler Kreg Tool Company View more details on Iowa State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related European Studies courses.