RSSA: Russian Studies Semester Abroad

  Russia

• St. Petersburg: 
St. Petersburg

Term: Spring 
Dates: Feb-May

Description:
Russian Studies Semester Abroad
Undergraduate Module in Russian Politics, History and Culture

The semester abroad module for mature undergraduates includes classes in Russian history, politics and culture as well as the intensive Russian language classes. It draws upon the resources and experience of the renowned International MA in Russian studies but is tuned to the requirements of the western undergraduate training. Throughout the spring semester in Saint Petersburg students will receive professional academic training in the Russian area studies and get a diverse personal experience of the Russian society. The courses in history and culture will include on-site classes in cultural and historical venues of Saint Petersburg. All instruction is in English.

Highlights: Workload and Credits

The standard workload during the 14-week semester corresponds to 15 US or 30 ECTS credits. It includes the choice of three courses from the main curriculum, each taught for 4 academic hours per week (one academic hour equals 40 minutes). Russian language is taught for 8 hours per week. The overall number of contact hours is 20 per week plus homework.

Delivered through lectures and seminar sessions for which home reading is assigned, each course involves submitting one or two essays. In the Russian language classes students are assigned to groups corresponding to their proficiency level: beginners, intermediary and advanced.

The language classes are concluded with an official evaluation. The number of credits is 9 for the subject courses and 6 for the Russian language (18 and 12 ECTS credits respectively).

Main curriculum:
" Contemporary Russian Politics
" The Political Economy of the Post-Soviet Transition
" The History of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union
" The Russian Art from the Icon to Avant-Garde
" Media and Popular Culture in Russia Today
Dates

The program is scheduled for Spring semester only. The semester begins on the first week of February and terminates after 14 weeks in May.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 4,000

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Russia Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 11-14

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

European University at St. Petersburg's Mission Statement:
The EUSP has a commitment to the integration of Russian scholarship with scholarship in Europe and America. Against the background of Russian scholarship's continuing isolation from the West, this is a fundamentally important position.

The mission of the University is to satisfy societal needs in raising and expanding professional qualification of specialists and in developing their creative and scholarly potential on the basis of achievements of Russian and international experience and cooperation.

Year Founded: 1995