UCIS     University Center for International Studies
Languages

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers regular training in Russian, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Old Church Slavonic, and related literatures and cultures leading to the BA, MA, and PhD degrees. Additionally, instruction in Modern Greek, Hungarian and Turkish is offered through the University´s Less Commonly Taught Languages Center, and other languages of the region may be taught on an individual basis through LCTLC.

The Slavic Department faculty have developed widely adopted and highly praised materials for both classroom and individualized instruction in Russian, Polish, Slovak, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, and have been pioneers in the use of computers for language learning. For example, an entire first-year course and other learning resources may be found on the Polish Language Website.

The Slavic Department offers a BA and MA in Russian language and literature, and is widely regarded as one of the leading centers for the study of contemporary Russian culture. The PhD program combines work in Russian language and literature with Russian and East European studies, cultural studies, and film studies. Over the years, the Slavic Department has maintained an exceptionally high job placement record for its PhD recipients. The department also publishes Studies in Slavic Cultures, a compendium of top-quality, original work submitted by students from the United States and abroad.

Each year the Slavic Department and REES sponsor the Slavic and East European Summer Language Institute (SLI), which attracts students nationwide. An eight-week program in Russian is offered at the elementary, intermediate, advanced, and fourth-year levels. Six-week intensive programs are also offered in elementary, intermediate, and/or advanced Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Elementary and intermediate Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian will be offered in the summers of 2012-2014 through the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI). Scholarships are available for participation in all of these intensive summer programs.

Study abroad programs offered through the SLI include:

For an application form, visit the Slavic Department website.

Note: Please view the "Why Study Slavic and East European Languages" webpage provided by the The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL). AATSEEL advances the study and promotes the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.