__University__ 2014-2015 Bulletin

Certificate of Advanced Proficiency in Russian (CAPR)

This program is designed to permit students majoring in any subject to achieve Superior (professional) proficiency in Russian. Candidates may enroll in the program as undergraduate or as post-baccalaureate students.

Admission requirements

Students who wish to complete the Certificate program must first be admitted to the Russian Flagship Program (RFP). Sponsored by The Language Flagship, RFP offers both Introductory and Advanced tracks. See www.pdx.edu/russian-flagship/ for details.

Course requirements

Students in the program take five advanced Russian classes, three content classes conducted in Russian, and six Russian across the curriculum classes attached to the students’ general education requirements and individual majors. Students complete their Senior Capstone in Russian.

Courses

Advanced Russian Language Classes (5 classes):

Rus 325Russian Phonetics and Phonology

4
Rus 411Advanced Russian

4
Rus 412Advanced Russian

4
Rus 413Advanced Russian

4
Rus 414Advanced Russian Grammar

4
Total Credit Hours:20

Content Classes (3 classes) chosen from:

Rus 421Topics in Contemporary Russian Culture

4
Rus 427Topics in Russian Literature of the 19th Century

4
Rus 433Topics in Russian Literature of the 20th Century

4
Total Credit Hours:12

Russian Across the Curriculum:

Rus 444Flagship Studies: Globalization

2
Rus 445Flagship Studies: Globalization

2
Rus 446Flagship Studies: Globalization

2
Rus 454Flagship Studies: American Studies

2
Rus 455Flagship Studies: European Studies

2
Rus 456Flagship Studies: Environmental Sustainability

2
Rus 457Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major

2
Rus 458Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major

2
Rus 459Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major

2
UnSt 421Capstone

6
Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 56