German and Russian Studies

Associate Professors Cernahoschi and Kazecki (chair); Visiting Lecturers Filipovic and Stephenson.

Offerings in the Department of German and Russian Studies investigate interconnections among histories, societies, cultural practices, and languages in Eastern and Central Europe and beyond. The curricula in German and Russian explore societies shaped by change and diversity, highlighting the importance of attaining fluency not only in language but also in the nuances of cultural understanding.

The department offers a German major, a German minor, a Russian minor, and courses within the interdisciplinary European Studies major and minor.

Incoming students with previous knowledge of German should complete the German Language Placement Questionnaire to determine the appropriate German course to take.

Incoming students with previous knowledge of Russian should complete the Russian Language Placement Questionnaire to determine the appropriate Russian course to take.

Entering students are assigned to the appropriate level in language courses according to relative proficiency based on language exposure, length of previous study, and/or their performance on the Advanced Placement Test of the College Entrance Examination Board taken in high school.

More information is available on the German and Russian Studies department website.