York University | 2008-2009 Undergraduate Calendar - Undergraduate Courses and Programs

Russian Studies - Arts

Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

Note: Students who are exempted from Russian language courses based on their knowledge of Russian must still successfully complete the total number of credits required for their major or minor.

Russian literature and culture courses which count for major or minor credit in Russian studies are divided into two groups:

Group A: 19th-Century Literature and Culture

AS/RU 2750 6.00, AS/RU 3720 3.00, AS/RU 3730 3.00, AS/RU 3760 3.00 or AS/RU 4760 3.00, AS/RU 3761 3.00 or AS/RU 4761 3.00, AS/RU 4550 3.00, AS/RU 4560 3.00.

Group B: 20th-Century Literature and Culture

AS/RU 3740 3.00 or AS/RU 4740 3.00, AS/RU 3750 3.00 or AS/RU 4750 3.00, AS/RU 3770 3.00 or AS/RU 4770 3.00, AS/RU 3771 3.00 or AS/RU 4771 3.00, AS/RU 3790 6.00, AS/RU 4650 3.00, AS/RU 4660 3.00.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits, including the following:

AS/RU 1000 6.00;
AS/RU 2000 6.00;
24 additional credits in courses with an AS/RU course prefix (see Group A and Group B above);
At least six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 3310 3.00, AS/HIST 3311 3.00, AS/HIST 3380 3.00, AS/HIST 3381 3.00, AS/HIST 4380 6.00, AS/POLS 3401 3.00, AS/POLS 3500 3.00 or AS/POLS 4280 6.00.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Russian studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in Russian studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet Russian studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in Russian studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Students will take at least 36 credits, including the following:

AS/RU 1000 6.00;
AS/RU 2000 6.00;
18 additional credits in courses with an AS/RU course prefix (see Group A and Group B above);
At least six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 3310 3.00, AS/HIST 3311 3.00, AS/HIST 3380 3.00, AS/HIST 3381 3.00, AS/HIST 4380 6.00, AS/POLS 3401 3.00, AS/POLS 3500 3.00 or AS/POLS 4280 6.00.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students will take at least 30 credits, including the following:

AS/RU 1000 6.00;
AS/RU 2000 6.00;
12 additional credits in courses with an AS/RU course prefix (see Group A and Group B above);
At least six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 3310 3.00, AS/HIST 3311 3.00, AS/HIST 3380 3.00, AS/HIST 3381 3.00, AS/HIST 4380 6.00, AS/POLS 3401 3.00, AS/POLS 3500 3.00 or AS/POLS 4280 6.00.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits, including the following:

AS/RU 1000 6.00;
AS/RU 2000 6.00;
12 additional credits in courses with an AS/RU course prefix (see Group A and Group B above);
At least six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 3310 3.00, AS/HIST 3311 3.00, AS/HIST 3380 3.00, AS/HIST 3381 3.00, AS/HIST 4380 6.00, AS/POLS 3401 3.00, AS/POLS 3500 3.00 or AS/POLS 4280 6.00.