Overview

The mission of the Russian program from The University of Arizona s to provide high-quality language, literature, and culture instruction, imparted from a humanistic perspective, that prepares students for life in an increasingly complex and international world.

Faculty research in the areas of linguistics, literary study, language pedagogy, and cultural study is viewed as enhancing instruction at all levels and establishing scholarly preeminence appropriate to a student-centered Research I university.

Key Features

The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies offers a diversified and balanced program of study including courses in language, literature, linguistics, and culture. The program of study leads to a Master of Arts degree in Russian and Slavic Studies. The emphasis is on the acquisition of practical skills as preparation for continued study, research, teaching, government service, and business careers.

At graduation, students will be able to:

Distinguish from each other in the context of Russian culture and history the major Russian literary movements of the 19th and 20th centuries by identifying in writing and discussion major authors, themes, genres, style, and values expressed in representative works.
Achieve the proficiency of Level I Certificate (TORFL, Russian Ministry of Education), or "Advanced" (ACTFL) by standardized testing in speaking, writing, listening, reading, and grammar according to the proficiency measurements established by TORFL and ACTFL.
Demonstrate, through written and oral discourse, an understanding of Russian literary and other original texts using knowledge of the language that is both linguistic and cultural and at TORFL Level I or ACTFL "Advanced" proficiency.
Question, by engaging in oral and written discourse, how the larger context shapes individual expression in the past and present by actively reading critical/scholarly texts (e.g. question, disagree, debate, or integrate with prior knowledge).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Structure of Russian

Advanced Reading

Oral Communication

History of the Russian Language

19th Century Russian Literature

20th Century Russian Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Russian

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA 3.00
3 letters of recommendation
Official transcripts
Statement of Purpose
English proficiency exam for international students.
Audio file(mp3,wav)on CD or flash drive in Russian and English (short biography and reading of literary text in each language) - International applicants only

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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