Russian Area Studies (RAS, RUSS)

HONORS: An Honors Program is offered for qualified students; see program director for details.

Head of the Program: Anna Brodsky

Core Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Richard H. Bidlack, Ph.D.—(1987)-2011
Professor of History
Ph.D., Indiana University

Anna Brodsky, Ph.D.—(1994)-2016
Professor of Russian
Ph.D., Yale University

Krzysztof Jasiewicz, Ph.D.—(1991)-1994
William P. Ames Jr. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences

Russian Area Studies Courses

Russian Area Studies courses are as follows:

The following courses may also meet major requirements when the topic is appropriate:

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Interdisciplinary Major

• Russian Area Studies major leading to BA degree

Interdisciplinary Minor

• Russian Language and Culture minor