“Of the four languages I speak, Russian is the only language I’ve
used operationally.” – MAJ Jason Garneau
РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК
Be a Russian Language Major!
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ~ RUSSIAN WITH HONORS
EURASIAN AREA STUDIES ~ DOUBLE LANGUAGE
Washington Hall 5206; 845-938-0310
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Department of Foreign Languages
United States Military Academy
“Speaking in Tongues since 1802”
What Can I Expect as a Russian Major?
As a Russian language major you will follow a track of courses designed to
develop your Russian language proficiency and cultural understanding. These
courses will focus on language, culture and Russian life. You may also have the
opportunity for academic travel to Russian-speaking areas such as Kazakhstan,
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia or Russia.
What Are My Study Program Options?
You can choose from a Russian Language Major, combine Russian and another language
with a Dual Language Major, or combine the language and the region with an
interdisciplinary Eurasian Studies Major. Each of these options can be taken as an honors
program. Language majors also work well as part of a Double Major with another
department.
Sample Russian-language 8TAP
Third Class
courses are
identical for all
Russian Major
options.
FOREIGN ACADEMY EXCHANGE PROGRAM (FAEP): Travel to places like
the Kazakhstan National Military Academy in Almaty and live the life of a Kazakh
Academy cadet.
THIRD CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
MA205
MA206
CES1
CES2
CES3
HI302
PH201
PH202
EN302
SS307
HI301
LR484(7)
SS201
SS202
HI301
PL300
LW403
LR486(8)
EV203
PY201
LR371(1)
LR475(3)
LR483(5)
LR492(9)
LR203
LR204
HSS
Elective (2)
LR476(4)
LR485(6)
LN490(10)
Sample Dual-Language 8TAP
(Russian & Persian)
LR 371
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN
MIAD: Travel to the Georgian Caucasus Mountains to take part in the Georgian
Mountain Training School, an accredited NATO school.
AIAD: Travel to Voronezh, Russia, Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine, or Daugavpils,
Latvia to study Russian in an intensive summer language immersion program, and
travel to see historic sites.
SEMESTER ABROAD PROGRAM (SAP): Spend a semester studying Russian and
truly experiencing the culture in an immersion environment in Voronezh, Russia or
Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine. Some SAP attendees are able to travel to Georgia and
Moldova to study “frozen conflicts” in the former Soviet Union.
LR475
RUSSIAN RDG/WRTG THROUGH MEDIA
LR476
MILITARY SPEAKING/RDG IN RUSSIAN
LR483
RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION I
LR484
RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION II
ACADEMIC AWARDS AVAILABLE: The Brigadier General Charles J. Barrett
Memorial Award for most outstanding cadet in language studies, The Colonel
Phillip Matthews Award for excellence in Russian, The West Point Friendship
Award for excellence in Russian, The Brigadier General Anthony J. Smith Award
for excellence in foreign studies.
CES2
CES3
HI302
IT305
EN302
HI301
LR476(9)
PL300
SS307
LW403
LR492(10)
LR371(1)
LR475(3)
LR483(6)
LR484(11)
LZ203(2)
LZ204(4)
LZ371(7)
LN490(12)
HSS
Elective (5)
LR485(8)
LR4XX or
an HSS
Elective(13)
LR486
SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE II
LR492
RUSSIAN LIFE IN FICTION
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
CES1
LR485
SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE I
LN490
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CAPSTONE SEMINAR
RUSSIAN CLUB: Participate in weekly club activities, learn and experience
Russian culture through food, media and instruction, and socialize with other
Russian-language cadets.
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
Sample Area Studies 8TAP (Eurasia)
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1
TERM 2
CES1
CES2
CES3
HI302
EV365
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES
IT305
EN302
HI301
LR476(7)
EV371/2
GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA
PL300
SS307
LW403
EV372(8)
SS366
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
LR371(1)
LR475(3)
LR483(5)
SS375(9)
SS375
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF RUSSIA AND ITS
NEIGHBORS
HI3XX(2)
EV365(4)
SS366(6)
LN490(10)
“When I tell people in America that I am a language major, they generally say something like,
‘Why would you study languages? Everyone in Europe speaks English now anyways.’
Because of this, I questioned my decision a few times on becoming a language major. After a
few days in country, these questions went away. To truly connect with people from another
culture and way of life you need to speak their native language.”
-Cadet FAEP After Action Review