College Schools, Departments & Programs

Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Introduction

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SLAV) offers courses that meet a wide range of needs and interests in Russian, Polish, Czech, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Ukrainian, Romanian, and Old Church Slavonic.

Advanced language courses are not only for the department's majors, but also for students specializing in other disciplines, particularly in the social sciences, natural sciences, and other languages and literatures. The department offers literature, culture, linguistics, and film courses that require no knowledge of a Slavic or East European language and that can be taken by any student interested in the Russian, Slavic, and East European area.

There is an intensive program during the summer that allows coverage of a full year of Russian and other Slavic and East European languages in eight weeks. By attending two such summer sessions in conjunction with a regular course of study, students can cover four years of Russian in two, or two years of another Slavic or East European language in one. Admission to the Summer Language Workshop is by application.

To ensure proper placement in language courses at all levels, transfer students and those who return to the study of a departmental language after a lapse of time are required to take a placement examination administered by the department prior to enrolling in a language course.

Majors and prospective majors are urged to consult early with the departmental academic advisor concerning the possibility of double majors and the scheduling of strong minors.

Majors, Minors, and Programs
Contact Information

Department of Slavic and East European Languages and
Cultures
Indiana University
GISB Fourth Floor
355 N. Jordan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405

(812) 855-2608
iuslavic [at] indiana [dot] edu

http://slavic.indiana.edu/