SLAV-BA - Slavic Languages and Literatures (BA)

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department’s undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

• Oral proficiency in Russian or another Slavic language (or any other language of Eastern Europe or the former Russian/Soviet empire) beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities

• Writing proficiency in Russian or another language of the region beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities

• Close reading skills of authentic texts in Russian or another language of the region

• The ability to develop compelling and nuanced lines of interpretation