俄语语言文学专业对俄语语言和文化进行了深入介绍。文学，艺术和语言学课程的广泛选择为各种选择提供了基础。建议打算从事文学或图书馆学研究生职业的学生修读文学，媒体和文化课程。希望进入政治科学，商业或经济学，教学证书课程或具有教学重点的硕士课程等领域的学生，应学习当代俄罗斯的政治，语言和社会问题。
Situated on the threshold between Europe and Asia, Islam and Christianity, and East and West, Russia has always had a culture and identity dependent on its changing relationship with other cultures and nations, including those in Eastern and Central Europe. With vast natural resources and global significance, Russia is a country whose language, politics, and culture we cant afford not to understand better. Russia's world-renowned art, literature, film, and music can help you understand this vast and diverse country beyond the headlines. As a student in the program, youll take courses covering different aspects of Russian and East European culture taught by dedicated and expert faculty who will give you all the personal attention you need to succeed. Of course, the best way to understand another culture is through its language We offer world-class instruction in the Russian language at all levels of proficiency. Career options for majors and minors include business, government, law, medicine, travel, education, and translation.<br><br>The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies offers programs of study leading to the B.A. in German language and literatures and the B.A. in Russian and East European Studies. Please see the Comparative Literature Program for M.A. and Ph.D. degree emphasis in German language and literature. Students in each program acquire an appropriate linguistic background in lower-division courses, and are exposed to the modern language in most upper-division classes. The curriculum for each program is designed to provide a wide range of courses on literatures, arts and cultures in a global context. Qualified students majoring in German may spend a year at one of the three partner universities of UC's Education Abroad in Berlin. These universities also offer a one-semester course of study.