As a member of the global community, the Georgia Tech Russian program is deeply concerned with the ongoing situation in Ukraine. We stand with the people of Ukraine, especially members of our program and the Georgia Tech community who might be affected, and support the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Board Statement:
The Board of Directors of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns Russia’s military assault on Ukraine and President Putin’s use of historical distortions and cynical untruths to justify Russia’s attack on Ukrainian sovereignty. We stand with all the people of Ukraine and Russia who oppose this war.
Overview
In the Russian program at Georgia Tech, students can master a critical need language to a professional level within the context of a four-year degree and immerse themselves in one of the world’s richest cultures.
Russian is spoken by approximately 260 million people in the Russian Federation, Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Germany, Israel, the U.S. and Canada. It is a major language of science and technology (think aerospace, mathematics, physics, bioengineering) and crucial to security and international affairs. The Russian sector of the Internet is the second-biggest after English. Leading figures in literature, film, music, poetry, theater and art have worked and work in the Russian language. Russian remains on all U.S. government agencies’ lists of Critical Need languages.
Georgia Tech Russian degree programs combine high-level language and intercultural skills with rigorous cross-disciplinary study of Russian culture. We offer on-campus courses in the Russian language through the 3rd year; courses in literature, culture, and film with reading and discussion in English; and content courses taught in Russian at the 4th-year level. We also offer a range of programs and scholarships for study abroad.
Students majoring in Russian gain not only linguistic skills and cultural knowledge, but they also develop analytical skills, intercultural perspective, and communications skills (public presentation, expository writing), which complement their other studies at Georgia Tech. Our majors and minors have gone on to careers in security, international business, engineering (with multinational companies), data consulting, and architecture.
Quick Links
Russian Main Contact
- Dina Khapaeva
Professor of Russian
Director of Russian Program
Russian Academics
- Russian Faculty
- Placement Test
- Undergraduate Degrees
- Minors and Certificates
- Aerospace Engineering and the Russian Program
Russian Resources
Russian Study Abroad
- Russian LBAT
- Intermediate Russian in Riga
- Georgia Tech SPbSTU Scholarship (on hiatus)
- Additional Russian Study Abroad Scholarships
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Programs of Study
Graduate Degrees in Russian
Undergraduate Degrees in Russian
- B.S. Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS)
- B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages (IAML)
- B.S. Global Economics and Modern Languages (GEML)
Minors and Certificates in Russian
To earn a minor in Russian studies, students must complete 15 credits of coursework starting at the RUSS 2002 level. The coursework should include one Russian or Eurasian-themed course from outside of Modern Languages. To earn a certificate in Russian, students must complete 12 credits of coursework at the level of RUSS 2002 or higher. Taking part in the Russian Languages for Business and Technology (LBAT) program is a great way to complete nearly all of the minor coursework during the summer through study abroad. Upon completion of the LBAT, students who took RUSS 2002 previously need to complete only 3 credit hours (one course). Completing the LBAT will fulfill all requirements of the certificate.
Russian courses are also available as part of the minor in international business, language, and culture.
Study Abroad
The Russian Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) program provides nine weeks of intensive advanced language study for students who have completed at least RUSS 2002 or the equivalent. Students live in individual homestays with Russian-speaking families in Riga, Latvia. Separate coursework is offered at both the 3rd-year and 4th-year levels and also includes “Contemporary Russia” – a lecture and discussion course with a summer-long research project. A cultural program around the Baltics focuses on the rich and multi-cultural history of the region.
Students starting Russian in the fall can participate in the Intermediate Russian in Riga program. This program provides the opportunity for students to study abroad for nine weeks over the summer in Riga, Latvia. Students live in individual homestays with Russian-speaking families and frequently return with ACTFL Intermediate High Russian skills. The cultural program includes an overnight trip to Vilnius, Lithuania. Take RUSS 1001 and 1002 during the academic year and study in the Baltics during the summer!
Currently on hiatus: The Georgia Tech-SPbSTU Russian Scholarship and academic study abroad program is our capstone abroad experience for students completing one of our majors in Russian or the International Plan in Russian. The scholarship covers all tuition and dormitory fees for Georgia Tech students studying abroad at Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. Students live with Russian-speaking students and take advanced Russian and an individualized schedule of regular university courses (disciplines include mechanical engineering, international affairs, history, computer science, bioengineering, and many others). Students completing this program have the opportunity to study and collaborate with Russian peers and can achieve professional-quality language skills.
