Courses for the REPS major are regularly available in at least eight university departments at UMass. Students may also enroll in Five College courses and participate in study abroad programs to fulfill majors and minor requirements.

The program offers a sequence of Russian language courses that allows students to achieve high levels of Russian language proficiency.


Next Semester

Spring 2025

Language

RUSSIAN 120—Elementary Russian II, Anna Shkireva, MWF 9:00-9:55 am
RUSSIAN 120—Elementary Russian II, Anna Shkireva, MWF 10:10-11:00 am 

RUSSIAN 240—Intermediate Russian II, Anna Shkireva, MWF 1:25-2:15 pm 

POLISH 120—Introductory Polish II, Luke Jackmauh and Jeremi Szaniawski, MWF, 10:10-11:00 am 

POLISH 240—Intermediate Polish II, Luke Jackmauh and Jeremi Szaniawski, TTH 2:30-3:45 pm 

 

Area Studies Courses

HISTORY 450—Collapse of the USSR and the Emergence of New States, Audrey Altstadt, T/TH 1:00-2:15 pm (Jr. Yr. Writing)

HISTORY 316—History of the USSR, Audrey Altstadt, T/TH 10:00-11:15 am

Judaic/Film Studies 364—Cinema of the Holocaust, Olga Gershenson, T/TH 2:30-3:45

POLISH 251—Introduction to Polish Language and Culture, Jeremi Szaniawski and Michael Kowalchuk, T/Th 11:30-12:45 pm 

POLSCI/LEGAL/RUSSIAN 318—Russian Law, Politics and Society, Lauren McCarthy, T/Th 11:30-12:45

RUSSIAN/POLISCI 390AA—Russia's War against Ukraine: Causes, Contexts, and Interpretations, Alina Parker, TH 1:00-2:15 pm

Courses in past semesters