Undergraduate programs
The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate major programs in French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish (please note, applications are not currently being accepted for the undergraduate major programs in Arabic or Chinese); minor programs in the above languages and in American Sign Language, Arabic, Italian, Modern Hebrew, Persian, and Classical Studies; and instruction in the above languages, as well as in Chinese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Vietnamese. Other languages may be offered from time to time.
Advanced Proficiency in Russian Certificate (CAPR)
The Certificate of Advanced Proficiency in Russian (CAPR) is designed to permit students majoring in any subject to achieve Superior (professional) proficiency in Russian. Candidates may enroll in the program as undergraduate or as post-baccalaureate students.
Admission requirements
Students who wish to complete the Certificate program must first be admitted to the Russian Flagship Program (RFP). Sponsored by The Language Flagship, RFP offers both Introductory and Advanced tracks. See www.pdx.edu/russian-flagship/ for details.
Course requirements
Students in the program take five advanced Russian classes, three content classes conducted in Russian, and six Russian across the curriculum classes attached to the students’ general education requirements and individual majors. Students complete their Senior Capstone in Russian.
Courses
Advanced Russian Language Classes (5 classes):
Content Classes (3 classes) chosen from:
| Rus 420 | Topics in Russian History | 4 |
| Rus 421 | Topics in Contemporary Russian Culture | 4 |
| Rus 427 | Topics in Russian Literature of the 19th Century | 4 |
| Rus 433 | Topics in Russian Literature of the 20th Century | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Russian Across the Curriculum:
| Rus 444 | Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 1 | 2 |
| Rus 445 | Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 2 | 2 |
| Rus 446 | Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 3 | 2 |
| Rus 457 | Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 1 | 2 |
| Rus 458 | Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 2 | 2 |
| Rus 459 | Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 3 | 2 |
| UnSt 421 | Capstone | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 50
- All courses used to satisfy CAPR certificate requirements must be graded C or higher.