The Department offers an intensive summer course covering first- and second-year Russian, (RUSS 1010-2020).
- Students earn twelve UVa credits
- Institute runs eight weeks
- Instruction emphasizes speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Class meets M-F 8:30-11:30, 12:30-3:30 and 4:00-5:30
- Tutoring, conversation practice and cultural activities are scheduled each weekday evening
The summer intensive institute is open to non-UVa students and offers several advantages:
- Permits UVa students to enroll in RUSS 3010 and RUSS 3020 in the academic year following the institute
- Prepares students to benefit fully from study abroad
- Provides graduate students with the opportunity to gain competency in Russian rapidly
- Enables undergraduates who decide late to major in the Department to do so
How to Apply
Apply online: Summer Language Institute Website
Faculty
The faculty of the Russian Summer Language Institute are regular faculty and graduate students of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
