Intense foreign internships, fascinating career opportunities and small, intimate courses are among the many reasons students choose to study Russian at UVM. The German and Russian Department, to which Russian majors belong, provides a firm grounding of Russian language, culture and literature.
Classes are taught by faculty scholars whose research ranges from 18th-century Russian literature and Russian satire to the history of Russian food. From providing tutoring and translation services for community immigrants to watching news broadcasts from Moscow minutes after they occur, students enjoy a comprehensive college experience. Many choose to work in Russia after graduating, and most maintain aspects of the Russian experience in their everyday lives.
Phone: (802) 656-3430
Fax: (802) 656-8028
E-mail: janet.sobieski@uvm.edu
Department Web Site: http://www.uvm.edu/~grdept/
Careers: Many students pursue careers in journalism, business and government agencies both in Russia and the United States.
Alumni have landed jobs as a business desk reporter with the Moscow Times; an NBC news producer in Moscow; am assistant editor/translator for The New York Times' Week in Review; an intelligence analyst for the National Security Agency; and an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
