ESSENTIAL SKILLS for TRAVEL and BUSINESS IN RUSSIA Certificate GET STARTED ON RUSSIAN With roughly 260 million speakers in the world, Russian is one of the most spoken languages across the globe and the most geographically widespread language in Eurasia. This online certificate will equip you with the foundational language skills and cultural competency to navigate through Russia and Russian-speaking countries for business or travel. Flip this card over to find out more.
CERTIFICATE OVERVIEW The Essential Skills for Travel and Business in Russia Certificate consists of four courses, all available online: Russian 2200: Russian Language and Culture for Travel and Business • 1 – 2 credit hours • Offered every autumn and spring semester. Gain a general knowledge of Russian every-day cultural etiquette and Russian business culture. This course is conducted in English for one-credit hour. Students who take it for two credit hours will learn the alphabet and a limited number of important survival and businesscentered phrases in Russian. Russian 1101.61: Elementary Russian I • 4 credit hours • Offered every autumn and spring semester. As an introduction to Russian language, this course will focus on the development of skills in speaking, understanding, reading and writing contemporary Russian in a cultural context. Russian 1102.61: Elementary Russian II • 4 credit hours • Offered every autumn and spring semester. A continuation of Russian 1101.61, this course will continue the development of skills in speaking, understanding, reading and writing contemporary Russian in a cultural context. Russian 2335.99: Magnificence, Mayhem, and Mafia: Russian Culture • 3 credit hours) • Offered every autumn semester. Through an analysis of literature, films and the visual arts, this course explores Russia and the USSR in the 20th century and its impact on the world, the post-Soviet Russia and its future.
No prerequisite courses needed to start this certificate.
READY TO APPLY? Contact Derek Peterson at Peterson.636@osu.edu for more information on the certificate, including the enrollment process and upcoming course offerings.