Slavic at Pitt

Slavic at Pitt The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers a major in Russian and minors in Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Polish, and Slovak Studies.

The Pitt Slavic Department offers courses in language (Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian) and Slavic cultures and literatures. During the fall and spring terms, the department offers courses in Russian, BCS, Polish, Slovak, and Ukrainian. These languages, as well as Bulgarian and Czech, are also taught in the Summer Language Institute (SLI) at Pitt. Offer

ed in June, July, and the first part of August, the SLI provides intensive courses that cover an entire year of study at the first- through fourth-year levels of Russian language, and the first-year—and typically the second-and third-year—levels of other Slavic languages. There are also study abroad courses available at the SLI in which students spend half of the program in Pittsburgh, and half in Russia, Montenegro, Poland, Slovakia, or the Czech Republic. For prospective majors, the SLI affords the opportunity to rapidly increase language proficiency in order to qualify for advanced courses, study abroad programs, or research opportunities. Prospective majors in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures include: students who are primarily interested in language or literature, students who wish to enhance their career opportunities in a unique way, students who have an interest in the politics and culture of Russia and Eastern Europe, and students with a desire to explore their ethnic heritage. For students interested in interdisciplinary area studies, the Russian and East European Studies (REES) certificate, offered through UCIS, is an attractive complement to a major or minor in the Slavic department. Many Russian majors continue their studies in graduate school or go on to careers in law, engineering, business, and government. Students of Slavic languages find their training valuable when working for local western Pennsylvania institutions and in politics, business, health-related professions, and the media, because of the large population in this region which traces its roots to the various Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe. Students interested in a major or minor in the department should begin language study early to ensure attainment of advanced language proficiency.

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We are very proud of our PhD student, Dasha Prokhorova for being selected with other 14 langauge educactors in the count...
05/09/2026

We are very proud of our PhD student, Dasha Prokhorova for being selected with other 14 langauge educactors in the country to participate in a professional development opportunity in Kazakhstan this summer!

Congratulations to Stuart McAdams on being accepted to Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute and receiving two scholarships...
05/08/2026

Congratulations to Stuart McAdams on being accepted to Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute and receiving two scholarships to support his Ukrainian language study this summer!

Join us for the New East Film Symposium 2026, Playscapes of the State: Childhood in Today’s Cinema of Displacement, feat...
05/03/2026

Join us for the New East Film Symposium 2026, Playscapes of the State: Childhood in Today’s Cinema of Displacement, featuring powerful contemporary films and discussions on youth, memory, and conflict. Screenings run May 11-13 in Posvar 1502. See the full schedule and be part of this important conversation.

https://www.neweastcinema.pitt.edu/

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