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The Russian Area Studies study abroad program in St. Petersburg, Russia is designed for students who have an interest in Russia. The program can accommodate different levels of language proficiency, especially beginning and intermediate Russian language students.
Academic Program
2012 marks the 45th year of the CIEE Study Center in S... read moreThe Russian Area Studies study abroad program in St. Petersburg, Russia is designed for students who have an interest in Russia. The program can accommodate different levels of language proficiency, especially beginning and intermediate Russian language students.
Academic Program
2012 marks the 45th year of the CIEE Study Center in St. Petersburg. CIEE began its close relationship with St. Petersburg State University when the Summer Russian Language Program began there in 1967. The CIEE semester Russian Language program (RLP) was established in 1970, and the Russian Area Studies program (RAS) in 2000.
The Russian Area Studies program is for students who are interested in an academic program in Russia with an English component. The program offers a set of courses, taught in English, on Russian history, culture, politics, and civilization as well as a rigorous language program.
The program is designed for students with zero to four semesters of Russian. Students at a higher level (having taken at least one Russian class beyond intermediate) enroll in the Russian Language Program. Cross-registration between RAS and RLP is not possible.
Academic Culture
Classroom attendance and participation are monitored carefully and may have a significant impact on final grades. Homework assignments serve to reinforce what is discussed in class. Much of the academic material is presented in class, and the 90-minute periods provide plenty of time for a range of learning activities. Students are expected to be prepared for class. Much of the material used in language classes is written by the teachers themselves, and exercises are often taken directly from the teachers' texts.
CIEE teachers have years of experience with American students, but sometimes they may express their feelings more frankly than Americans expect.
The area studies classes may include visiting lecturers, topic specific visits to museums, and other activities. Less
While I had an enriching experience in Russia in general, the CIEE program focused too much on class and not enough on exploring the city, I'm not sure I would recommend it. I wish my courses had incorporated more of St. Petersburg and it's culture. Read more
This program I would recommend to everyone remotely interested in the Eastern European culture! It was a fantastic experience.
I would recommend because even the people who didn't know how to behave learned to. I learned a lot of the Russian language in a few weeks. We went to over 30 museums in 6 weeks. Downside was just that I lived a host family in a communist-style apartment building and the water was brown and I slept on a ... Read more
While I had an enriching experience in Russia in general, the CIEE program focused too much on class and not enough on exploring the city, I'm not sure I would recommend it. I wish my courses had incorporated more of St. Petersburg and it's culture. Read more
This program I would recommend to everyone remotely interested in the Eastern European culture! It was a fantastic experience.
I would recommend because even the people who didn't know how to behave learned to. I learned a lot of the Russian language in a few weeks. We went to over 30 museums in 6 weeks. Downside was just that I lived a host family in a communist-style apartment building and the water was brown and I slept on a ... Read more
While I had an enriching experience in Russia in general, the CIEE program focused too much on class and not enough on exploring the city, I'm not sure I would recommend it. I wish my courses had incorporated more of St. Petersburg and it's culture. Read more
This program I would recommend to everyone remotely interested in the Eastern European culture! It was a fantastic experience.
I would recommend because even the people who didn't know how to behave learned to. I learned a lot of the Russian language in a few weeks. We went to over 30 museums in 6 weeks. Downside was just that I lived a host family in a communist-style apartment building and the water was brown and I slept on a ... Read more
