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Study Abroad In Russia

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures supports and encourages students to supplement their studies of Russian language on campus with a semester or a summer in Russia. Experience in an immersion environment will boost your language skills and it will give you an opportunity to experience Russian culture.

Study Abroad Office, Brandeis University
Summer Programs

Semester Programs

Semester Study Abroad Programs in Russia
CIEE Semester Abroad in St. Petersburg Russia
Brandeis University sends students to St. Petersburg on the CIEE Program. This program requires three semesters of college level Russian. If you have minimal language skills it is recommended that you first participate in a summer program or you should consider enrolling in beginning Russian language courses at Brandeis.

Summer Programs

Summer Study Abroad Programs in Russia
Tver InterContact Group, Summer Courses
Russian language courses (and home stays) are available through the Tver InterContact Group. This program is unique in that it is quite flexible. You can add as many weeks of study you would like. Trips to Moscow are also available. Another attractive features of this program is that it is in a smaller city.

American Council of Teachers of Russian, Summer Program in Moscow
The ACTR summer program has been in existence for many years. It takes place in Moscow State Univeristy and it includes home stays. It is more expensive than the Tver program, but it puts you in the center of Moscow.

AATSEEL
American Association of Teachers or Slavic and East European Languages maintains a megasite listing most of the reputable summer study and semester study programs.

Intensive Russian Language Summer Study Programs in the United States

Wellesley College Summer School, 2005
Intensive Beginning Russian taught by a native speaker. Eight weeks.

Middlebury Russian Language Summer School
Probably one of the best known intensive summer language programs, Middlebury Summer School has a reputation of excellent teaching in an intense immersion setting. It is expensive, but there are scholarships available.

Summer Language Institute, Indiana University
The University of Indiana's Language Institute is less expensive than Middlebury's Russian School, but it is good option if finances are a concern.

Monterey Institute
The Monterey Institute is well known as it is one of the few institutions of higher learning that certifies translators. Their summer program in Russian has a good reputation.

This page was last modified on July 26, 2007