Masters Degree Program Philology Deparment, St. Petersburg State University  Requirements: a minimum of BA degree in Russian and a passing grade on the TORFL test (Certification Level 2).  Time Requirement: 2 years; study is 16 hours per week, not including additional research requirements. Degree awarded: MA in "Russian as a Foreign Language" or "Russian Language and Literature."  Program Notes:  Classes taught in Russian.  Program includes all material at an accelerated pace that a Russian earning this degree would learn in the course of both thier BA and MA programs. St. Petersburg State Univeristy (more information) St. Petersburg (more information about the city)    First Semester Meetings per week Lectures (in ac. Hours) Labs(in ac. Hours) Russian History 2 36   Applied Russian Language 8   144 Theory: Phonetics, Graphics, and Orthography of the Russian Language 4 36 39 Lexicology, Lexigraphy and Word Study 4 36 36 Russian Morphology 4 54 18 Russian Syntax 3 38 16 History of the Russian Language 3 36 18 History of Russian Literature (1800-1850) 4 72   History of Russian Literature (20th Century) 4 72   Research       Total for Semester 36 380 268  Second Semester Meetings per week Lectures (in ac. Hours) Labs(in ac. Hours) Russian History 2 32   Applied Russian Language 8   128 Russian Morphology 2   32 Russian Syntax 3 16 32 History of Russian Literature (1850-1900) 3 16 32 History of Russian Literature (20th Century) 4 64   Views on Literary Studies/Criticism 3 32 16 “Spetskurs” w/ Russian students 2 32   Dissertation Seminar 2     Course Work       Totals for Semester 33 256 240  Third Semester Meetings per week Lectures (in ac. Hours) Labs(in ac. Hours) Philosophical Questions in Humanitarian Studies 2 36   Practical Russian Language 8   144 General Linguistics 2 36   Methodologies for Philological Studies 2 18 18 Practical Russian Phonetics 1   18 Russian Stylistics for Linguists / Poetry and Stylistics for Lit. Critics 4 36 36 Pedagogical Methods for Russian as a Second Language 2 20 16 Dissertation Seminar 4     Discipline Studies 2 36   Discipline Studies 2 36   Discipline Studies 2 36   Discipline Studies 2 36   Research       Totals for Semester 33 290 232    Fourth Semester Meetings per week Lectures (in ac. Hours) Labs(in ac. Hours) Practical Russian Language 8   96 Practical Russian Phonetics 1   12 Computer Technologies for Philology 2   24 Discipline Studies 3 36   Discipline Studies 3 36   Applied Pedagogy (Teaching RSL – 4 weeks)       Applied Research (4 weeks)       Totals for Semester 17 72 132    Government Exams         Comprehensive Government Exams       Applied Russian Language       Thesis Defense