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SRAS's Work Study: Journalism Program offers intensive, professionally-focused Russian lessons and the opportunity to study the current Russian mass media as it exists and operates today. At the same time, students will be placed working in Moscow's most circulated English-language daily, researching stories in Russian and English and reporting in English. - Curriculum - Russian Language Study
Students will receive eight academic hours per week of individual or small-group (2-3 students) language instruction designed to meet ACTFL guidelines. At the end of the semester, the TORFL exam can be taken at no extra charge. Seminar – "Living and Working in Russia"
A one-time seminar (about three academic hours) addressing important issues to those considering working in Russia. Visas, work permits, and daily life in Russia. Employment opportunities in the public and private sectors and how to navigate them. RS-314: Rhetoric in the Russian Mass Media
Russian language in the mass media as a key to the understanding modern Russian society, culture, and behavior. This course is taught in English and combines theoretical and practical work to enable students to study Russian broadcasting, the press and cinema. How mass media operates in Russia and analysis of Russian-language text and transcripts. RS 403: Journalism Internship
Students spend a minimum of 25 real hours per week working for The Moscow Times, Moscow's most popular English-language daily newspaper. Students will work with the editors there to research, write, and publish articles. Students will also work at transcribing interviews and generally assisting management and staff in the daily production of the newspaper. - Dates and Costs - Semester
Spring: Feb 1 - May 21, 2010 (Apply by Oct 16, 2009)
Fall: Aug 30 - Dec 17, 2010 (Apply by May 17, 2010)
Cost: $7 495;* Total Credits: 12 Summer
Dates: June 7 - Aug 13, 2010 (Apply by March 1, 2010)
Cost: 5 995;* Total Credits: 9 *Includes tuition for study as outlined, dormitory accommodation, visa and registration, pre-departure materials, local orientation, health and accident insurance, cultural program, round-trip airport transfers, mobile telephone, and SRAS in-country support. Prices subject to change without notice. Note that these eight hours of individual/small group study is approximately equivalent to fifteen hours of group study (as offered by RSS). Note that due to scheduling restrictions, the internship option will mean that students will miss many of the weekday cultural events hosted by GRINT. These events are hosted for students free of charge and thus no monetary compensation is made for this. - Other Options - Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch in the GRINT cafeteria for 15 weeks. Cost: $1200
Home Stay: Stay with a Russian family, includes breakfast for 15 weeks. Cost: $600* St. Petersburg or Kiev: Travel with other students to St. Petersburg (Fall) or Kiev (Spring) for one week. Both destinations include train tickets, accommodation, and bus tour. In St. Petersburg see the Hermitage and Peter and Paul Fortress. In Kiev visit the Lavra (monastery) and Chernobyl Museum. In both destinations free time for exploration either on your own or with the accompanying student coordinators. Cost: $520 | | 
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*Actual fee may vary by semester and location. Cost is in addition to the dormitory fee charged as part of the tuition for the program core. - Application Requirements - Applicants should have exceptional writing skills in English, previous journalism experience, and advanced Russian language skills. In addition to SRAS's regular application procedures, applicants will be expected to: 1) complete both sections of the TORFL1 practice test online, listing J. Wilson as an instructor; 2) submit two sample articles in English;* 3) submit an additional copy of their resume and statement of purpose. These materials (except test results, which will be delivered automatically) must be emailed to: Josh Wilson, Communications Director, Alinga Consulting Group, at jwilson@acg.ru. The email that includes these items must indicate that you are applying for the "SRAS Work Study Journalism Program" and the academic period for which you are applying. Even if these items have been uploaded as part of your SRAS application package, they should be emailed separately to the address given. *Sample articles may be of any length and on any topic. Whether or not they have been previously published is not important.
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