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Welcome to the Purdue Russian Program
web site. Here you will find information about SRAPing (Studying Russian
at Purdue)—Russian courses, faculty and activities.
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Today, we realize that
for students getting a job is an important reason for their education.
The world is becoming globally interdependent, and to compete for good
jobs worldwide a global education is necessary. American businesses are
calling out for employees who can communicate in more than one language
and know another culture.
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SRAPing (Studying Russian at Purdue)
makes you a member of a select group of individuals in the US who speak a
less-commonly-taught foreign language—Russian. For example, there are
approximately 70 speakers of Spanish to every 1 speaker of Russian in
the
US ( U.S. Census
Bureau). Therefore, if you have studied Russian you stand out among your
peers.
SRAPing also makes you part of a unique Purdue community. All Russian
courses have small class sizes, which allow more one-on-one attention
from professors and for friendships with classmates to develop. Both
students and professors from your early classes stay with you through
upper levels, creating lasting relationships both in and out of class.
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The Purdue Russian Program extends outside of
the classroom as well. We have weekly tea hours that allows students
from all levels of Russian to meet, play games and practice Russian.
There is also Russian Club which meets several times throughout the
semester and holds end-of-the-year banquets.
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Students who have
SRAPed along with another major report that they inevitably get
asked about their Russian studies during job interviews. Some have
felt that they only got the interview because Russian was listed on
their transcript or resume. Perspective employers take note of
Russian on a resume.
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Graduates from our
program have jobs in government agencies, in business, marketing,
banking, accounting, teaching, journalism, and advertising. An
increasing number are making direct use of their Russian and some are
even employed in Russia.
Indeed knowledge of Russian can form the basis for an interesting
career and greatly enhance possibilities for entering and advancing
in a wide variety of occupations.
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Start SRAPing now and begin
an exciting and challenging language with potential for the future!
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