Russian Federation--Summer
Moscow Plus
In 2002, the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin introduced an innovative summer study program, the Moscow Plus (formerly 5+5) program, which provided students with five weeks of study in Russian language at UT followed by five weeks of study in Russia.
The
program provides
intensive instruction in Russian language and culture at three levels: first-year,
second-year, and third-year. 
For the first half of the program (at each level),
students are registered in an intensive five-hour course conducted at UT Austin
during the first summer session. The second half of the program (conducted
during the second summer session) is offered as an affiliated program at the Moscow
International University (MIU), including five weeks of intensive
instruction and a field trip to St. Petersburg. A faculty member will accompany
the group
for the duration of its time abroad.
If you might be interested in this program, please contact the Study Abroad Offce for more information. Typically, the deadline for summer program application is April 1st. The Study Abroad application process and program offerings are available on the Center for Global Educational Opportunities website.
See also Tatiana Segura's item on this past summer's program, 5+5 Returns to Russia, on page six of the September/October 2005 CREEES Newsletter.
Russian language acquisition brings with it many great opportunities for
travel abroad. Students who begin their study of Russian in high 
school are
often sufficiently prepared to communicate with their counterparts in Russia
after a few semesters of study. College students majoring in Russian have the
opportunity to continue their studies in the former Soviet Union under the
auspices of several programs made possible by academic exchange agreements.
By the time they complete their major programs, these students are eligible
for more advanced study in Moscow and St. Petersburg, many in conjunction with
graduate programs in Russia and Russian area studies at leading American universities.
