Flagship at Bryn Mawr College

The Russian Flagship Program at Bryn Mawr College was created under the auspices of the National Security Education Program (NSEP)/National Flagship Language Program (NFLP) to address the critical need for U.S. professionals to use Russian at the highest levels of functional proficiency.

The program is open to advanced-level learners of Russian and Russian-speaking students who are committed to attaining professional or distinguished-level language proficiency through an intensive language training program tailored to their professional interests and academic specialization.

Information on the goals of the program, courses offered, instruction, and how to apply can be found below. More information about applications for the 2008-2009 Academic Year will be available in the fall of 2007. In the meantime, please contact sbain@brynmawr.edu if you have questions.

Curriculum

Non-matriculated participants in Bryn Mawr’s Flagship program will enroll in 2 courses per semester:

Course #1: RUSS 390/391 Russian for Pre-Professionals. This course includes modules on economics, politics, history, geography, and education. Students are required to write a research paper in Russian and give an oral presentation at the end of each semester.

Course #2: Students will have a choice: structure of Russian, film, culture, literature.

Application Process

The Flagship program at Bryn Mawr welcomes applications from students whose level of proficiency in speaking, reading and listening is 2/2+ ( ILR ) / Advanced/Advanced Plus ( ACTFL ). Program participants include both heritage students (those who grew up in Russian-speaking families in the United States), and students who have studied Russian as a foreign or second language.

Applicants to the Russian Flagship Program at Bryn Mawr should follow the instructions posted at the National Russian Flagship Program website . The application materials specified must be received by January 31, 2008. A paper copy of the application form and supporting documents (letters of recommendation, transcripts, statement of purpose, and Russian essay) should be sent to:

Dr. Sharon L. Bain
Department of Russian
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Applicants will also have an oral interview in Russian with a Bryn Mawr affiliate to be scheduled once we have received and reviewed your application.

If accepted to the program, non-matriculating students will enroll in courses through Bryn Mawr’s Continuing Education Program.

Questions about the domestic Flagship program at Bryn Mawr College can be directed to Sharon Bain at sbain@brynmawr.edu.