<p>Does anyone have experience with this department? I tried researching the professors on Rate My Professors, but it did not yield many reviews (only 2).</p>
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<p>Once you get a UVa email, you can look up courses and professors on <a href=“http://www”>www</a>. thecourseforum. com It has tons of reviews by students.</p>
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<p>Here’s what is on courseforum. Not nearly as many posts as other departments, of course. Ratings are from students and are out of 5.0</p>
<p>SLAV2360 - Dracula - one prof 5, one prof 4, another 3.3
SLFK2120 - Ritual and Family Life - 3.4
SLFK2140 - Ritual and Demonology - averages out to about 3.5
SLTR2000 - Eastern Europe through Literature and Film -3.7</p>
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<p>Thank you charlieschm - that’s exactly what I was looking for!</p>
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<p>I was a Russian Language and Literature Grad “back in the day”! Take any course taught by Julian Connelly. He is a fantastic lecturer/teacher in my view. His Nabokov class completely changed the way I interpret literature…</p>
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<p>Thanks tennisq, will keep that in mind! What did you end up doing career wise.</p>
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<p>Funny you should ask… I “talked” my way into a a two year management training program at a commercial bank. Ended up working M&A on Wall Street which just goes to show, one does not always need the Comm school to pursue finance! That said, I did take some business courses at Wharton undergrad after graduation to show that I was quantitative as some employers have their prejudices.</p>
<p>Very happy I had a great liberal arts education but also glad I pursued business/banking after undergrad. </p>
<p>I had a great experience with the Russian Language and Lit program at UVA. As a teacher, Connelly is top notch. Note: My son, a second year, is taking his Dostoyevsky course at the moment and is very pleased he took it!</p>
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<p>thanks for sharing, tennisq! Sounds very interesting, and I will not miss Connelly.</p>
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