Barnaul, Russia
Hobart and William Smith Colleges maintain an exchange program with the Altai State Pedagogical Academy (ASPA) and its “Linguistic Institute”, located in Barnaul. This is a reciprocal exchange program and both ASPA and HWS students will benefit from the opportunity to meet one another at their home campuses before undertaking the semester abroad. The program curriculum is organized by the Linguistic Institute, where HWS students will study alongside Russian and other international students.
This program emphasizes language skills and an understanding of the rich cultural heritage of Russia and the former Soviet Union. All instruction takes places in Russian, although students who wish to fulfill requirements for majors or minors other than Russian area studies will have the option to undertake ONE class taught in English in disciplines such as anthropology, politics, international relations, economics, environmental studies, English literature and history.