Ukrainian
Program Overview
Degree availability: Major/Minor*
Years offered: 2 years
Contact: Slavic Department
(slavoffice@uw.edu)
*Offered through other degrees with optional focus on Ukraine
Study Abroad
Course Information
Course Catalog (Ukrainian)
Course Catalog (Slavic)
Modern Language Courses
- UKR 401/402/403: First-Year Ukrainian
- UKR 404/405/406: Second-Year Ukrainian
Related Courses
- SLAVIC 101: Slavic Lands and Peoples
- SLAVIC 110 A: The Slavic Languages
- SLAVIC 200: Introduction to Slavic Literature
- SLAVIC 320: The Other Europe: Post-World War II East European Fiction
- SLAVIC 470/570: Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics
Faculty Research
Publications
- Ukraine’s Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, 1991-2011
- Review of Andrii Danylenko’s From the Bible to Shakespeare: Pantelejmon Kulish (1819-1897) and the Formation of Literary Ukrainian
Other related research topics from faculty of Ukranian:
- Anthropology
- Media Studies
- Linguistics
- Religion
- Language Pedagogy
Global
- Spoken by around 39 million people worldwide.
Learning
- Ukrainian is an East Slavic Language that uses Cyrillic script.
Culture
- Maintains cultural traditions of folk dance, food (borscht), folk art and costume (pyansky, vyshyvanka), etc.
- Ukraine is one of the largest producers of sunflower seeds in the world and is also known for their stunning wheat fields.
Travel & Career
- Opens doors to study abroad opportunities, scholarships, and careers in art and literature, agriculture, translation, and international relations.
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Winter river with snowy trees and houses on side. Mountain in background. Kosiv, Ukraine.
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View of Kyiv, Ukraine city.
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View of Yemche Village in Forest of Ukraine.