What is unique about this program at the U of M? The Russian major and the M.A. (and PreMA) in Slavic studies are the only such degrees in Russian and Slavic Studies offered in Manitoba. The Russian program offers a unique blend of a traditional language and literature program with a modern Language and Cultural studies program. Faculty members have a strong expertise in national identity studies, trauma studies, representations of history and war, as well as in Second Language Acquisition and Curriculum studies. One of the programs’ strengths are the regular summer courses to Kiev (Ukraine) and St. Petersburg (Russia) as well as the successful student exchange with St. Petersburg. The program coordinates teaching and research activities of the program for Central and East European Studies. The program closely cooperates with Manitoba's Russian community. The Department has introduced a new special topics slot, unique in Canada, for "Comparative German and Slavic Studies" that brings together students from German and from Slavic Studies to gain from the different culture's perspectives, such as "Germany and Russia in World War II".

Common International Curricula (GCE and IB): General Certificate of Education (GCE): Minimum 2 courses at Advanced (A) level and 3 courses at Ordinary (O) level: no grades below a ‘D’ (GCE). International Baccalaureate (IB): An IB diploma with 3 courses at the higher level (HL) and 3 courses at the standard level (SL): no grades below a ‘3’ (IB). English language proficiency.