Dartmouth College has over a dozen professors whose teaching and research relates to Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe. Within the East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies Department you will find professors who teach the Russian and Ukrainian languages as well as courses on literature, history, linguistics, culture, and media. Students can choose from two different types of major: the East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies Major or the Russian Language and Literature Major. The Area Studies program is also supported by the courses taught in a range of other departments, with faculty members conducting research and teaching courses in related disciplines: Russian history, the politics of the Soviet Union, the geography of Russia and the former Soviet Republics, and the sociology of the peoples of Eastern Europe.