Virtus Institute programs

[Martha Sherwood]

Several Russian majors from the University of Oregon Russian Department
have participated in Virtus Institute programs in recent years.  They have
all spoken highly of it and have learned a lot .  The program appears to be
well run administratively.  They provide detailed transcripts which are
easy to evaluate.  The coursework in the semester and year programs places
a lot of emphasis on social science (history, politics, geography etc.) a
plus for students with an area studies rather than language and literature
focus.