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RUSS 1001 Elementary Russian (4 credits)
Basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary; emphasis on oral skills; introduction to Russian culture. First quarter of three quarter sequence.
RUSS 1002 Elementary Russian (4 credits)
Basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary; emphasis on oral skills; introduction to Russian culture. Second quarter of three quarter sequence. Prerequisite: RUSS 1001 or permission of instructor.
RUSS 1003 Elementary Russian (4 credits)
Basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary; emphasis on oral skills; introduction to Russian culture. Third quarter of three quarter sequence. Prerequisite: RUSS 1002 or permission of instructor.
RUSS 1998 Keeping Up with Russian I (1 credits)
Individual course for students entering the program with too much Russian for either RUSS 1001 or RUSS 1002. Prerequisites: high school Russian or equivalent, instructor's permission.
RUSS 2001 Second Stage Russian (4 credits)
Review of grammar, development of all language and cultural skills. Prerequisite: RUSS 1003 or equivalent. First quarter of two quarter sequence.
RUSS 2002 Second Stage Russian II (4 credits)
Review of grammar, development of all language and cultural skills. Prerequisite: RUSS 2001 or equivalent. Second quarter of two quarter sequence.
RUSS 2100 Russian Conv & Comp (4 credits)
Refinement of conversational and writing skills while fine- tuning Russian grammar. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002 or equivalent.
RUSS 2110 Russian in a Cultural Context (4 credits)
Continued development of Russian language and cultural skills with focus on all aspects of Russian culture. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002 or equivalent.
RUSS 2610 Intro to Russian Literature (2 credits)
Course is a two-credit introduction to Russian literature in Russian, concentrating on a few major works. Class work and discussion is in Russian. Class has a corequisite of AHUM 1416 Lost Love in the Russian Novel for Russian majors if applicable. Prerequisite: RUSS 1003 (RUSS 2002 preferred).
RUSS 2611 Imperial Russ: B/W East & West (2 credits)
An overview of Russian literature to the late 1800s. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002. Suggested corequisite: CORE 2504.
RUSS 2612 Russia: Revolution & Utopia (2 credits)
An overview of Russian literature from the 1870s to the 1930s. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002. Suggested corequisite: CORE 2604.
RUSS 2613 Paradox of Russia in Our Time (2 credits)
An overview of Russian literature from the 1930s to today. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002. Suggested corequisite: CORE 2407.
RUSS 2998 Keeping Up with Russian II (1 credits)
Individual course for students following the second and third years of Russian. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
RUSS 3101 Adv Conversation & Composition (4 credits)
Continued improvement of Russian language skills in areas of style and syntax. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent. First quarter of two quarter sequence.
RUSS 3102 Adv Conversation & Composition (4 credits)
Continued improvement of Russian language skills in areas of style and syntax. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent. Second quarter of two quarter sequence.
RUSS 3110 Technical Russian (4 credits)
Intensive study of technical, business and computer Russian vocabulary and style. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3200 Seminar: Russian Short Story (4 credits)
Russia through the study of selected short stories. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3300 Short Russian Prose (4 credits)
An advanced conversation and composition course based on Russian prose. Prerequisites: RUSS 2100 or permission of instructor.
RUSS 3500 Structure of Russian (4 credits)
Linguistic study of how Russian vocabulary building and Russian grammar operate. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3650 Soviet and Post Soviet Cinema (4 credits)
Film course concentrating on the works of Andrei Tarkovskii. Open to non-Russian speaking students. Prerequisites: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3701 Topics in Russian Literature (4 credits)
Selected topics, authors and movements in medieval, Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3750 Foreign Language Teaching (4 credits)
Methods, techniques and pedagogical practices in teaching foreign languages. For students seeking state certification language teaching. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3850 Russian Cultural Translation (4 credits)
Multimedia course emphasizing cross-cultural translations of texts as widely defined. Including literary, visual and musical texts. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100 or 2110 or equivalent.
RUSS 3901 Senior Capstone Seminar (2 credits)
This is a senior seminar for senior Russian students. All majors must complete this course in the year prior to their graduation. Course content varies depending on the students' interests.
RUSS 3996 Readings: 2nd Slavic Lang/Lit (4 credits)