Russian
Courses in Russian
- RUSS 001 - Elementary Russian
- An introduction to all aspects of contemporary standard Russian: speaking, listening, reading, writing. Cultural components include topics such as music, art, literature, and current events. No previous knowledge of Russian needed for 1.
- Credits: 4.
- RUSS 002 - Elementary Russian
- An introduction to all aspects of contemporary standard Russian: speaking, listening, reading, writing. Cultural components include topics such as music, art, literature, and current events. Prerequisite: RUSS 1 or equivalent.
- Credits: 4.
- RUSS 051 - Intermediate Russian
- Continued practical work in all language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with more analysis of the structure of Russian. Continuation of cultural components. Prerequisite: 1, 2.
- Credits: 4.
- RUSS 052 - Intermediate Russian
- Continued practical work in all language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with more analysis of the structure of Russian. Continuation of cultural components. Prerequisite: 51.
- Credits: 4.
- RUSS 095 - Introductory Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-3.
- RUSS 096 - Intro Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-3.
- RUSS 101 - Phonology
- Practical work on Russian intonation, element order, and phonetics, using primarily Russian materials. Classroom and language laboratory work. May be taken together with 52. Prerequisite: 52 or concurrent enrollment in 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 121 - Composition & Conversation
- Continued practical work on all four language skills. Emphasis on oral and written self-expression. Presentations and compositions based on Russian-language media and literature. Prerequisite: 52
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 122 - Composition & Conversation
- Continued practical work on all four language skills. Emphasis on oral and written self-expression. Presentations and compositions based on Russian-language media and literature. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 141 - Reading Comprehension
- Development of contextual strategies for reading authentic texts on a number of content areas, primarily expository texts from Russian newspapers, magazines, historical and scientific documents. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 142 - Listening Comprehension
- Intensive directed aural work with authentic Russian-language media (especially television, radio, and films), supplemented by work on vocabulary development and listening strategies. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 161 - Russian Lexicology
- Study of Russian word roots and derivational morphology to increase vocabulary recognition and retention, building on correspondences with English/Latinic equivalent roots where possible. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 195 - Intermediate Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 196 - Intermediate Special Topics
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- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 197 - Readings & Research
- Credits: 1-3.
- RUSS 198 - Readings & Research
- Credits: 1-3.
- RUSS 201 - Survey of Russian Literature
- Readings and discussions about Russian literature to the rise of modernism. Particular attention to the social and historical context of the 19th century novel. Prerequisites: 52, WLIT 118 recommended.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 202 - Survey 20th Century Russ Lit
- Readings and discussions about Russian literature from the rise of modernism to present. Particular attention to function of literature in Soviet society. Prerequisites: 52, WLIT 118 recommended.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 221 - Cult & Civ to 1905 Revolution
- Social, cultural, and political institutions from the time of Peter the Great to the 1905 revolution. Particular attention to Russian music, art, and literature. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 222 - Cult & Civ in the 20th Century
- Social, cultural, and political institutions from the 1905 revolution to the present. Particular attention to tensions between official and unofficial culture during the Soviet period. Prerequisite: 52.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 251 - Russian News Media
- Analysis of journalistic style and content in news coverage of contemporary events as reported in Russian newspapers and radio and television broadcasts. Prerequisites: 52, 141 or 142 recommended.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 271 - Slavic Linguistics
- The linguistic prehistory of Slavic. Linguistic history of the Russian language: introduction to Old Church Slavic and Old Russian, tracing Slavic declensional development. Prerequisite: One 100-level Russian course or instructor's permission.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 281 - Sem on Sel Lit Genre or Period
- Study of a literary genre or period through close readings of representative texts supplemented by lectures and reports on sociocultural context. May be repeated. Prerequisite: One 100-level Russian course.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 282 - Seminar on Selected Author(s)
- Study of author(s) through close readings of representative texts supplemented by lectures and reports on the works' sociocultural context. May be repeated. Prerequisite: One 100-level Russian course.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 295 - Advanced Readings & Research
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 3.
- RUSS 296 - Advanced Readings & Research
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- Credits: 3.
