Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2006-2007
RUSS 101 - INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN I
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN I
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 5
Description: An introduction to the fundamentals of Russian grammar and basic conversation topics. Includes pronunciation, reading, oral, aural, and translation practice. Also includes a basic introduction to Russian culture. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Russian.
RUSS 102 - INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN II
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN II
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 101 or permission of instructor
Description: Continuation of RUSS 101.
RUSS 201 - INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I
Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 or permission of instructor
Description: A continuation of the fundamentals of Russian grammar and conversation topics. Includes oral, aural, composition, translation, and reading practice. Attention is also given to Russian cultural topics and current events.
RUSS 202 - INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 201 or permission of instructor
Description: Continuation of RUSS 201.
RUSS 301 - CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION I
Long Title: ADVANCED RUSSIAN I
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 202 or permission of instructor
Description: Focus on reading, listening comprehension and spoken Russian. Also includes discussion of advanced grammar topics.
RUSS 302 - CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION II
Long Title: 1Z67W0X40357810508
Department: Center for Study of Languages
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 301 or permission of instructor
Description: Continuation of RUSS 301.
RUSS 303 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Topic for Fall 2006: Russian Language Through Film. Taught in Russian.
RUSS 311 - INTRO TO RUSSIAN CULTURE
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN CULTURE
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Contents vary from year to year. Repeatable for Credit.
RUSS 312 - SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
Long Title: SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The course acquaints the student with writers who have been important to the development of Russian culture. Emphasis on the modern period. Taught in English.
RUSS 331 - RUSSIAN LITERATURE&COLONIALISM
Long Title: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND COLONIALISM
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course includes a broad survey of postcolonial theories starting with Edward Said. This course is based on Ewa M. Thompson's "Imperial Knowledge: Russian Literature and Colonialism". Readings include Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Valentine Rasputin, Anatoly Rybakov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Ludmila Petrushevskaya, Tatiana Tolstaia and Valeiya Novodvorskaya. Cross-list: HUMA 331. Repeatable for Credit.
RUSS 351 - TOLSTOY
Long Title: TOLSTOY
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Study of major works of Tolstoy. Novels and stories discussed include "War and Peace"; "Anna Karenina"; "The Kreutzer Sonata"; "Family Happiness"; "The Cossacks"; "The Devil"; "The Death of Ivan Ilych"; "Father Sergius"; "The Confessions" and "Hadji Murad". Taught in English. Cross-list: HUMA 382.
RUSS 352 - DOSTOEVSKY
Long Title: DOSTOEVSKY
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Study of the major works of Dostoevsky. No knowledge of Russian required. Novels discussed include "The Brothers Karamazov"; "Crime and Punishment"; "The Idiot"; "The Possessed"; "Notes from the Dead House"; "Notes from the Underground". Taught in English. Cross-list: HUMA 381.
RUSS 420 - WOMEN IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE I
Long Title: WOMEN IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE I
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The portrayal of women in major works of Russian literature, with particular attention paid to the women writers' presentation of women. No knowledge of Russian required. Cross-list: WGST 442.
RUSS 450 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY
Department: German Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Content varies depending on student interests and the availability of instructors. Repeatable for Credit.