Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

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. No prior knowledge of Russian is required.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Continuation of RUSS 101. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or RUSS 101 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 102 if student has credit for RUSS 262.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

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. An additional one hour meeting time will be added after students register and will be determined by poll. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or RUSS 102 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 201 if student has credit for RUSS 263.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Continuation of RUSS 201. An additional one hour meeting time will be added after students register and will be determined by poll. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or RUSS 201 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 202 if student has credit for RUSS 264.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 6

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 101 OR RUSS 161 OR RUSS 222 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Russian to communicate and interact with speakers of Russian at a high-beginning level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 262 if student has credit for RUSS 102.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 OR RUSS 223 OR RUSS 262 or placement test or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Russian to communicate and interact with speakers of Russian at a low-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 263 if student has credit for RUSS 201.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE III

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 201 OR RUSS 225 OR RUSS 263 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Russian to communicate and interact with speakers of Russian at an upper-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RUSS 264 if student has credit for RUSS 202.

Long Title: ADVANCED RUSSIAN I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 202 OR RUSS 264 or permission of department

Description: This course helps students develop a LOW-ADVANCED level of proficiency in Russian through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or RUSS 202 or Permission of Instructor.

Long Title: ADVANCED RUSSIAN II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 301 or permission of department

Description: This course helps students develop a LOW-ADVANCED level of proficiency in Russian through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or RUSS 301 or Permission of Instructor.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 302

Description: Topics vary. Taught in Russian. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: ADVANCED RUSSIAN ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This course, to be taken in conjunction with a Russian-area studies content course, will allow students to read and discuss original source documents and critical works on the topic of the content course in Russian. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102

Description: Examination of the linguistic structure of Contemporary Standard Russian (CSR), including aspects of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Course is taught in English, but knowledge of Russian equivalent to completion of two semesters of college level language instruction is required; two years recommended. Cross-list: LING 319. Recommended Prerequisite(s): RUSS 202.

Long Title: PRE-20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Interdisciplinary introduction to the main currents of Russian literature, culture, and history from the foundation of the medieval Russian state until the beginning of the Soviet state. Readings will include medieval epic poems, fairy tales, and authors such as Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. Taught in English.

Long Title: 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will provide students with an introduction to 20th Century Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet literature and culture by reading works by authors such as Bulgakov, Zamiatin, Akhmatova, Yevtushenko, and Pelevin. Some attention will be paid to 20th Century film and popular music. Taught in English.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Content varies depending on student interests and the availability of instructors. Repeatable for credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.