Rus 150, 151
First-year Russian (Intensive) (6, 6)
Two-term course covering the content of Rus 101, 102, 103.
[Not taught every year.]
Rus 199 Special
Studies (Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 201, 202,
203 Second-year Russian (4, 4, 4)
Intensive review of basic materials introduced in first-year program
and further development of communication skills.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 103.
Rus 299 Special
Studies (Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 301, 302,
303 Third-year Russian (4, 4, 4)
Focus on acquisition of vocabulary, practical application. Intensive
practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing Russian.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 203.
Rus 325 Russian
Phonetics and Phonology (4)
Introduction to the sounds of Russian: their place and manner of articulation
(phonetics) as well as how they pattern with respect to each other and
as influenced by morphological and syntactic factors (phonology). Conducted
in English.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 203.
[Not taught every year.]
Rus 330 Russian
Culture and Civilization (4)
A multimedia survey of major developments in Russian art, architecture,
music, dance, theater, cinema and literature from 988 to the present
day. The class focuses on the ways major works relate to the artistic
atmosphere of their times and on how subsequent generations have reinterpreted
and reused them. Taught in English.
Syllabi:
Rus 341, 342
Introduction to Russian Literature (4, 4)
Study of selected short stories of the 19th century. For non-native
speakers of Russian only.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 203.
Rus 399 Special
Studies (Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 401 Research
(Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 404/504 Cooperative
Education/Internship (Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 405/505 Reading
and Conference (Credit to be arranged.)
Consent of instructor.
Rus 407/507 Seminar
(Credit to be arranged.).
Consent of instructor.
Rus 408/508 Workshop
(Credit to be arranged.)
Consent of instructor.
Rus 409/509 Practicum
(Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 410/510 Selected
Topics (Credit to be arranged.)
Rus 411/511,
412/512, 413/513 Advanced Russian (4, 4, 4)
Special problems of Russian grammar, selected writing and reading assignments
and discussion. For non-native speakers of Russian only.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 303.
Rus 416 Readings
in Russian (2)
A variable-content course designed to give advanced students of Russian
experience reading in a variety of content areas. Rus 416 is to be taken
in conjunction with regularly scheduled corequisite courses. Students
taking a corequisite course will do part of the required reading for
that course in Russian.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 342.
Rus 427/527 Topics
in Russian Literature of the 19th Century (4)
Representative literature of the major Russian writers of the nineteenth
century. Such topics as Golden Age, or the 19th century short story.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 303.
[Not taught every year.]
Rus 433/533 Topics
in Russian Literature of the 20th Century (4)
Representative literature of the major Russian writers of the 20th century.
Such topics as Soviet Satire, The Thaw, Glasnost.
Recommended prerequisite: Rus 303.
Rus 441/541 Russian
Literature in Translation: Nineteenth Century (4)
Major works of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Readings, lectures,
and discussions in English.
Recommended prerequisite: Sophomore Inquiry or 4 credits of upper-division
literature.
Rus 442/542 Russian
Literature in Translation: Twentieth Century (4)
Major works of twentieth-century Russian literature. Readings, lectures,
and discussions in English. Recommended prerequisite: 4 credits of upper-division
literature.
Recommended prerequisite: Sophomore Inquiry or 4 credits of upper-division
literature.
[Not taught every year.]
Rus 494/594 Russian
Linguistics (4)
Introduction to the basic concepts of linguistics and their application
to Russian. Analysis of the phonetics, phonemics, syntax and morphology
of modern Russian.
Recommended prerequisites: Rus 303.
[Not taught every year.]
Rus 497/597 Applied
Russian Linguistics (4)
A practical application of linguistics to modern Russian. Emphasis on
a contrastive analysis of the structures of Russian and English.
Recommended prerequisites: Rus 303.
[Not taught every year.]
