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Students registered in any of the language courses (114, 117, 214, 217, 314, 317) should plan to attend weekly oral tutorials as scheduled in the Registration Guide. A multi-media laboratory is also available on a library basis.
Students with a background in Russian (including those who speak the language at home) will not be allowed to take Russian language courses for credit until they have contacted the department to arrange for an interview / placement test prior to registering.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
RUSS 114.3
(Formerly 115)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Elementary Russian I
1/2(4L-1T)
Develops elementary proficiency in speaking, reading, understanding, and writing Russian. Basic grammatical structures, sound patterns, spelling and vocabulary will be studied. Students will be introduced to Russian life and culture, politics, geography, and society.
Note: Students who have completed Russian 20 (Grade 11 Russian) in the past five years or have completed Russian 30 (Grade 12 Russian), regardless of when it was taken, may not take this course for credit. Students who have some background in Russian or who have taken any other courses in Russian, must present themselves to the Department. Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 115 may not take this course for credit.
RUSS 117.3
(Formerly 115)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Elementary Russian II
1/2(4L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 114 or permission of the department.
A continuation of RUSS 114. It develops elementary proficiency in speaking, reading, understanding, and writing Russian. Basic grammatical structures, sound patterns, spelling and vocabulary will be studied. Students will be introduced to Russian life and culture, politics, geography, and society. Students will develop the ability to understand spoken Russian and respond to it within certain everyday topics.
Note: Students who have completed Russian 30 in the past five years may not take this course for credit. Students who have a background in Russian or have taken any other Russian courses, must present themselves to the Department. Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 115 may not take this course for credit.
RUSS 205.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
A Survey of Russian Literature in English Translation
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.
Surveys the development of Russian literature from its origins to the present. Students will read representative works in English translation of the more important genres in each period of Russian literature.
Note: This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirement or as an elective under Requirement 7.
RUSS 210.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Russian Civilization (in English)
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.
A survey of the material, spiritual and intellectual culture of Russia.
Note: This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirements or as an elective under Requirement 7.
RUSS 214.3
(Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate Russian I
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 114 and 117 or permission of the department.
Develops the basic syntactic, morphological, lexical, and phonetic structure of modern Russian, by combining a study of the essentials of grammar with classroom practice in conversation and translation, and through selected readings.
Note: Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 215 may not take this course for credit.
RUSS 216.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Russian Prose
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217.
A survey of Russian prose from the beginnings to the present.
RUSS 217.3
(Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate Russian II
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214 or permission of the department.
A continuation of RUSS 214. Emphasis is placed on improving oral and written communication skills. Selected readings will be used to further develop the essentials of grammar and build vocabulary.
Note: Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 215 may not take this course for credit. This course is also offered as part of the St. Petersburg Russian Term Abroad Program.
RUSS 224.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Russian Drama and Theatre
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214
A reading and analysis of the Russian 19th and 20th century drama and the emergence of the major professional theatres of Moscow and St. Petersburg, with reinforcement of grammatical concepts through the study of these texts. This course studies the work of some of the major theatre directors, such as: Stanislavsky, Nemirovich-Danchenko, Meyerkhold, Tovstonogov, Tabakov, Liubimov. Course language: Russian.
RUSS 226.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Russian Poetry
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217.
The development of Russian poetry from its beginnings to the present. Works of representative poets in each period are studied.
RUSS 234.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Dostoyevsky and the Russian Idea
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 117; ENG 110; LIT 100
A reading and analysis of Dostoyevsky’s political novels: Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, Demons, Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, in the context of independent Russian thinking of the time (Solovyov, Khomyakov, Berdyeve, Gogol, Tolstoy). Course language: English.
Note: Students with credit for RUSS 334, may not take this course for credit.