2003-2005

Courses: Russian (RUSS)
College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

1298: Special Problems
Cr. 2 per semester. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

1301: First-Year Russian I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Introduction to modern spoken and written Russian.

1302: First-Year Russian II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 1301 or equivalent. Further development of skills in writing and speaking modern Russian.

1501: Beginning Russian I
Cr. 5. (5-0). Credit for both RUSS 1301 and 1501 may not be applied toward a degree. Instruction in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Russian, including practice sessions and laboratory drills.

1502: Beginning Russian II
Cr. 5. (5-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 1301 and 1501 or equivalent. Credit for both RUSS 1302 and 1502 may not be applied toward a degree. Instruction in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Russian, including practice sessions and laboratory drills.

1901: Accelerated First-Year Russian
Cr. 9. (9-0). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in RUSS 2602. Accelerated and concentrated instruction in written and oral communication in Russian through intensive study. Credit for RUSS 1901 may not be applied toward any degree by students who have credit for RUSS 1301, 1302, 1501 or 1502.

2198: 2398 Special Problems
Cr. 1 or 3 per semester. Prerequisites: RUSS 1301; 1302 or equivalent and approval of chair.

2301: Second-Year Russian I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 1302 or 1502 or equivalent. Grammar review, selected readings, conversation, and composition.

2302: Second-Year Russian II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 2301 or equivalent. Further grammar review, selected readings, conversation, and composition.

2303:2304: A Survey of Russian Literature in English
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or equivalent. May not serve to fulfill foreign language requirement. No knowledge of Russian is required. First semester: beginnings to 1881; second semester: 1881 to the present.

2602: Accelerated Second-Year Russian
Cr. 6. (6-0). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in RUSS 1901. Continuation of accelerated and concentrated instruction in written and oral communication in Russian through intensive study. Credit for RUSS 2602 may not be applied toward any degree by students who have credit for RUSS 2301 or 2302.

3303: Third-Year Conversation and Composition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 2302 or equivalent. Practice in speaking and writing Russian.

3304: Post-Soviet Russia
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 2302 or equivalent. Study of contemporary Russian culture and society through film, television, and the popular press. Conducted in Russian.

3305: Translating Russian Texts
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 2302 or equivalent. Practical application of the techniques for translating stylistically varied Russian printed texts into English.

3306: Third-Year Literary Readings
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: RUSS 2302 or equivalent. Selected readings from Russian literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readings in Russian; lectures in English and Russian.

4398: Special Problems
Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.

Files Archived: Friday, April 28, 2005

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