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Russian (RUSS) Courses

Academic Unit: German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch

RUSS 1101 - Beginning Russian I

(5 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4101

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

RUSS 1102 - Beginning Russian II

(5 cr; Prereq-1101 or equiv; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4102

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

RUSS 3001 - Intermediate Russian I

(5 cr; Prereq-1102 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4103

Conversation, composition, grammar review, translation, readings in literature.

RUSS 3002 - Intermediate Russian II

(5 cr; Prereq-3001 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4104

Expansion of experience in speaking, reading, and understanding Russian. Reading contemporary texts.

RUSS 3101 - Advanced Russian I

(4 cr; Prereq-3002 or 4104 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4111

Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading.

RUSS 3102 - Advanced Russian II

(4 cr; Prereq-3101 or 4111 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 4112

Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading.

RUSS 3105 - Russian Poetry and Prose

(3 cr; Prereq-Russ 3102 or concurrent enrollment in Russ 3102 or permission; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)

Appreciation of literary values through stylistic analysis and literary interpretation; analysis of humanistic elements. Readings in Russian.

RUSS 3311V - Honors Major Project in Russian [WI]

(3 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Advanced Russian major; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)

Equivalent courses: was RUSS 3311H until 20-JAN-15, RUSS 3311W (starting 20-JAN-09, was RUSS 3311 until 20-JAN-15)

Directed research/writing in student's chosen field.

RUSS 3311W - Russian Major Project [WI]

(3 cr; Prereq-Advanced Russian major; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was RUSS 3311 until 20-JAN-15, RUSS 3311V (starting 20-JAN-09, was RUSS 3311H until 20-JAN-15)

Directed research and writing in student's chosen field.

RUSS 3404 - Tolstoy in Translation [LITR GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 5404

Novels, stories, and philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy.

RUSS 3411 - Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 5411

Novels, stories, and miscellaneous writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

RUSS 3421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 5421

Russian literature from about 1000 A.D. to mid-19th century; emphasizing writers of the first half of the 19th century.

RUSS 3422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 5422

Survey of Russian literature from mid-19th century to the present: realism, modernism, feminism and other trends.

RUSS 3512 - Russian Art and Culture [AH GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year)

Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.

RUSS 3604 - Russia At The Movies: A Survey Of The History Of Russian Cinema [AH]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 5604

This course is designed to provide a chronological overview of major developments, trends, experiments, searches, traditions, and conventions of Russian cinematic art examined in the context of the historical and cultural background of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The history of cinema is intrinsically connected to political, historical, cultural and social developments.For each epoch of development we will first outline the historical and cultural context before investigating the major films and themes of the period. We will elaborate on those films that have made an important contribution to cinematic or cultural history, both in Russia and the world. RUSS 3604/5604 meets the Liberal Education core requirement in Arts and Humanities. Through a close study of film we learn about how this art medium reflects and expresses human experience and engages us through the exploration of the formal and aesthetic dimensions of film, as well as the study of cultural, social, and historical background in which it is deeply steeped.

RUSS 3900 - Topics in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-1102 for language topics; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Variable topics in Russian language, literature, and culture. Consult department for details.

RUSS 3993 - Directed Studies

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Guided individual study. Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

RUSS 4101 - Beginning Russian for Graduate Research I

(5 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 1101 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

RUSS 4102 - Beginning Russian for Graduate Research II

(5 cr; Prereq-4101; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 1102 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

RUSS 4103 - Intermediate Russian for Graduate Research I

(5 cr; Prereq-4102; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3001 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Conversation, composition, grammar review, translation, readings in literature.

RUSS 4104 - Intermediate Russian II

(5 cr; Prereq-4103; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3002 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Speaking, reading, and understanding Russian. Reading contemporary texts.

RUSS 4111 - Advanced Russian for Graduate Research I

(4 cr; Prereq-3002 or 4104 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3101 (starting 08-SEP-09)

Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading.

RUSS 4112 - Advanced Russian for Graduate Research II

(4 cr; Prereq-3101 or 4111 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3102 (starting 08-SEP-09)

Advanced grammar, conversation, composition, reading.

RUSS 5404 - Tolstoy in Translation [LITR GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3404

Novels, stories, and philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy.

RUSS 5411 - Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3411

Novels, stories, and other writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

RUSS 5421 - Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3421

Russian literature from about 1000 A.D. to mid-19th century; emphasizing writers of the first half of the 19th century.

RUSS 5422 - Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3422

Survey of Russian literature from mid-19th century to the present: realism, modernism, feminism and other trends.

RUSS 5604 - Russia At The Movies: A Survey Of The History Of Russian Cinema [AH]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: RUSS 3604

This course is designed to provide a chronological overview of major developments, trends, experiments, searches, traditions, and conventions of Russian cinematic art examined in the context of the historical and cultural background of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The history of cinema is intrinsically connected to political, historical, cultural and social developments.For each epoch of development we will first outline the historical and cultural context before investigating the major films and themes of the period. We will elaborate on those films that have made an important contribution to cinematic or cultural history, both in Russia and the world. RUSS 3604/5604 meets the Liberal Education core requirement in Arts and Humanities. Through a close study of film we learn about how this art medium reflects and expresses human experience and engages us through the exploration of the formal and aesthetic dimensions of film, as well as the study of cultural, social, and historical background in which it is deeply steeped.

RUSS 5993 - Directed Studies

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Guided individual study. Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

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