Undergraduate Catalog 2002 - 2003

Russian (RUSS)

Head of Department: David K. Herzberger
Department Office: Room 228. J.H. Arjona Building

Consult the Modern and Classical Languages Department listing in this Catalog for requirements for Majors in Russian.

Consult the Departmental Handbook for courses offered in the appropriate semesters and further description of these courses.
 
155-156. Elementary Russian I and II

Both semesters. Four credits each semester. One lecture, three recitation periods, and one hour of laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Russian in high school, except with Departmental consent. Not open for credit to students who have passed RUSS 115-116. 

Elementary Russian grammar. Extensive training in pronunciation, reading, speaking and writing. 

Second semester; short stories, outside reading.

157-158. Intermediate Russian I and II

Both semesters. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and one hour of laboratory practice. Prerequisite: RUSS 156 or equivalent. Not open for credit to students who have passed RUSS 117-118. 

A thorough grammar review. Reading of selected texts of Russian authors. Oral and written practice. Outside reading.

193. Foreign Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally before the student's departure.

231. Masterpieces of Modern Russian Literature in Translation

Either semester. Three credits. Conducted in English. Required of all Russian majors, who will be asked to read part of the material in the original. Open to students from other fields with an interest in Russian or comparative literature. 

A survey of Russian literature from the Revolution to the present.

232. Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation

Either semester. Three credits. Conducted in English. Required of all Russian majors, who are required to read part of the material in the original. Open to students from other fields with an interest in Russian or comparative literature.

A survey of Russian literature from Pushkin to Chekhov.

232W. Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
241. The Russian Cultural Heritage

Either semester. Three credits. Conducted in English. 

Contemporary Russian life and its reflection of traditional Russian cultural values.

293. Foreign Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally to be granted prior to the student's departure. 

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

295. Variable Topics

Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

298. Special Topics

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

299. Independent Study

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.