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Courses - Spring 2023
RUSS
Russian Department Site
RUSS102
Intensive Elementary Russian II
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS101 or RUSS102; and must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of Russian.
Credit only granted for: RUSS102 or (RUSS113 and RUSS114).
A continuation of RUSS101 which will further develop the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on communicative competence.
RUSS202
Intermediate Russian II
Credits: 5
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS201; or must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of Russian.
Continued activation and expansion of skills and knowledge acquired in RUSS201 with the goal of communicative competence.
RUSS302
Advanced Russian II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: RUSS301.
Advanced training in written Russian communicative structures.
RUSS321
Survey of Russian Literature I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
The first half of a survey of Russian literature.
RUSS336
Soviet Cinema and Empire
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Cross-listed with: CINE336.
Credit only granted for: RUSS336, CINE336, or FILM336.
Formerly: FILM336.
Examination of the concepts of "empire" and "nation" through their representation in Soviet cinema. Taught in English.
RUSS386
(Perm Req)
Experiential Learning
Credits: 3 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Restriction: Junior standing or higher; and permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Contact the department to obtain section numbers.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
RUSS402
Practicum in Written Russian
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS401; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Designed to improve comprehension of functional varieties of written Russian and develop ability to present in written form concise syntheses of source texts.
RUSS405
Russian-English Translation I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in RUSS302.
Introduction to the principles of translation of a particular genre, and is typically diplomatic, business, or literary.
RUSS409D
Selected Topics in Russian Language Study; The Art of Dissent: Aesthetics, Politics, and Civil Disobedience
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Intermediate-level language proficiency in one of the language mentioned below. If you are unsure of your proficiency, please contact a advisor.

Cross-listed with SLLC499D, FREN499E, GERM499D, PERS498B, PORT409D, and SPAN409D. Credit only granted for SLLC499D, FREN499E, GERM499D, PERS498B, PORT409D, RUSS409D, or SPAN409D.

This course explores the complex roles art, literature, cinema, and other cultural products play in social and political movement building, and investigates how language and artistic expression in divercultural contexts negotiate issues such as gender, ethnic, and racial identity; political ideology; religious conflict; social justice.The following cultural traditions will be included: French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. A major component of the course will be experiential learning project.
RUSS499
(Perm Req)
Independent Study in Russian
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Contact department for information to register for this course.