Courses - Fall 2026
RUSS101
Intensive Elementary Russian I
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score.
This intensive first-year course is intended to develop the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on communicative competence.
If the course is full, please put yourself on the waitlist and contact Dr. Elizabeth Papazian (papazian@umd.edu) for permission to enroll.
RUSS201
Intermediate Russian I
Credits:
5
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS102; or must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Continued activation and expansion of skills and knowledge acquired in an elementary Russian course with the goal of communicative competence.
If the course is full, please put yourself on the waitlist and contact Dr. Elizabeth Papazian (papazian@umd.edu) for permission to enroll.
RUSS301
Advanced Russian I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
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.
RUSS334
Soviet Film: Propaganda, Myth, Modernism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: CINE334.
Credit only granted for: RUSS334, CINE334, or FILM334.
Formerly: FILM334.
A Survey of Soviet film from the 1920s to 1991, focusing on important directors, genres, themes, and styles. Taught in English.
RUSS386
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.
RUSS399
Directed Study in Russian
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
RUSS404
Practicum in Spoken Russian
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in RUSS301, or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
To improve comprehension of rapidly spoken Russian of various functional styles and to develop ability to synthesize orally the content of spoken material.
RUSS499
Independent Study in Russian
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
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