21:860:101-102Elementary Russian (3,3) Training in pronunciation, grammar, simple composition, and reading of elementary prose. Intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of Russian. Both terms must be completed to receive credit. |
21&62:860:131,132Intermediate Russian (3,3) Grammar review and selected reading in literature and other cultural areas. Prerequisite: 21:860:102 or equivalent as determined by a placement examination. |
21&62:860:203Russian Grammar and Composition (3) Advanced grammar review, composition, and diction. |
21&62:860:204Russian Composition and Conversation (3) Intensive practice in oral and written Russian. Prerequisite: 21:860:203 or permission of instructor. |
21&62:860:205,206Introduction to Russian Literature (3,3) Russian literary history; some major authors are analyzed; readings in the original language. Prerequisite: 21&62:860:132 or equivalent. |
21&62:860:269Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in English Translation (3) A multidimensional examination of the principal works in the context of the historical, intellectual, and aesthetic forces and influences of the 19th century. |
21&62:860:307Advanced Russian Grammar, Conversation, and Composition (3) For prospective teachers and others who wish to acquire more fluency in spoken and written Russian. Prerequisites: 21&62:860:203, 204. |
21&62:860:311,312Russian Literature in English Translation (3,3) Literary analysis of representative works of Russian literature: authors include Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Zamyatin. Prerequisite: 21&62:350:101-102. |
21&62:860:313,314English Translation (3,3) Analysis of representative works of Czech, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian writers. Prerequisites: 21&62:350:101-102. |
21&62:860:322Russian Short Story (3) Reading, analysis, and discussion of 19th- and 20th-century Russian short stories. |
21&62:860:323Russian Civilization (3) Relationships among society, literature, art, and music in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
21&62:860:324History of Slavic Languages (3) Development of the Slavic languages from Old Church Slavonic, with particular emphasis on the development of the Russian language. |
21&62:860:332Russian Poetry (3) Selected poetry from the 18th to the 20th century. |
21&62:860:341,342The Russian Novel (3,3) Representative novellas and major novels of the 19th century. |
21&62:860:347Russian Drama (3) Reading and analysis of the major works of Russian drama, from the 18th century to the present, in Russian and English. |
21&62:860:355,356Individual Study in Slavic (3,3) Individual study for students interested in specialized study or research in Slavic languages or literatures. Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson or instructor. |
21&62:860:485Seminar in Slavic (3) Reading and research in a specific aspect of Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures; presentation of a critical paper. |