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General Catalog 2002-2003
Posted April 4, 2002

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1010  Beginning Russian I (4)
   For beginners with no previous Russian. Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

1020  Beginning Russian II (4) Prerequisite: RUSS 1010 or equivalent.
   Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

2010  Intermediate Russian I (4) Prerequisite: RUSS 1020 or equivalent.
   Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

2019  Fifth Quarter Language (2)

2020  Intermediate Russian II (4) Prerequisite: RUSS 2010 or equivalent.
   Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

3040  Fifth-Semester Russian (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 2010 or equivalent.
   Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

3050  Sixth-Semester Russian (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3040 or equivalent.
   Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

3060  Third-Year Russian for Nontraditional Students (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3050 or equivalent.
   Entry-level course for students who have one-and-one-half to two years' experience in Russian. Also open to those who have had RUSS 3050. Intensive survey of Russian grammar.

3550  Studies in Russian Culture before 1880 (3) Fulfills Humanities Integration.
   Meets with C LIT 3670. Examines Russian consciousness as it is portrayed through literary, philosophical, and historical texts including the visual (Icons).

3560  Studies in Russian, Soviet & Post-Soviet Culture after 1880 (3) Fulfills Humanities Integration.
   Meets with C LIT 3670. Emphasizes Russian consciousness from 1880 to present as it is portrayed through literary, philosophical, and historical texts including the visual.

3950  Service-Learning in Russian (1 to 3)
   Involves students in thoughtfully organized service that meets a particular community's needs. Students have opportunities to use and expand their Russian language skills and cross-cultural understanding while doing service-learning projects on campus and in the local community.

4270  Structure of Russian I (3) Prerquisite: RUSS 3050 or 3060.
   An analysis of the phonological and morphological systems of contemporary standard Russian, including normative and dialectical pronunciation of speech sounds, phonemics, morphophonemic alterations, and nominal and verbal infections.

4271  Structure of Russian II (3) Prerquisite: RUSS 3050 or 3060.
   An analysis of morphosyntax and the lexicon in contemporary standard Russian, with emphasis on the sentence and its elements.

4510  Business Russian (3) Prerquisite: RUSS 3050 or 3060.
   This course examines Russian business language and Russian business culture: the etiquette of conduction business, the intricacies of making requests, rejecting offers, etc. Readings and discussion in Russian.

4550  Russian Culture (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3060 or equivalent.
   Introduction to contemporary Russian culture. Readings and discussion in Russian.

4580  Reading the Russian Press (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3060 or equivalent.
   Reading and analyzing materials from Russian magazines and newspapers. Readings and discussion in Russian

4590  Contemporary Russian Issues (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3060 or equivalent.
   Topic varies (may be repeated if topic is different). Readings and discussion in Russian.

4610  Advanced Russian I (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3060 or equivalent.
   Reading, composition, and discussion in Russian. Based on 19th-century artistic, musical, historical, and/or literary texts.

4620  Advanced Russian II (3) Prerequisite: RUSS 3060 or equivalent.
   Reading, composition, and discussion in Russian. Based on 20th-century artistic, musical, historical, and/or literary texts.

4710  Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Reading and interpretation of Russian literature to 1917. Readings and discussion in English.

4720  Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Reading and interpretation of Russian literature 1917--. Readings and discussion in English.

4880  Directed Reading (1 to 3)
   Readings selected by student and designated professor to broaden student's background in area where no course is taught.

4900  Special Topics (1 to 4)
   Themes of special interest, repeatable when specific topics vary.

4990  Capstone Course (1)
   Senior project for Russian majors (conducted under the guidance of a faculty member).

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

7300  Graduate Language Study (1 to 4)


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