RUS 101 Elementary Russian. (4) F, S, SS
Structural grammar and basic vocabulary. Introduction and reinforcement of aural/oral reading and writing skills. 4 hours lecture, 1 hour lab.

RUS 102 Elementary Russian. (4) S, SS
See RUS 101. Prerequisite: RUS 101 or equivalent.

RUS 201 Intermediate Russian. (4) F, SS
Systematic review of grammar. Development of vocabulary through reading and writing. Drill in aural/oral skills. 4 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. Prerequisite: RUS 102 or equivalent. General Studies: G.

RUS 202 Intermediate Russian. (4) S, SS
See RUS 201. Prerequisite: RUS 201 or equivalent. General Studies: G.

RUS 211 Basic Russian Conversation. (3) F
Intensive aural/oral drill to supplement reading and grammatical skills acquired in RUS 101, 102, 201, and 202. Required of Russian majors. Prerequisite: RUS 102. General Studies: G.

RUS 212 Basic Russian Conversation. (3) S
See RUS 211. Prerequisite: RUS 102. General Studies: G.

RUS 303 Scientific Russian. (3) F
Acquisition of scientific vocabulary through reading from current Russian scientific publications. Does not satisfy the Liberal Arts and Sciences language requirement for B.A. degree. Prerequisite: RUS 102.

RUS 304 Scientific Russian. (3) S
See RUS 303. Prerequisite: RUS 102.

RUS 311 Russian Composition and Conversation. (3) F
Development of writing ability and oral expression. Prerequisite: RUS 202. General Studies: G.

RUS 312 Russian Composition and Conversation. (3) S
See RUS 311. Prerequisite: RUS 202. General Studies: G.

RUS 321 Survey of Russian Literature. (3) A
Main literary movements, authors, and significant works of prose, poetry, and drama from the beginning to the mid-19th century in translation. Prerequisite: RUS 202 or equivalent. General Studies: L/HU, H.

RUS 322 Survey of Russian Literature. (3) A
An insight into the 19th- and early 20th-century Russian thought, life, and culture by reading translations of works of major writers. Prerequisite: RUS 202 or equivalent. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 323 Survey of Literature of the Soviet Era. (3) A
Main literary movements, prominent authors, and the most significant works of prose, poetry, and drama of the Soviet period from 1917–1991. Prerequisite: RUS 202 or equivalent. General Studies: L/HU, G.

RUS 411 Advanced Composition and Conversation I. (3) F
Designed to improve aural discrimination and self-expression in oral and written skills, emphasizing vocabulary building. Subject materials drawn from current post-Soviet-Russian publications. Prerequisite: RUS 312. General Studies: G.

RUS 412 Advanced Composition and Conversation II. (3) S
See RUS 411. Prerequisite: RUS 312. General Studies: G.

RUS 417 Applied Russian Phonetics. (2) N
General improvement in the student’s language skills through aural/oral training in Russian phonology and an analysis of Russian orthography. Prerequisite: RUS 102.

RUS 420 Russian Poetry. (3) N
Development of Russian poetry from its beginnings to the present, including both native and émigré poets. Topics in criticism and the study of poetics. Prerequisite: RUS 312 or instructor approval. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 421 Pushkin. (3) N
Pushkin’s poetry, plays, and prose fiction, including Eugene Onegin, The Little Tragedies, Tales of Belkin, Queen of Spades, and The Captain’s Daughter. Taught in English. Does not satisfy the Liberal Arts and Sciences language requirement for B.A. degree. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 423 Dostoyevsky. (3) N
Dostoyevsky’s major works of fiction, including Crime and Punishment and Brothers Karamazov. Taught in English. Does not satisfy the Liberal Arts and Sciences language requirement for B.A. degree. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 424 Tolstoy. (3) N
Tolstoy’s major works, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Taught in English. Does not satisfy the Liberal Arts and Sciences language requirement for B.A. degree. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 425 Chekhov. (3) N
Chekhov’s major works, representative short stories and major plays, including The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters. Taught in English. Does not satisfy the Liberal Arts and Sciences language requirement for B.A. degree. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 426 Literatures of the Nationalities of the Former Soviet Union. (3) N
Including such authors as Belsevica, Kross, Venclova, Kupala, Khvylovy, Sevak, Nasri, Aitmatov, Charents, Cholpan. Prerequisite: RUS 312 or instructor approval. General Studies: L/HU, G.

RUS 430 Russian Short Story. (3) N
Detailed study of representative works of the Russian short story genre. Authors included are from both Imperial and Soviet Russia. Prerequisite: RUS 312 or instructor approval. General Studies: L/HU.

RUS 440 History of the Russian Language. (3) N
Principles of historical linguistics presented through the evolution of the Russian language from Proto-Indo-European to the present. Readings of historical documents in Old Russian and Old Church Slavic. Prerequisite: RUS 312 or instructor approval.

RUS 441 Survey of Russian Culture. (3) N
Interplay of artistic, social, and political forces in the development of Russian culture from the Kievan period to the present. Exclusive use of Russian language source materials. Prerequisite: RUS 312 or instructor approval. General Studies: L/HU, G, H.

RUS 494 Special Topics. (1–4) N

RUS 499 Individualized Instruction. (1–3) N

RUS 591 Seminar. (3) N
Topics may be selected from the following:

(a)	Baltic Literatures
(b)	Literature from 1956 to August 1991
(c)	Literary Zhdanovism
(d)	19th-Century Russian
(e)	Post-Soviet Literature
(f)	Pre-19th Century Russian Literature
(g)	Russian Literary Criticism
(h)	Russian Poetry to 1890
(i)	Russian Poetry, 1890 to Present

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