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For
information
on
studying
in
Russian-speaking
countries,
see
Study
Abroad;
on
compulsory
placement
tests,
see
Course
Placement;
on
"bonus
credit,"
see
Alternative
Ways
to
Earn
Credit.
RUSS
100A
(3
Credits)
Fall
RUSS
100B
(3
Credits)
Spring
Beginning
Russian
I
and
II
(3+0) h
Courses
A
and
B
are
introductory
courses
in
the
Russian
language
and
culture
with
an
emphasis
on
the
spoken
and
written
language.
After
completion
of
RUSS
100A
and
100B
the
student
will
be
able
to
continue
on
to
RUSS
102.
Note:
Both
RUSS
100A
and
RUSS
100B
must
be
taken
to
equal
one
semester
of
the
foreign
language
core
requirement.
RUSS
100C
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
RUSS
100D
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Beginning
Russian
III
and
IV
(3+0) h
Courses
C
and
D
are
a
continuation
of
RUSS
100A
and
B.
Includes
high
frequency
vocabulary
and
spirally
introduced
grammar.
Students
will
engage
in
a
variety
of
contextualized
communicative
activities
that
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
reading,
speaking,
performing
dialogues,
and
writing
short
essays.
Grammar
and
vocabulary
will
be
practiced
through
games,
roll-playing
and
interactions
of
students
in
Russian.
Supported
online
via
blackboard
software.
Note:
Both
RUSS
100C
and
RUSS
100D
must
be
taken
to
equal
one
semester
of
the
foreign
language
core
requirement.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
100A
and
B;
or
RUSS
101.)
RUSS
101
(5
Credits)
Fall
RUSS
102
(5
Credits)
Spring
Elementary
Russian
I
and
II
(5+0) h
Introduction
to
language
and
culture:
development
of
competence
and
performance
in
the
language
through
understanding,
recognition
and
use
of
linguistic
structures;
increasing
emphasis
on
listening
comprehension
and
speaking;
basic
vocabulary
of
approximately
750
words;
exploration
of
the
cultural
dimension,
implicitly
through
language,
and
explicitly
through
texts
and
audiovisual
materials.
RUSS
103
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Conversational
Russian
I
(3+0) h
Oral
skills
improvement.
Vocabulary
is
presented
to
improve
speaking
on
specific
topics.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
101
and
RUSS
102
or
above
or
permission
of
instructor.
Does
not
satisfy
core
curriculum
or
foreign
language
major
requirements.)
RUSS
201
(4
Credits)
Fall
RUSS
202
(4
Credits)
Spring
Intermediate
Russian
I
and
II
(4+0) h
Continuation
of
RUSS
102.
Increasing
emphasis
on
reading
ability
and
cultural
materials.
Conducted
in
Russian.
(Prerequisite:
RUSS
102
or
two
years
of
high
school
Russian.)
RUSS
203
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Conversational
Russian
II
(3+0) h
Oral
skills
improvement.
Vocabulary
is
presented
to
improve
speaking
on
specific
topics.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
102
or
above
or
permission
of
instructor.
Does
not
satisfy
core
curriculum
or
foreign
language
major
requirements.)
RUSS
301W,O
(3
Credits)
Fall
RUSS
302W,O
(3
Credits)
Spring
Advanced
Russian
(3+0) h
Discussions
and
essays
on
more
difficult
subjects
or
texts.
Translations,
stylistic
exercises,
and
special
grammatical
problems.
Conducted
in
Russian.
(Prerequisites:
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
RUSS
202;
or
instructor
permission.)
RUSS
431
(3
Credits)
Fall
Studies
in
Russian
Culture
(3+0) h
Study
of
the
cultures
of
the
Russian
speaking
world.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
301
or
equivalent;
junior
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.)
RUSS
432
(3
Credits)
Spring
Studies
of
Russian
Literature
(3+0) h
Intensive
study
of
authors,
literary
texts,
movements,
genres,
themes
and/or
critical
approaches.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
302
or
equivalent,
and
junior
standing,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.)
RUSS
482
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Selected
Topics
in
Russian
(3+0) h
Intensive
course
focusing
on
topics
not
covered
in
RUSS
431
or
RUSS
432.
(Prerequisites:
RUSS
302
or
equivalent;
junior
standing,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.)
RUSS
488
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Individual
Study:
Senior
Project
h
Designed
to
permit
the
student
to
demonstrate
ability
to
work
with
the
language
and
the
culture
through
the
analysis
and
presentation,
in
the
language,
of
a
problem
chosen
by
the
student
in
consultation
with
the
department.
The
student
must
apply
for
senior
project
and
submit
a
project
outline
by
the
end
of
the
6th
week
of
the
semester
preceding
the
semester
of
graduation.
Conducted
in
Russian.
(Prerequisite:
At
least
10
credits
in
upper
division
Russian
or
permission
of
instructor.)
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