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   Course Offerings for Russian:

  
RUSS 101-102 Elementary Russian
   Continuous course; 5 lecture/recitation hours. 4-4
   credits. Elementary grammar, reading and oral drill.
 
   RUSS 201 Intermediate Russian
   Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits.
   Continuation of the essentials of grammar with emphasis
   on achieving proficiency in aural comprehension,
   speaking, reading and writing skills.
   In order to complete Russian through the
   intermediate level, a student must select RUSS 202
   or 205.

   RUSS 202 Intermediate Russian Readings
   Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits.
   Prerequisite: RUSS 201 or the equivalent. Designed to
   increase the student’s proficiency through the study of
   selected cultural and literary texts. In order to complete
   Russian through the intermediate level, a student may
   select RUSS 202 or 205.
 
   RUSS 205 Intermediate Russian Conversation
   Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits.
   Prerequisite: RUSS 201 or the equivalent. Designed to
   increase the student’s proficiency in the spoken
   language through audio-oral exercises, dialogues and
   free conversation. In order to complete Russian through
   the intermediate level, a student may select RUSS 202
   or 205.

   RUSS 301, 302 Survey of Literature
   Semester courses; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits.
   Prerequisites: RUSS 201-202 or the equivalent.
   Conducted in Russian. First semester: 19th century;
   Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev. Second semester: late 19th
   and 20th centuries; Dostoevsky, Chekhov and some
   modern Russian writers.

   RUSS 491 Topics in Russian
   Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. May be
   repeated with different topics for a maximum of six
   credits. An in-depth study of selected topics in Russian.
   See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be
   offered each semester.


   Russian Language Resources

   

 

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