Courses and Syllabi
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Fall 2024
Undergraduate
Introduces elements of grammar, vocabulary, oral skills, listening comprehension, and reading. Notes: Students may not receive credit for RUSS 110 and RUSS 101, 102. Equivalent to RUSS 101, RUSS 102.
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Further development of skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Notes: RUSS 201 and 202 must be taken in sequence. Limited to three attempts.
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Application of language skills to reading, composition, and discussion. Limited to three attempts.
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Examines continuity and change in Russia's Soviet era and post-Soviet era politics and international relations.Limited to three attempts.
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Covers politics of religion in Muslim societies; history, ideology, and practices of key individuals, movements, and institutions; case studies of political Islam in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the West; plurality and diversity of political expression in Muslim world; nature of democracy in Islam; and Islamic state.Limited to three attempts.
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Examines Josef Stalin and Stalinism as a political, economic, social, and cultural system, with a focus on the period from Lenin's death in 1924 through Stalin's death in 1953. Explores the history of rapid industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, famine, terror, war, Cold War, and human suffering in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Limited to three attempts.
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Russia and the Soviet Union from the early 20th century to the present. Focuses on the Russian Revolution and the political, social, cultural, and economic developments of the Soviet and post-Soviet eras. Limited to three attempts.
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Develops in students ability to express themselves orally on topics of current interest and everyday situations. Provides practice in more difficult forms of written expression. Limited to three attempts.
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Study of works of major Russian writers in translation. Writers to be studied vary. Notes: May be repeated for credit when course content is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
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Surveys Russian literature from its beginning to 1880. Limited to three attempts.
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Social life, art, economics, education, view of life, and personal aspirations of Russian citizen today. Limited to three attempts.
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Comprehensive study of the more difficult characteristics of contemporary standard Russian in areas of grammar, style, and vocabulary usage. Emphasizes developing fluency in oral and written expression. Limited to three attempts.
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Historical overview of modern revolutions as well as different theories about causes and consequences of revolutions. Special attention to Marxist-Leninist, Arab nationalist, and Islamic revolutions.Limited to three attempts.
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Advanced work in major grammatical and lexical topics of Russian. Application of theoretical principles in guided written and oral exercises. Limited to three attempts.
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Study of works of major Russian writers in translation. Writers to be studied vary. Notes: May be repeated for credit when course content is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled