Course Descriptions
SLAV 001 - First-Year Basic Russian I (First Year)
SLAV 002 - First-Year Basic Russian II (First Year)
SLAV 003 - Second-Year Basic Russian I (Second Year)
SLAV 004 - Second-Year Basic Russian II (Second Year)
SLAV 005 - Intensive Basic Russian I (First Year in one semester)
SLAV 006 - Intensive Basic Russian II (Second Year in one semester)
SLAV 009 - Intermediate Russian I (Third Year)
SLAV 010 - Intermediate Russian II (Third Year)
SLAV 013 - Russian for Heritage Speakers I (Equiv. of 3rd year for ESIA)
SLAV 014 - Russian for Heritage Speakers II (Equiv. of 3d year for ESIA)
SLAV 101 - Readings in the Russian Press I (Equiv. of 3d year for ESIA)
SLAV 102 - Readings in the Russian Press II (Equiv. of 3d year for ESIA)
SLAV 109 - Russia Today: Topics In Advanced Russian I (Fourth Year)
SLAV 110 - Russia Today: Topics In Advanced Russian II (Fourth Year)
SLAV 091 - Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature I
SLAV 092 - Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature II
SLAV 161 - Russian Culture to 1825
SLAV 162 - Russian Culture since 1825
SLAV 165 - 20th-Century Russian Literature to World War II
SLAV 166 - Russian Literature from World War II to Present
SLAV 171 - 19th-Century Russian Prose
SLAV 172 - 19th-Century Russian Poetry
SLAV 173 - 20th-Century Russian Prose
SLAV 174 - 20th Century Russian Poetry
SLAV 185 - Introduction to Russian Cinema I
SLAV 186 - Introduction to Russian Cinema II
SLAV 195 - Special Topics
SLAV 197 - Senior Honors Thesis I
SLAV 198 - Senior Honors Thesis II
NON-STANDARD LANGUAGE COURSES:
SLAV 021 - Basic Czech I (First Year)
SLAV 022 - Basic Czech II (First Year)
SLAV 023 - Second Year Basic Czech I (Second Year)
SLAV 024 - Second Year Basic Czech II (Second Year)
SLAV 031 - Basic Polish I (First Year)
SLAV 032 - Basic Polish II (First Year)
SLAV 033 - Intermediate Polish I (Second Year)
SLAV 034 - Intermediate Polish II (Second Year)
SLAV 041 - Ukrainian Language and Culture I (First Year)
SLAV 042 - Ukraniian Language and Culture II (First Year)
SLAV 001 - First-Year Basic Russian I (First Year)
First part of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 002 - First-Year Basic Russian II (First Year)
First part of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. Prerequisite: SLAV 001.
SLAV 003 - Second-Year Basic Russian I (Second Year)
Second half of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. Prerequisite: SLAV 002.
SLAV 004 - Second-Year Basic Russian II (Second Year)
Second half of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. Prerequisite: SLAV 003.
SLAV 005 - Intensive Basic Russian I (First Year)
Beginning intensive course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. Recommended for majors. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 006 - Intensive Basic Russian II (Second Year)
Beginning intensive course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Russian. Recommended for majors. Prerequisites: SLAV 002 or SLAV 005.
SLAV 009 - Intermediate Russian I (Third Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisites: SLAV 004 or SLAV 006.
SLAV 010 - Intermediate Russian II (Third Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: SLAV 009.
SLAV 013 - Russian for Heritage Speakers I
Prepares heritage speakers of Russian for advanced study in Russian at the third-year level and beyond, including content courses in literature and area studies. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 014 - Russian for Heritage Speakers II
Prepares heritage speakers of Russian for advanced study in Russian beyond the third-year level, including content courses in literature and area studies. Serves as the equivalent of Slav 010 for the ESIA language requirement. Prerequisite: SLAV 013.
SLAV 101 - Readings in the Russian Press I
Reading and analysis of current Russian periodicals. For departmental majors and graduate students with a reading-language proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: SLAV 004 or SLAV 006. The sequence SLAV 101-102 can be substituted for SLAV 009-101 to satisfy the ESIA third-year language requirement.
SLAV 102 - Readings in the Russian Press II
Reading and analysis of current Russian periodicals. For departmental majors and graduate students with a reading-language proficiency requirement. Prerequisite: SLAV 101. The sequence SLAV 101-102 can be substituted for SLAV 009-101 to satisfy the ESIA third-year language requirement.
SLAV 109 - Russia Today: Topics In Advanced Russian I (Fourth Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the advanced level. Prerequisite: SLAV 010.
SLAV 110 - Russia Today: Topics In Advanced Russian II (Fourth Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the advanced level. Prerequisite: SLAV 109.
SLAV 091 - Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature I
Russian literature and society, 1800–1860s, concentrating on the Golden Age of Russian literature; poems and stories by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, and Turgenev. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 092 - Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature II
Russian literature and society on their way to modernity; great works of prose and drama by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Bunin. Prerequisite: SLAV 091.
SLAV 161 - Russian Culture to 1825
Survey of Russian cultural heritage from its ancient origins through the early 19th century. Architecture from the medieval period through the end of the Empire style. Iconography, the influence of the Church, and effects of the West on Russian culture. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 162 - Russian Culture since 1825
Survey of Russian culture from the 19th century through the present, including intellectual movements; realism in music, art, and theatre; ballet; avant-garde painting; and effects of Soviet policies and of Perestroika. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 165 - 20th-Century Russian Literature to World War II
Russian literature and culture of the first half of the 20th century: the impact of the revolution on writers and literature; avant-garde, socialist realism, and emigre literature (Nabokov)—in English. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 166 - Russian Literature from World War II to Present
Literature in wartime and in postwar years from Solzhenitsyn to the latest trends: the “thaws,” village and urban prose, post-Soviet literature, Russian postmodernism—in English. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 171 - 19th-Century Russian Prose
Reading and discussion of selected prose texts of the 19th century from Pushkin to Chekhov—in Russian. Prerequisites: SLAV 010 and SLAV 092.
SLAV 172 - 19th-Century Russian Poetry
Reading and discussion of selected poetry of the 19th century (Pushkin, Lermontov, Nekrasov, and others)—in Russian. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 173 - 20th-Century Russian Prose
Reading and discussion of selected prose of the 20th century from Bunin to Solzhenitsyn—in Russian. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 174 - 20th Century Russian Poetry
Reading and discussion of selected poetry of the 20th century from Blok to Brodsky—in Russian. Prerequisites: SLAV 010, SLAV 165, and SLAV 166.
SLAV 185 - Introduction to Russian Cinema I
From Russian silents to the introduction of sound and color (1896–1946). The great revolutionary directors—Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dovzhenko. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 186 - Introduction to Russian Cinema II
From post-war to post-perestroika cinema (since 1946): war films, adventure, films about youth. There are no prerequisites for this course.
SLAV 195 - Special Topics
Directed study of East European languages, literatures, or cultures. May be repeated for credit. Students must obtain chair’s approval and arrange for supervision by an appropriate member of the department. Prerequisites may vary depending on the topic.
SLAV 197 - Senior Honors Thesis I
Senior honors thesis on a topic related to Russian language, literature, or culture. Required of and open only to honors candidates in the department. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
SLAV 198 - Senior Honors Thesis II
Senior honors thesis on a topic related to Russian language, literature, or culture. Required of and open only to honors candidates in the department. Prerequisites: SLAV 197 and senior standing.
SLAV 021 - Basic Czech I (First Year)
Beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Czech. There are no prerequistes for this course. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 022 - Basic Czech II (First Year)
Beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Czech. Prerequisite: SLAV 021. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 023 - Second Year Basic Czech I (Second Year)
Second half of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Czech. Prerequisite: SLAV 022. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 024 - Second Year Basic Czech II (Second Year)
Second half of beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Czech. Prerequisite: SLAV 023. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 031 - Basic Polish I (First Year)
Beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Polish. There are no prerequisites for this course. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 032 - Basic Polish II (First Year)
Beginning course in fundamentals of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Polish. Prerequisite: SLAV 031. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 033 - Intermediate Polish I (Second Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: SLAV 032. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 034 - Intermediate Polish II (Second Year)
Practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: SLAV 033. NOTE: This course is only taught with sufficient student demand.
SLAV 041 - Ukrainian Language and Culture I (First Year)
Introduction to Ukrainian language, culture, and history. There are no prerequisites for this course. NOTE: This course is only taught every other year, and then only when there is sufficient student demand.
SLAV 042 - Ukrainian Language and Culture II (First Year)
Introduction to Ukrainian language, culture, and history.
Prerequisite: SLAV 041. NOTE: This course is only taught every other year, and then only when there is sufficient student demand.
