Courses Offered
Russian – Spring 2013
RUSN 1010. Elementary Language and Culture I (4). Introduction to the Russian language in its cultural and social context with emphasis on speaking, listening and reading skills. Four class periods and laboratory practice each week. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements.
RUSN 1020. Elementary Language and Culture II (4). RUSN 1010 continued. Increased use of authentic reading materials both in print and on the web. Completion of elementary grammar study. Prerequisite: RUSN 1010, one year of high school Russian, or by placement. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements. Approved for distance education.
RUSN 1170. Conversation and Pronunciation I (1). Oral practice for beginning students. Concurrent enrollment in RUSN 1010 or RUSN 1020 recommended. May be repeated to three hours.
RUSN 1180. Conversation and Pronunciation II (1). Oral practice for intermediate students. Concurrent enrollment in RUSN 2010 or RUSN 2020 recommended. May be repeated to three hours.
RUSN 2000. Study Abroad I (2-6). Intermediate in-country Russian language training. Prerequisite: RUSN 1020 or equivalent. May be repeated up to 12 hours.
RUSN 2010. Intermediate Russian I (4). Fall. Further development in reading, narrating and describing. Writing common documents. Review of elementary grammar. Four class periods and laboratory practice each week. Prerequisite: RUSN 1020 or two years of high school Russian, or by placement. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements.
RUSN 2020. Intermediate Russian II (4). RUSN 2010 continued. Introduction to reading Russian fiction, media, and reference works. Completion of basic grammar. Four class periods and laboratory practice each week. Prerequisite: RUSN 2010 or three years of high school Russian, or by placement. Laboratory practice each week. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements.
RUSN 2150. Russian Culture (3). Russian culture and its manifestations in arts, family and social life, folkways, religion, and other areas. Presentations, readings, and writing in English. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements. Approved for Distance Education.
RUSN 2160. Contemporary Russian Society (3). Russian society and cultural values as reflected in such aspects of life as the arts, education, work, recreation, politics, family life, and religion. Cross-cultural approach. Presentations, readings, and writing in English. International perspectives course. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements.
RUSN 3000. Study Abroad II (2-6). Advanced in-country Russian language training. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020 or equivalent. May be repeated up to 12 hours.
RUSN 3120. Introduction to Russian Literature (3). Enjoyment and analysis of literature with selections from 19th- and 20th-century stories, plays, novels, and essays by writers such as Bulgakov, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy. Cultural background. Conducted in English. Majors and minors read selections in Russian.
RUSN 3160. Contemporary Eastern European Societies and Cultures (3). Contemporary Eastern European societies and cultures (may vary by semester) compared on the bases of select topics, including nation building, religion, and popular art forms. Presentations, readings, and writing in English.
RUSN 3170. Composition and Conversation I (3). Fall. Mastery of conversation and writing for personal and preprofessional needs. Corresponding aspects of contemporary culture. Advanced grammar review. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020 or by placement.
RUSN 3180. Composition and Conversation II (3). Spring. RUSN 3170 continued. Prerequisite: RUSN 3170.
RUSN 3200. Readings in Russian Culture (2). Readings selected to elucidate themes in Russian cultural and social thought. Guidance in advanced reading techniques. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020 or consent of instructor.
RUSN 3310. Workshop in Translation (2). Individualized and small group work in translation of various kinds of texts, according to students’ program needs. May be repeated to six hours. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020 or consent of instructor.
RUSN 4010. Russian Poetry (3). Russian lyric and narrative verse since the early 19th century. May focus on major writers such as Pushkin, Lermontov, Blok, Akhmatova, or contemporary poets. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020.
RUSN 4020. Russian Novel (3). Fascinating examples of Russian fiction selected from such novelists as Bulgakov, Dostoevsky, Nabokov, Pasternak, and Tolstoy. Russian novel in the context of world literature. Readings, class discussion, and writing in English. Majors and minors complete selected reading in the original. May be repeated for credit when offered with different content.
RUSN 4030. Russian Drama (3). Russian dramatic art and the theater in Russian culture since the 18th century. Emphasis on post-Chekovian (20th century) period. Readings, class discussions, and writing in English. Stagings may be included. Majors and minors complete selected readings in the original.
RUSN 4150. Russian Film (3). Russian film art and history from its inception to present. Works of major directors (Dovzhenko, Eisenstein, Paradzhanov, Pudovkin, Tarkovsky) and other representative films in their cultural context. Two class meetings and required film screening.
RUSN 4170. Advanced Composition and Conversation (3). Styles of speech and related advanced grammar. Conversation and composition practice. May be repeated to six hours. Prerequisite: RUSN 3180 or permission of instructor.
RUSN 4190. Journalistic Russian (2). Advanced skills for reading the media in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSN 2020 or consent of instructor.
RUSN 4800. Selected Topics (1-3). Topic chosen to meet curriculum needs and student requests. May be repeated to six hours. Approved for Distance Education
RUSN 4910. Studies in Russian (1-3). Independent reading for the advanced student. Prerequisites: arrangement with instructor and consent of department chair prior to registration. May be repeated.
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