MIAMI PLAN COURSES IN RUSSIAN
Foundation IIB (Humanities):
RUS 137 Russian Folklore (3)
RUS 255 Russian Literature from Pushkin to Dostoevsky in
English Translation
(3)
Foundation IIIB (World Cultures):
RUS 137 Russian Folklore (3)
Thematic Sequences:
Russian Minor
The Russian minor counts as a thematic
sequence.
RUS 1 Russia and the Soviet Union*
Examines Russian culture, society, and politics from an
interdisciplinary perspective, including major Russian
literary works, historical patterns, and political leaders
and parties from the 10th century to the present. By
considering this interaction, you gain meaningful insights
into the development of Russia as well as acquire useful
perspectives on Western society.
1. RUS/ ENG 255 Russian Literature from Pushkin to
Dostoevsky in English Translation (MPF) (3), or RUS/ ENG
256 Russian Literature in English Translation: From
Tolstoy to Nabokov (3); and
2. HST 374 Russia to 1855 (3), or HST 375 Russia and the
USSR from 1855 to the Present (3); or HST 470 Topics in
Russian History (3); or HST 475 Images of Russia At Home
and Abroad: 16th Century to Present (3); and
3. POL/RUS 230 Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization
(3); or POL 331 Development of the Soviet Polity (3), or
POL 332 Post-Soviet Russian Politics (3), or POL 430B
Political Systems of Russia and Eastern Europe (4)
*Not open to Russian majors or majors in the Departments of
History or Political Science.
RUS 2 Russian Culture*
Examines Russian culture from the point of view of artistic
media, including major literary works, films, and varieties
of folkloric expression. Russian folklore, film, and
literature often explore some of the same issues, central
to the society they reflect, like rebellion and revolution,
alienation and the creation of a community, and the
intricacies of social and sexual relationships. Through the
study of diverse elite and popular approaches to these
topics, you gain an appreciation of some pervasive Russian
attitudes and concerns.
1. RUS 137 Russian Folklore (MPF) (3), or RUS/ ENG 255
Russian Literature from Pushkin to Dostoevsky in English
Translation (MPF) (3); and
2. RUS/ ENG 256 Russian Literature in English
Translation: Tolstoy to Nabakov (3), or RUS 257 Russian
Literature in English Translation: Pasternak to Present
(3); and
3. FST/ RUS 263 Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema (3)
*Not open to Russian majors.
RUS 3 Developing Language Skills in Russian*
For students who have completed the first two semesters of
college-level Russian language or the equivalent. This
sequence develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing
ability using a variety of materials drawn from textbooks,
fiction, the Internet and journalism as well as multimedia.
The courses are characterized by small sections and
in-class and out-of-class interaction. Courses may not be
taken credit/no-credit and must be taken in order.
1. RUS 201 Intermediate Russian (3)
2. RUS 202 Intermediate Russian (3)
3. RUS 301 Advanced Russian (3)
*Not open to Russian majors.
Capstone Experience:
RUS 401 St. Petersburg: History, Literature,
Culture (3)