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)
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)
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)
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)