Prerequisites are noted for courses in language and linguistics. For courses in literature, prerequisites may vary from semester to semester and will therefore be made known during preregistration. Graduate standing is ordinarily prerequisite for courses at the 500 level and above.
RUSS 502 - (3) (IR)
Advanced Proficiency Russian
Prerequisites: RUSS 402 and permission of instructor
Development of advanced level proficiency in the four skills:
reading, writing, speaking and listening. May be repeated for
credit.
RUSS 503 - (3) (Y)
Advanced Russian
Prerequisites: RUSS 301, 302, and permission of instructor;
RUSS 401, 402 strongly recommended
Grammar and translation at the graduate level.
RUSS 505 - (1) (S)
Advanced Conversation
Prerequisites: RUSS 302 and permission of instructor
Two hours of conversation practice per week. May be repeated more
than once for credit.
RUSS 507, 508 - (3) (IR)
Problems and Methods of Teaching Russian
Prerequisites: RUSS 302 and permission of instructor
Recommended for all students who intend to teach, either at the
secondary school or college level.
RUSS 509 - (3) (IR)
Russian for Reading Knowledge
A rapid, comprehensive introduction to the grammar of
modern Russian necessary for reading texts in the original. Especially
recommended for graduate students who need Russian for scholarly
purposes.
RUSS 521 - (3) (SI)
The Structure of Modern Russian: Phonology and Morphology
Prerequisites: RUSS 302, LING 325, and permission of instructor
Introduction to the phonology and morphology of standard Russian.
RUSS 522 - (3) (SI)
Structure of Modern Russian: Syntax and Semantics
Prerequisites: RUSS 301 and permission of instructor;
LING 325 strongly recommended
Study of linguistic approaches to the syntax and semantics of
contemporary standard Russian.
RUSS 523 - (3) (SI)
History of Russian Literary Language
Prerequisites: RUSS 301, 302 and permission of instructor
History of literary (standard) Russian from its formation to the
present day. Problems of vocabulary, syntax and stylistics.
RUSS 524 - (3) (SI)
History of Russian
Historical phonology and morphology of Russian.
RUSS 550 - (3) (IR)
Russian Satire
Course treats the theory and praxis of Russian literary
satire. Several examples of Russian satire from the 17th, 18th
and 19th centuries are examined; the main focus of the course
is on twentieth-century works. Students become familiar with the
forms and functions of satire in Russian, Soviet, and emigre literary
culture.
RUSS 551 - (3) (SI)
Russian Drama and Theatre
Works from Fonvizin to Shvarts with emphasis on the major
plays of Gogol, Chekhov, and Gorky. Study of production theories
of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, and other important Russian directors.
RUSS 552 - (3) (O)
The Rise of the Russian Novel ,1795-1850
Traces the development of the Russian novel in the first
half of the nineteenth-century. Focuses on the major contributions
of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevskii, and Turgenev and examines
the social and literary forces which contributed to the evolution
of the Russian novel, including the rise of a literary marketplace,
influences from West European literature, etc.
RUSS 553 - (3) (E)
The Golden Age of Russian Poetry
Works by Zhukovsky, Pushkin, Baratynsky, Batyushkov, Lermontov
and others.
RUSS 554 - (3) (E)
Age of Realism ,1851-1881
This course examines the accomplishments of Russia's most
celebrated writers during the middle of the nineteenth century.
Explores the many forms which the concept of "realism"
assumed in Russia at this time, and investigates how Russian writers
responded to the calls of their contemporary critics to use literature
to promote socially progressive ends.
RUSS 555 - (3) (E)
The Silver Age of Russian Poetry
Poetry of Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Pasternak, Tsvetaeva,
Mayakovsky and others.
RUSS 556 - (3) (E)
Russian Modernism
Course looks at selected works by the leading writers
of the early part of the twentieth century. Explores the concepts
of Symbolism, Acmeism, and Futurism, and focuses on the competing
conceptions of literature that evolved in the1920s until the establishment
of the hegemony of Socialist Realism in the 1930s. Works written
by Russian writers living in emigration are considered.
RUSS 557 - (3) (IR)
Russian Formalism and Structuralist Poetics
A study of the theory and practice of literary critics.
Main focus is on the Russian Formalists and the relationship of
their theories to those of later critics in America (New Criticism)
and the current European Structuralists.
RUSS 558 - (3) (O)
Contemporary Russian Literature
Traces the evolution of Russian literature from the "Thaw"
period until the present. Examines the diverse ways in which Russia's
writers tried to accommodate, evade, or challenge the prevailing
norms of Soviet literature during the 1960s, and concludes with
an analysis of the conflicting forces shaping the development
of Russian literature at the present moment.
RUSS 565 - (3) (SI)
Stylistics
Prerequisites: RUSS 302 and permission of instructor
The styles of modern Russian prose-literary, journalistic, scientific,
etc. Stylistic nuances in contemporary speech.
RUSS 573 - (3) (SI)
Dostoevsky
Reading of major long and short works with attention to
important criticism.
RUSS 574 - (3) (O)
Tolstoy
Reading of major long and short works with attention to
important criticism.
RUSS 575 - (3) (IR)
Russian Poetry
Selected poets from Pushkin to the present. Study of Russian poetics.
RUSS 585, 586 - (3) (SI)
Selected Topics in Comparative Literature
May be repeated more than once for credit.
RUSS 591 - (3) (Y)
Selected Topics in Russian Literature
May be repeated more than once for credit.
RUSS 701 - (3) (E)
Proseminar in Russian Literature
Required of all candidates for the M.A. degree.
RUSS 702 - (3) (SI)
The Theory and Practice of Criticism
Study of the major critical theories and their applicability
in the Russian context.
RUSS 729 - (3) (SI)
Old Russian Literature
A close reading of texts from the Kievan period to the
reign of Peter the Great.
RUSS 730 - (3) (SI)
Russian Literature of the Eighteenth Century
Studies the development of literature in the post-Petrine
period. Emphasizes the works of Lomonosov, Derzhavin, and Karamzin;
interaction between Russian cultural life and that of Western
Europe.
RUSS 731 - (3) (SI)
Pushkin
Close reading and analysis of major works. Emphasis on
the narrative poems and lyrics.
RUSS 732 - (3) (IR)
Gogol
Close reading and analysis of the major works.
RUSS 735 - (3) (IR)
Turgenev
Study of the major works.
RUSS 736 - (3) (SI)
Tolstoy
Study of the major works.
RUSS 738 - (3) (SI)
Chekhov
Study of major works. Analysis of Chekhov's art as a short
story writer and as a playwright.
RUSS 773 - (3) (SI)
Graduate Seminar on Dostoevsky
Study of major and minor works.
RUSS 785, 786 - (3) (E)
The Russian West European Novel: 1790-1880
Formation and development of the great Russian realistic
novel. Emphasizes internal processes and West European influences.
RUSS 791, 792 - (3) (SI)
Seminar in Russian Studies
Advanced work on selected topics. A recent topic was "Utopian
Vision." May be taken more than once for credit.
RUSS 793 - (1-4) (Y)
Independent Study in Russian Literature
May be taken more than once for credit.
RUSS 821 - (3) (SI)
Advanced Structure of Russian: Phonology and Morphology
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 506, and permission of instructor
RUSS 822 - (3) (SI)
Advanced Structure of Russian: Syntax and Semantics
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 506, and permission of instructor
RUSS 895 - (3) (S)
Master's Thesis
Research for and final preparation of M.A. thesis.
CZ 521, 522 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Czech Language and Literature
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; some background
in Russian strongly recommended
POL 521, 522 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Polish Language and Literature
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; some background
in Russian strongly recommended
SRBC 521, 522 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Serbian and Croatian
Language and Literature
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; some background in Russian strongly recommended
TURK 521, 522 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Turkish
Prerequisites: Completion of the language requirement in any language,
or graduate standing, or permission of instructor
UKR 521, 522 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Ukranian Language and Literature
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; some background in
Russian strongly recommended
Introduction to the language and literature of the Ukraine. Readings
from selected authors.
SLAV 511 - (3) (O)
Slavic Folktale
Study of the folktale traditions of the Eastern Slavs,
primarily the Russians and Ukrainians. The history of Russian
and Ukrainian tale collection, classification, publication and
scholarship. Related genres are examined, as are Russian and Soviet
theories of the origin and function of the tale and the role of
tales in socialization.
SLAV 512 - (3) (O)
Slavic Life Cycle Ritual
The rituals of birth, marriage, and death as practiced
by the Russians and other Slavs and the oral literature associated
with these rituals. Emphasizes Russian and other Slavic ethnographic
materials, theories of collecting and scholarship, theories of
ritual and family life. Ethnographic materials and Slavic theoretical
works are read in the original.
SLAV 513 - (3) (E)
Slavic Heroic Epic
The epic poetries of the Russians and Ukrainians. An examination
of epic among the Slavic peoples and related poetic forms, namely
historical songs, ballads, religious songs, and beggars chants.
Prose narratives which are believed to be "true" are
examined. Covers legends, fabulates and memorates. Special attention
to performers, their social position, their relationship to the
church, their learning and transmission techniques.
SLAV 514 - (3) (E)
Agrarian Ritual and Material Culture
Deals with Russian and Ukrainian lower mythology, the
spirits of the house, the barn, the field, the stream and the
forest. The basics of East Slavic ethnography: house and village
layout, folk decorative arts, clothing types, foodways. Farming
and the agricultural calendar year, examined in terms of agrarian
magic, festival and ritual.
SLAV 525 - (3) (SI)
Introduction to Slavic Linguistics
Prerequisites: LING 325 and permission of instructor
General introduction to linguistics, phonology, morphology, and
grammatical structure of Russian and other Slavic languages.
SLAV 531 - (3) (IR)
Slavic Folklore in America
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics
include the various genres of Slavic oral literature as found
in North and South America.
SLAV 533 - (3) (IR)
Topics in West Slavic Literatures
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics
include Polish, Czech, or Slovak fiction, poetry, or drama.
SLAV 536 - (3) (E)
Slavic Mythology
A survey of Slavic pre-Christian and Christian beliefs
and customs with special emphasis on their role in folklore.
SLAV 537 - (3) (E)
South Slavic Folklore
A survey of South Slavic ethnography and folklore with
special emphasis on the Bulgarians and the Serbs.
SLAV 543 - (3) (IR)
Topics in South Slavic Literatures
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics
include Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, or Macedonian fiction,
poetry, or drama.
SLAV 555 - (3) (IR)
Topics in Ukrainian Literature
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics
include Ukrainian fiction, poetry, or drama.
SLAV 592 - (3) (SI)
Selected Topics in Slavic Lingusitics
Prerequisites: LING 325 and permission of instructor
May be repeated more than once for credit.
SLAV 710 - (3) (IR)
Topics in Slavic Civilization
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Topics
include specialized aspects of Slavic culture and society.
SLAV 711 - (3) (IR)
Balkan Studies
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Study
of Balkan languages and literatures other than Slavic with particular
emphasis on linguistic and literary ties with the South Slavs.
SLAV 742 - (3) (IR)
Common Slavic
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 502, and permission of instructor
Historical phonology and morphology of Common Slavic.
SLAV 743, 744 - (3) (O)
Old Church Slavonic
Prerequisites: RUSS 102, LING 502, and permission of instructor
History and structure of Old Church Slavonic. Reading of selected texts.
SLAV 793 - (3) (IR)
Independent Study in Slavic Linguistics
Prerequisites: LING 325, RUSS 302, and permission of instructor
May be taken more than once for credit.
SLAV 851 - (3) (IR)
History and Structure of the East Slavic Languages
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 502, and permission of instructor
Study of the diachrony, dialectology, and synchrony of the East
Slavic languages.
SLAV 853 - (3) (IR)
History and Structure of the South Slavic Languages
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 502, and permission of instructor
Study of the diachrony, dialectology, and synchrony of the South
Slavic languages.
SLAV 854 - (3) (IR)
History and Structure of the West Slavic Languages
Prerequisites: LING 325, LING 502, and permission of instructor
Study of the diachrony, dialectology, and synchrony of the West
Slavic languages.
SLAV 861, 862 - (3) (IR)
Seminar in Slavic Linguistics
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
SLAV 897 - (3-12) (S)
Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research
For Master's research, taken before a thesis director
has been selected.
SLAV 898 - (3-12) (S)
Non-Topical Research
For Master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a
thesis director.
SLAV 997 - (3-12) (S)
Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
For Doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director
has been selected.
SLAV 999 - (3-12) (S)
Non-Topical Research
For Doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision
of a dissertation director.
Master of Arts Required for the degree are 30 credits of course work at the 500 level or above (3 of these credits may be for an M.A. thesis course), the passing of a proficiency examination in Russian, the passing of a comprehensive examination, and the passing of a reading examination in French or German. Students choosing the Contemporary Russian Studies option must write a thesis (a thesis defense will replace the comprehensive examination), while for students choosing the Russian literature or Slavic linguistics option, a thesis is optional. However, students who intend to apply for the Ph.D. program or who are considering such an application are strongly urged to select the thesis option, since admission into our Ph.D. program requires the completion of a satisfactory M.A thesis or its equivalent. (Students should note that thesis courses are offered in the fall and spring semesters only.)
Doctor of Philosophy Candidates must receive formal permission from the department before undertaking a course of studies leading to the award of the Ph.D. degree. In addition to the general University requirements for the Ph.D. degree, candidates must satisfy the following department requirements: complete no fewer than 54 credits of graduate level courses; demonstrate a reading knowledge of both French and German; demonstrate a reading knowledge of one or two additional Slavic languages, depending on the major field chosen; pass a qualifying examination and a written and oral comprehensive examination after completing course work and before undertaking the dissertation. Further details about additional requirements are available in the department.