Approved Courses
The following list includes undergraduate courses that have been approved as of June 2010. Courses added after that date do not appear in this list. Courses eliminated after that date may still appear. Not every course is offered regularly. Students should consult the Schedule of Classes at www.testudo.umd.edu to ascertain which courses are actually offered during a given semester.
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
| Number |
|
Eligibility |
| 000-099 |
|
Non-credit course |
| 100-199 |
|
Primarily freshman course |
| 200-299 |
|
Primarily sophomore course |
| 300-399 |
|
Junior, senior course not acceptable for credit toward graduate degrees |
| 386-387 |
|
Campus-wide internship courses; refer to information describing Experiential Learning |
| 400-499 |
|
Junior, senior course acceptable for credit toward some graduate degree |
| 500-599 |
|
Professional School course (Dentistry, Architecture, Law, Medicine) or post-baccalaureate course |
| 600-899 |
|
Course restricted to graduate students |
| 799 |
|
Master Thesis credit |
| 899 |
|
Doctoral Dissertation credit |
Use the search box below to view the approved courses.
Courses in "RUSS-Russian"
RUSS - Russian
RUSS 101 Intensive Elementary Russian I (6)
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test
(FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of
Russian. Credit only granted for: RUSS101 or (RUSS111 and RUSS112).
This intensive first-year course is intended to develop the four
skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on
communicative competence.
RUSS 102 Intensive Elementary Russian II (6)
Prerequisite: RUSS101 or RUSS102; and Must have appropriate Foreign
Language Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be a
native/fluent speaker of Russian. Credit only granted for: RUSS102 or
(RUSS113 and RUSS114).
A continuation of RUSS101 which will further develop the four skills:
reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on
communicative competence.
RUSS 111 Elementary Russian I (Non-Intensive) (3)
Credit only granted for: RUSS101 or (RUSS111 and RUSS112).
Begins the development of the basic skills required for communicative
competence in Russian: speaking, listening, writing and reading. RUSS111
and RUSS112 are equivalent to RUSS101: Intensive Elementary Russian I.
RUSS 112 Elementary Russian II (Non-intensive) (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS111; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Credit only
granted for: RUSS101 or (RUSS111 and RUSS112).
A continuation of RUSS111 which is designed to further the development
of the basic skills required for communicative competence in Russian:
speaking, listening, writing and reading. RUSS111 and RUSS112 are
equivalent to RUSS101: Intensive Elementary Russian I.
RUSS 113 Elementary Russian III (Non-Intensive) (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS112; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Credit only
granted for: RUSS102 or (RUSS113 and RUSS114).
A continuation of RUSS112 which is designed to further the development
of the basic skills required for communicative competence in Russian:
speaking, listening, writing and reading. RUSS113 and RUSS114 are
equivalent to RUSS102: Intensive Elementary Russian II.
RUSS 114 Elementary Russian IV (Non-Intensive) (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS113; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Credit only
granted for: RUSS102 or (RUSS113 and RUSS114).
A continuation of RUSS113 which is designed to further the development
of the basic skills required for communicative competence in Russian:
speaking, listening, writing and reading. RUSS113 and RUSS114 are
equivalent to RUSS102: Intensive Elementary Russian II.
RUSS 201 Intermediate Russian I (5)
Prerequisite: RUSS102 or RUSS114; or Must have appropriate Foreign
Language Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be a
native/fluent speaker of Russian.
Continued activation and expansion of skills and knowledge acquired in
an elementary Russian course with the goal of communicative competence.
RUSS 202 Intermediate Russian II (5)
Prerequisite: RUSS201; or Must have appropriate Foreign Language
Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent
speaker of Russian.
Continued activation and expansion of skills and knowledge acquired in
RUSS201 with the goal of communicative competence.
RUSS 203 Intermediate Russian for Heritage Speakers I (3)
Prerequisite: Heritage knowledge of Russian equal to or higher than
minimum one year of Russian UMD language classes or appropriate Foreign
Language Placement Testing (FLPT) score. Restriction: For heritage
speakers only, i.e., Russian speakers who grew up outside of Russia with
different levels of Russian, wanting to gain literacy and improve their
Russian overall. Credit only granted for: RUSS201 or RUSS203.
Designed for heritage speakers of Russian, with the goal of attaining
competency in written Russian while improving speaking and reading
skills.
RUSS 204 Russian for Heritage Speakers II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS203; or Heritage knowledge of Russian equal to or
higher than minimum one year of Russian UMD language classes or
appropriate Foreign Language Placement Testing (FLPT) score.
Restriction: For heritage speakers only, i.e., Russian speakers who grew
up outside of Russia with different levels of Russian, wanting to gain
literacy and improve their Russian overall. Credit only granted for:
RUSS202 or RUSS204.
For Russian heritage speakers (Russian speakers who grew up outside of
Russia) with different levels of Russian, wanting to gain literacy and
improve their Russian overall.
RUSS 210 Structural Description of Russian (3)
Prerequisite: Completed or be concurrently enrolled in RUSS201; or
students who have taken courses with similar or comparable course
content may contact the department.
An introductory linguistic course designed to order and supplement
students' knowledge of the sound system and the inflectional system of
the verb. A practical component on reading skills also focuses on the
verb and methods of developing vocabulary.
RUSS 211 Applied Russian Phonetics (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS102. Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker
of Russian.
Pronunciation; the sounds and intonational patterns of Russian in
contrast with those of English.
RUSS 221 Masterworks of Russian Literature I (3)
Introduction to the classics of Russian literature in translation,
beginning with Pushkin in the early 19th century and concluding with
works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in the latter part of the century.
Taught in English.
RUSS 222 Masterworks of Russian Literature II (3)
Introduction to the classics of Russian literature in translation,
beginning with the end of the nineteenth century and concluding with
contemporary works. Taught in English.
RUSS 223 Dostoevsky and The Russian Soul (3)
Credit only granted for: RUSS223 or RUSS298P.
Dostoevsky's exploration of the dark side of the psyche shaped a
mythological image of the Russian soul. An examination of his selected
works in light of development of psychoanalysis and Russian and
European intellectual history. Taught in English.
RUSS 269 Special Topics in Study Abroad II (1-6)
Repeatable to 15 credits if content differs.
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program.
RUSS 281 Russian Language and Pre-Revolutionary Culture (3)
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of Russian.
Introduction to the Russian language and a study of Russian
nationalism; artistic and social concepts in the development of Russian
art, dance, geography, history and literature from the 18th to the 20th
centuries. Lectures in English, with third hour devoted to basic
language instruction (alphabet, vocabulary, pronunciation and minimal
conversational skills).
RUSS 282 Contemporary Russian Culture (3)
Russia of the post-Communist era. An exploration of the cultural
implications of the disintegration of the former Soviet Union. Also
included is a brief introduction to the Russian language: alphabet,
elementary reading and survival skills for the first time traveler.
Course format includes a combination of lectures, group discussions,
videos, and optional field trips. Taught in English.
RUSS 298 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
RUSS 301 Advanced Russian I (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Restriction:
Must not be a native/fluent speaker of Russian.
Advanced training in written Russian communicative structures.
RUSS 302 Advanced Russian II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS301.
Advanced training in written Russian communicative structures.
RUSS 303 Russian Conversation: Functional Skills (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
Intended for students who do not anticipate having the opportunity to
study in Russian. Skills for daily life (both function and etiquette)
and argumentation (rhetoric).
RUSS 307 Commercial Russian I (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
Designed to give introductory knowledge of correct commercial Russian
including letters, business forms, contracts, and agreements.
RUSS 321 Survey of Russian Literature I (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
The first half of a survey of Russian literature.
RUSS 322 Survey of Russian Literature II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS321; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
The second half of a survey of Russian literature.
RUSS 328 19th Century Russian Literature in Translation (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Development of Russian literary thought in the Russian novel and short
prose of the 19th century. Influence of western literatures and
philosophies.
RUSS 329 Soviet Literature in Translation (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Russian literature between 1917 and the fall of the Soviet Union, both
as a continuation of pre-revolutionary traditions and as a reflection of
Soviet ideology.
RUSS 369 Special Topics in Study Abroad III (1-6)
Repeatable to 15 credits if content differs.
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program.
RUSS 381 Russian Civilization (in Russian) I (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202.
A historical survey of Russian civilization emphasizing architecture,
painting, sculpture, music, ballet and the theater to the beginning of
the 19th century pointing out the interrelationship of all with
literary movements. Taught in Russian.
RUSS 382 Russian Civilization (in Russian) II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS202.
A historical survey of Russian civilization emphasizing architecture,
painting, sculpture, music, ballet, and the theater, from the beginning
of the 19th century to the present pointing out the interrelationships
of all with literary movements. Taught in Russian.
RUSS 386 Experiential Learning (3-6)
Restriction: Junior standing or higher; and permission of ARHU-School of
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
RUSS 388 Language House Spring Colloquium (1)
Restriction: Must be a resident of Language House. Repeatable to 8
credits.
For students residing in the Language House Immersion Program. Focuses
on the development of skills in the target language and acquiring the
cultural knowledge of the countries that speak the target language.
RUSS 398 Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
RUSS 401 Advanced Russian Composition (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS302; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Restriction:
Not open to native speakers of Russian.
Approaches to argumentation, organization of information, contextualized
grammar, appropriateness of lexical choice, genre, and register.
RUSS 402 Practicum in Written Russian (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS401; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
Designed to improve comprehension of functional varieties of written
Russian and develop ability to present in written form concise
syntheses of source texts.
RUSS 403 Russian Conversation: Advanced Skills (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS303; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
Advanced spoken production of high-level, abstract language.
RUSS 404 Practicum in Spoken Russian (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS403; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department.
To improve comprehension of rapidly spoken Russian of various
functional styles and to develop ability to synthesize orally the
content of spoken material.
RUSS 405 Russian-English Translation I (3)
Prerequisite: Completed or be concurrently enrolled in RUSS302.
Introduction to the principles of translation of a particular genre,
and is typically diplomatic, business, or literary.
RUSS 406 Russian-English Translation II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS405.
Continuation of RUSS405.
RUSS 407 Commercial Russian II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS307.
Continuation of RUSS307 focusing in the more difficult and complex
Russian business documents and Russian business ministries.
RUSS 409 Selected Topics in Russian Language Study (3)
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Presentation of a topic in Russian language study.
RUSS 410 Applied Russian Linguistics (3)
The nature of applied linguistics and its contributions to the
effective teaching of foreign languages. Comparative study of English
and Russian, with emphasis upon points of divergence. Analysis,
evaluation and construction of related drills.
RUSS 411 Linguistic Analysis of Russian I (3)
Prerequisite: Completed or be concurrently enrolled in RUSS301.
Elucidation of theoretical concepts of modern linguistics through the
analysis of problematic concepts in the Russian linguistic system.
Phonology and the syntax of the simple sentence.
RUSS 412 Linguistic Analysis of Russian II (3)
Prerequisite: RUSS411.
Continuation of RUSS411. The syntax of the complete sentence,
semantics.
RUSS 431 Russian Literature of the 19th Century I (3)
RUSS 432 Russian Literature of the 19th Century II (3)
RUSS 433 Russian Literature of the 20th Century (3)
RUSS 434 Soviet Russian Literature (3)
RUSS 439 Selected Topics in Russian Literature (3)
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Presentation of a topic in Russian literature.
RUSS 473 Recent History of the Russian Language (3)
Linguistic interpretation of Russian texts from the late 18th century
to the present.
RUSS 499 Independent Study in Russian (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
Independent study under faculty supervision.
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