RUSSIAN
| 1901 | 1902 | 2101 | 2102 | 2103 | 2104 | 2116 | 2117 | 2501 | 2502 |
| 2503 | 2504 | 2516 | 2517 | 2901 | 2902 | 3101 | 3501 | 3901 | 3902 |
| 3903 | 3904 | 4900 | 4902 |
| RUS1901 | Cours élémentaire de russe I / Elementary Russian I | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Alphabet and phonetics; basic vocabulary; some fundamental rules of grammar; conversation; laboratory work. This course is intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of Russian. | ||
| This course includes 1 h. of laboratory per week or its equivalent. (Previously: SLV1941.) | ||
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| RUS1902 | Cours élémentaire de russe II / Elementary Russian II | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Essentials of grammar; acquisition of additional vocabulary; dictation; conversation; laboratory work. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS1901 or permission of the Department. This course includes 1 h. of laboratory per week or its equivalent. (Previously: SLV1942.) | ||
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| RUS2101 | Introduction to Russian Culture | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Main aspects of the culture of Russia, as reflected in its literature; from the first chronicles to 1845. | ||
| No knowledge of Russian is required. | ||
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| RUS2102 | Dostoevsky and Tolstoy | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Selected readings from the works of two of Russia's greatest nineteenth-century novelists. Readings in English. | ||
| No knowledge of Russian required. | ||
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| RUS2103 | Contemporary Russian Culture | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| The evolution of Russian culture since the beginning of the 1980s. The shift in popular and elite cultural genres - literature, film, music, video - as a reflection of changing societal norms and values. Readings in English. | ||
| No knowledge of Russian required. | ||
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| RUS2104 | Russian Cinema | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| A study of the evolution of Russian and Soviet cinema from the 1920s to the present day. Study of selected films and directors. Screenings in Russian with English subtitles. | ||
| No knowledge of Russian required. | ||
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| RUS2116 | History of Russia until 1917 | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Survey of the political, social, economic and intellectual history of Russia from its origins to the Revolution of 1917, emphasizing the Imperial period. | ||
| (E) Also offered as HIS2116. | ||
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| RUS2117 | History of the USSR | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Survey of the political, social, economic and intellectual history of the Soviet Union from the October Revolution. | ||
| (E) Also offered as HIS2117. | ||
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| RUS2501 | Initiation à la culture russe | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Principaux aspects de la culture de la Russie vus à travers sa littérature, des premières chroniques à 1845. | ||
| Aucune connaissance du russe n'est exigée. | ||
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| RUS2502 | Dostoïevski et Tolstoï | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Lecture et étude de textes choisis de deux des plus grands romanciers russes du dix-neuvième siècle. Lecture en français. | ||
| Aucune connaissance de la langue russe requise. | ||
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| RUS2503 | Culture russe contemporaine | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Évolution de la culture russe depuis le début des années 1980 jusqu'à nos jours. La transformation des genres culturels populaires et de ceux de l'élite - littérature, film, musique, vidéo - comme expression du changement des valeurs sociales. Lecture d'un choix de textes en français. | ||
| Aucune connaissance de la langue russe requise. | ||
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| RUS2504 | Cinéma russe | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Évolution du cinéma russe et soviétique des années vingt jusqu'à nos jours. Étude d'un choix de films et de réalisateurs. Présentation des films en version originale avec sous-titres en français. | ||
| Aucune connaissance de la langue russe requise. | ||
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| RUS2516 | La Russie impériale de 1613 à la Révolution de 1917 | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Survol de l'histoire politique, sociale, économique et intellectuelle de la Russie tsariste sous le Romanov (1613-1917). | ||
| (E) Aussi offert sous la cote HIS2516. | ||
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| RUS2517 | Histoire de l'URSS | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Survol de l'histoire politique, sociale, économique et intellectuelle de la Russie, des origines à la révolution de 1917, mettant l'accent sur la période tsariste. | ||
| Aussi offert sous la cote HIS2517. | ||
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| RUS2901 | Cours intermédiaire de russe / Intermediate Russian | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Further study of grammar; composition; conversation; laboratory work. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS1902 or permission of the Department. This course includes 1 h. of laboratory per week or its equivalent. (Previously: SLV2941.) | ||
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| RUS2902 | Grammaire russe et traduction I / Russian Grammar and Translation I | 3 cr. |
| Introduction to written Russian. Basic syntactical, grammatical and lexical features of written Russian. Exercises in comprehension and translation of written Russian. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS2901 or permission of the Department. | ||
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| RUS3101 | Special Topic in Russian Culture | 3 cr. |
| Study of a selected topic in Russian culture: literature, film, theatre. Topic and requirements vary from year to year. | ||
| Prerequisite: Permission of the Department. | ||
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| RUS3501 | Thème choisi en culture russe | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Étude d'un thème choisi en culture russe : littérature, film, théâtre. Le thème et les exigences peuvent varier d'année en année. | ||
| Préalable : permission du département. | ||
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| RUS3901 | Cours avancé de russe I / Advanced Russian I | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Advanced study of morphology and syntax; composition; reading and discussion of texts. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS1902 or the equivalent. | ||
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| RUS3902 | Grammaire russe et traduction II / Russian Grammar and Translation II | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Advanced course in comprehension and translation of written Russian: Etymological (root) analysis, stylistic registers, cultural references. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS3901 or permission of the Department. | ||
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| RUS3903 | Études dirigées I / Directed Studies I | 3 cr. |
| Individual study on selected topics in Russian studies. | ||
| (Formerly: SLV4901.) | ||
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| RUS3904 | Études dirigées II / Directed Studies II | 3 cr. |
| Individual studies on selected topics in Russian studies. | ||
| (Formerly: SLV4902.) | ||
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| RUS4900 | Atelier de traduction / Workshop in Translation | 3 cr. |
| Exercises and projects in translation of a variety of texts from Russian. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS3902 or permission of the Department. | ||
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| RUS4902 | Stage 3 / Practicum | 3 cr. |
| A minimum of ninety hours of work with either Russian or Polish language in an approved setting such as an embassy, a research assistantship, or in the target country. | ||
| Prerequisite: RUS3902 or PLN2902 or permission of the Department. | ||
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