| Russian Course Offerings Bulletin 2008-2009 for Autumn (As of 12/1/2008) |
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See also Slavic Languages and Literatures. |
| 101 Elementary Russian I | ||
| Development of oral and written language skills. | ||
| Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit, or to students with 3 or more years of study in this language in high school, except by permission of dept. GEC for lang courses. FL Admis Cond courses. | ||
| 101.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Au, Wi Qtrs. Students must register for and complete 5 cr hrs during the qtr. This course is available for EM credit. | ||
| 101.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. | ||
| 102 Elementary Russian II | ||
| Development of oral and written language skills. | ||
| Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. GEC for lang courses. FL Admis Cond courses. | ||
| 102.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Prereq: 101.01 or 5 cr hrs of 101.51. Students must register for and complete 5 cr hrs during the qtr. This course is available for EM credit. | ||
| 102.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Grade of B- or above in 101.01 or 5 cr hrs of 101.51 or permission of instructor. Students may register for 101.51 and 102.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Students who complete 5 cr hrs before the end of the quarter may proceed to 103.51. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. | ||
| 103 Intermediate Russian I | ||
| Readings, oral and written practice, grammar review. | ||
| Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. GEC for lang courses. | ||
| 103.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Au, Sp Qtrs. 5 cl. Prereq: 101.01 or 5 cr hrs or 102.51. Students must register for and complete 5 cr hrs during the qtr. This course is available for EM credit. | ||
| 103.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 5 cl. Prereq: Grade of B- or above in 102.01 or 5 cr hrs of 102.51 or permission of instructor. Students may register for 102.51 and 103.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Not open to students with 5 cr hrs for 103.05. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. | ||
| 104 Intermediate Russian II | ||
| Readings, oral and written practice, grammar review. | ||
| Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. GEC for lang courses. | ||
| 104.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Balanced use of the four basic skills: reading, oral comprehension, speaking, and writing; emphasis on Russian literary texts. | ||
| Au, Wi Qtrs. Prereq: 103.01 or 5 cr hrs of 103.51. Not open to students with credit for 104. This course is available for EM credit. | ||
| 104.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Grade of B- or above in 103.01 or 5 cr hrs of 103.51 or permission of instructor. Students may register for 103.51 and 104.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. | ||
| 110^ Intensive Elementary Russian U 5,10 | ||
| An intensive course combining the content of 101.01 and 102.01. | ||
| Not open to students with credit for 102, 102 decimal subdivisions, or 112; or to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Students with credit for 101 or any cr hrs of 101 decimal subdivisions may not register for more than 5 cr hrs. Equiv of first and second courses of the foreign language sequence; successful completion of 110-103-104 or 110-111 fulfills the ASC foreign language requirement. GEC for lang course. | ||
| 111^ Intensive Intermediate Russian U 5,10 | ||
| An intensive course combining the content of 103.01 and 104.01. | ||
| Prereq: 102. Not open to students with credit for 104 or 104 decimal subdivisions; or to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Equiv to third and fourth courses of the foreign language sequence; successful completion of 101-102-111 fulfills the Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. Students with credit for 103 or any hours of 103 decimal subdivisions, or 112 may not register for more than 5 cr hrs. GEC for lang course. | ||
| 135 Introduction to Russian Culture U 5 | ||
| Russian literature in its cultural context, survey of the relationship of literature, art, music, and drama from the beginnings to the present. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Taught in English. GEC arts and hums cultures and ideas course. | ||
| 235 Modern Russian Culture: Magnificence, Mayhem, and Mafia U 5 | ||
| Modern Russian culture (magnificence, mayhem, and mafia) through analysis of literature, film, and visual arts. | ||
| 4 cl. Taught in English. GEC arts and hums cultures and ideas course. | ||
| 250 Masterpieces of 19th Century Russian Literature U 5 | ||
| Reading and analysis of great works of 19th century Russian literature by authors such as Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Turgenev, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. H250: Au, Sp Qtrs. H250 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Taught in English. GEC arts and hums lit course. | ||
| 251 Masterpieces of 20th and 21st Century Russian Literature U G 5 | ||
| Reading and analysis of great works of 20th and 21st century Russian literature. | ||
| Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. H251 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: English 110, 110.01, 110.02, 110.03 or equiv. GEC arts and hums lit and global (non-western) div course. | ||
| 360 Russian Dreams and Nightmares: The Modern Russian Experience through Film U 5 | ||
| Exploration of some of the most revealing hopes and disappointments of Russian people presented in internationally acclaimed Russian films. | ||
| Wi Qtr. 4 cl. Taught in English. No knowledge of Russian necessary. GEC arts and hums VPA and non-western (global) course. | ||
| 405 Russian Conversation and Composition | ||
| Drill in everyday patterns of conversation and elementary practice in writing. | ||
| 405.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: 104 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 405; or to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Students must register for and complete 5 cr hrs during the qtr. | ||
| 405.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: 104.01 or 104.51 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 405 or 405.01; or to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. Students may register for 104.51 and 405.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Students who complete five credit hours during the qtr may proceed to 407. Progress is sequential from one credit hour to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. | ||
| 407 Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition | ||
| Review of Russian grammar; written compositions, perfection of pronunciation, translation practice, and expansion of vocabulary. | ||
| 407.01 Classroom Track U 5 | ||
| Prereq: 405.01 or 5 cr hrs of 405.51 or permission of instructor. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Students must register for and complete 5 cr hrs during the qtr. | ||
| 407.51 Individualized Track U 1-5 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: 405.01 or 5 cr hrs of 405.51 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 407 or 407.01; or to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. Students register for and complete from 1 to 5 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one credit hour to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Not open to students with credit for 407 or 407.01. Students may register for 405.51 and 407.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. | ||
| 511 Language Maintenance Course U 2 | ||
| Intended for students desiring to maintain an active knowledge of Russian without enrolling in advanced courses in grammar, literature or linguistics. Intermediate level conversation and non-literary popular readings. | ||
| 2 cl. Prereq: 407, 407.01 or 407.51 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. Credit does not count for the major or minor. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 512 Practical Russian Conversation U G 3 | ||
| Contemporary Russian conversational patterns. | ||
| Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 30 hrs of Russian or permission or instructor. Not open to students with credit for 695, 895 or 995. | ||
| 514^ Camp Horizon (Lager' Gorizont) U G 1 | ||
| A weekend total immersion Russian language camp; Russian only spoken; lectures, discussions, films, singing, dancing. | ||
| Friday 6 pm-Sunday 2 pm. Prereq: 560 or equiv, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs. Travel and subsistence costs will be borne by the student. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 520 The Golden Age of Russian Literature U G 5 | ||
| Novels, stories, plays and poetry of the major early nineteenth-century Russian Writers, including Puskin, Lermontov and Gogol. | ||
| Taught in English. | ||
| 521 Russian Literature in the Age of Realism U 5 | ||
| Exploration of the Age of Realism in Russia through prose writings of authors such as Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chernyshevsky, and Chekhov. | ||
| Prereq: English 110 or equiv. Taught in English. | ||
| 522 Modernism and Revolution in Russian Literature U G 5 | ||
| Decadent, modernist and avant-garde currents in Russian literature and culture at the beginning of the 20th century. | ||
| Taught in English. | ||
| 523 Rise and Fall of Soviet Literature U G 5 | ||
| Literature of the Soviet and post-Soviet period representing some of the broad artistic and intellectual movements, such as socialist realism and postmodernism. | ||
| 560 Contemporary Russian in Cultural and Literary Contexts I U G 5 | ||
| An intermediate Russian language course designed to improve the student's ability to communicate accurately and effectively in spoken and written Russian. | ||
| Au Qtr. Prereq: 407 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 561 Contemporary Russian in Cultural and Literary Contexts II U G 5 | ||
| An intermediate Russian language course designed to improve the student's ability to communicate accurately and effectively in spoken and written Russian. | ||
| Wi Qtr. Prereq: 560 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 562 Current Events through Russian Media U G 5 | ||
| An introduction to the Russian mass media with an emphasis on current events; focuses on developing skills for approaching written and oral native Russian texts. | ||
| Sp Qtr. Prereq: 561 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 571 Basic Russian for Graduate Students G 5 | ||
| Basic elements of Russian grammar. | ||
| Prereq: Grad standing. Credit does not apply to the minimum hours required for the master's or doctoral degrees. | ||
| 572 Russian for Research I G 3 | ||
| Prereq: Grade of C or above in 571 or equiv. Credit does not apply to the minimum hours required for the master's or doctoral degrees. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. Satisfactory completion of this course (grade A or B) may be accepted by the student's dept as evidence of a dictionary reading knowledge in fulfillment of PhD language requirement. No audit. | ||
| 573 Russian for Research II G 3 | ||
| Reading of difficult material at a reasonable rate of speed and with only infrequent use of dictionaries. | ||
| Prereq: Grade of A or B in 572 or equiv preparation demonstrated by a placement test and permission of instructor. Open only to grad students. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. Completion of this course with a grade of A or B may be accepted by the student's dept as evidence of a thorough reading knowledge of Russian. Credit does not apply to minimum hrs required for the master's or PhD degree. No audit. | ||
| 580 Reading Russian I | ||
| Readings from a variety of sources with special emphasis on contemporary materials. | ||
| Prereq: 407.01 or 5 cr hrs in 407.51 or 573. | ||
| 580.51 Individualized Track U G 1-5 | ||
| Strategies for reading Russian expository prose; skimming, scanning, reading for complete comprehension, and critical reading. Authentic texts from contemporary journalistic prose. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 cr hrs. Students may register for 407.51 and 580.51 concurrently. Students register for and complete from 1 to 3 cr hrs during the qtr. Students who complete 5 cr hrs before the end of the qtr may proceed to 581.51. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with a proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. | ||
| 581 Reading Russian II | ||
| 581.51 Individualized Track U G 1-3 | ||
| Continuation of 580; further development of strategies for reading Russian expository prose; authentic texts from contemporary journalistic prose. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: 580.01 or 5 cr hrs in 580.51 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs. Students register for and complete from 1 to 3 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next, with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Students may register for 580.51 and 581.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. | ||
| 582 Reading Russian III | ||
| 582.51 Individualized Track U G 1-3 | ||
| Continuation of 581.51; further development of strategies for reading Russian expository prose; authentic texts from contemporary journalistic prose. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: 3 cr hrs of 581.51 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs. Students register for and complete from 1 to 3 cr hrs during the qtr. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to the next with proficiency at the level of 80% required for advancement. Students may register for 581.51 and 582.51 concurrently with permission of instructor. | ||
| 609 Advanced Reading, Conversation, and Composition I U G 4 | ||
| Reading of contemporary prose and verse, presentation of oral and written reports, drill in intonation patterns, translation from English into Russian. | ||
| Prereq: 561 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 610 Advanced Reading, Conversation, and Composition II U G 4 | ||
| Prereq: 609 or permission of instructor. | ||
| 617^* Business Russian U G 5 | ||
| Simulated trade negotiations with the Russians providing sufficient terminology to facilitate bi-lingual trade negotiations. | ||
| Prereq: 30 hrs of Russian or permission of instructor. | ||
| 631 Introduction to Russian Linguistics U G 3 | ||
| An introduction to linguistic concepts useful in the study of Russian; survey of major figures in Russian historical and descriptive linguistics. | ||
| Prereq: 30 cr hrs in Russian. | ||
| 635 Practical Russian Pronunciation U G 5 | ||
| Lectures and practical exercises, use of phonetic symbols, corrective exercises, and problems of teaching pronunciation. | ||
| Prereq: 30 cr hrs in Russian. | ||
| 640 Introduction to the Structure of Russian U G 5 | ||
| Elements of Russian pronunciation and grammar with comparisons to English. | ||
| 644* Russian Folklore U G 5 | ||
| From the beginning to present; proverbs, the oral epic, historical songs, folktales, the folk theatre; analysis of the folklore component in modern Russian literature. | ||
| Taught in English. | ||
| 650 Dostoevsky U G 5 | ||
| Critical analysis of the major novels and shorter works; intellectual and literary development of Dostoevsky. | ||
| Prereq: Permission of instructor required of undergrad non-majors. Given in English but undergrad majors in Slavic will do prescribed portions of the reading in the original; grad students in Slavic must read in the original items starred on the departmental MA reading list. | ||
| 651 Tolstoy U G 5 | ||
| Analysis of all major works including the novels, plays, stories, and important polemical works. | ||
| Prereq: Permission of instructor required of undergrad non-majors. Given in English but undergrad majors in Slavic will do prescribed portions of the reading in the original; grad students in Slavic must read in the original items starred on the departmental MA reading list. | ||
| 653^* Russian Drama U G 5 | ||
| Emphasis on the period from 1850 to present day; Ostrovsky, Chekhov, Gorky, Andreyev, Blok, and Soviet writers Leonov and Kataev. | ||
| Prereq: 10 cr hrs in Russian or other literature courses at the 200 level or above. Given in English but undergrad majors in Slavic will do prescribed portions of the reading in the original; grad students in Slavic must read in the original items starred on the departmental MA reading list. | ||
| 656 Russian Women Writers U G 5 | ||
| The contributions of women writers to Russian literature and culture in the 19th and 20th centuries; emphasis on the contesting and transformation of gender roles. | ||
| 657 Gender and National Identity in Russian Cinema U G 5 | ||
| Explores changes of Russian national and gender identities during the twentieth century as reflected in Russian cinema. | ||
| Sp Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 360 or English 263 or 378 or Film Std 270 or Wom Stds 317 or grad standing or permission of instructor. Cross-listed in Women's Studies. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Russian language required. | ||
| 660 Basic Approaches to the Study of Russian Literature U G 3 | ||
| Historical overview of Russian literary criticism and theory; basic practical approaches to the study of literary texts. | ||
| Prereq: Grad standing in dept or 25 hrs of Russian literature, or permission of instructor. | ||
| 674 Russian Opera: Meanings and Identities U G 5 | ||
| Study of Russian opera from 1836-1936 in relation to concurrent literary, cultural and social developments. | ||
| 2 1.5-hr cl. Not open to students with credit for Music 674. Cross-listed in Music. | ||
| 675 Writing Seminar on Topics of Russian Literature, Language, and Life U 5 | ||
| Junior-senior seminar explores issues of Russian language and literature, focusing on reading in Russian and on honing English oral and writing skills. | ||
| Prereq: GEC 2nd writing course; jr or sr standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to grad students in Slavic. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 693 Individual Studies | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of dept chairperson. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs (including cr hrs in 693.01 through 693.08) in any combination of decimal subdivisions. These courses are graded S/U. | ||
| 693.20 Literature U G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 693.30 Linguistics U G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 693.40 Language U G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 693.50 Unspecified U G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 694 Group Studies U G 2-10 | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of dept chairperson. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 697 Study at a Foreign Institution U G 1-15 | ||
| An opportunity for students to study at a foreign institution and receive Ohio State credit for that work. | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Written permission of dept chairperson. Repeatable to a maximum of 45 cr hrs. This course is Progress ("P") graded. Students will pay Ohio State fees and any fees in excess of Ohio State tuition, as well as all travel and subsistence costs. | ||
| 711 Advanced Russian Linguistic Stylistics U G 5 | ||
| Advanced study of Russian morphological, syntactic and semantic features and their stylistic function in a literary text. | ||
| Prereq: 610 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. | ||
| 720 History of the Russian Language U G 5 | ||
| Survey of phonetic, morphological, and syntactic changes in Russian from prehistory to the present. | ||
| Not open to students with credit for 820. | ||
| 723 Topics in Russian Poetry U G 5 | ||
| Topics vary: the history of Russian poetry, versification theory; literary schools such as symbolism, formalism, or futurism; study of individual poets from any period. | ||
| Prereq: 610 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr hrs. | ||
| 750 Pushkin and his Time G 5 | ||
| Analysis of Eugene Onegin as poetry and an encyclopedia of the times; social, political, and cultural trends in the 1820s and 1830s; romantic poets. | ||
| Prereq: 10 hrs of Russian literature at the 200 level or above or permission of instructor. | ||
| 752 Turgenev, Chekhov, and Aspects of Russian Realism U G 5 | ||
| Study of Russian prose works outside of the satirical genre and others than the prose of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. | ||
| Prereq: 10 hrs of Russian or other literature at the 200 level or above, or permission of instructor. | ||
| 754 Contemporary 20th-Century Russian Literature G 5 | ||
| Russian literature of the 1960s through the present. | ||
| Prereq: Grad standing and good reading ability in Russian; or permission of instructor. | ||
| 801 College Teaching of Russian I G 5 | ||
| Methods and techniques for teaching Russian at the college level, selection and preparation of teaching and testing materials, the language laboratory, and other aids. | ||
| Au Qtr. Prereq: 611 or equiv, or permission of instructor. Requires participation in intensive workshop in September. | ||
| 826 Topics in the Structure of Russian G 5 | ||
| Analysis and description of the structure of contemporary standard Russian. | ||
| Prereq: 640 or equiv with permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 827 Topics in the History of Russian G 5 | ||
| Development of Russian from Common Slavic to contemporary standard Russian with consideration of its place within East Slavic. | ||
| Prereq: 720 or equiv with permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 829 Old Russian Literature: 15th-17th Century G 5 | ||
| Study of literary works of various genres cultivated in this period. | ||
| 831 Russian Literature, 1650-1800 G 5 | ||
| The baroque period, classicism, and sentimentalism; emphasis on the classical period of the 18th century. | ||
| Prereq: 2nd yr grad standing or permission of instructor. | ||
| 851 Seminar in Russian Literature, 1820-1917 G 3-5 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 852 Seminar in Russian Literature since 1917 G 3-5 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. | ||
| 993 Individual Studies | ||
| Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of dept chairperson. Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs in any combination of decimal subdivisions. | ||
| 993.20 Literature G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 993.30 Linguistics G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 993.40 Language G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||
| 993.50 Unspecified G 2-10 | ||
| Repeatable to a maximum of 40 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. | ||