Course Descriptions

• 99. Introduction to Slavic Civilization.
  Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of the Slavic peoples and their historical background.
• M125. Interwar Central European Prose. (Same as German M119G and Humanities M162).
  Lecture: three hours. Analysis of selected novels. stories, plays, and essays of representative authors of the 1920s and 1930s in translation. Special attention to relation between literature and historical and ethnic concerns. P/NP or letter grading.
• M125. Postwar Central European Prose. (Same as German M119H and Humanities M166.)
  Lecture: three hours. Analysis of selected novels, stories, plays, and essays of representative contemporary authors in translation. Special attention to relation between art and ideology. P/NP or letter grading.
• 177. Baltic Languages and Cultures (2 units).
  General survey of peoples speaking Old Prussian, Lithuanian, and Latvian; their linguistic, historical, and ethnic affiliations.
• M179. Baltic and Slavic Folklore and Mythology. (Same as Folklore M126.)
  Lecture: three hours, General course for students interested in folklore and mythology and for those interested in Indo-European mythic antiquities.
• 199. Special Studies (2 to 8 units).
  Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor.
• 200. Proseminar. Presentation/discussion.
  three hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introduction to research tools and techniques, as well as broad exposure to metalanguages of linguistics and literary criticism.

          Linguistics

• 201. Introduction to Old Church Slavic.
  Lecture: three hours. Required for M.A. (linguistics, literature). Introduction to phonology and grammar: readings.
• 202. Introduction to Comparative Slavic Linguistics.
  Lecture: three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. Required for M.A. (linguistics). Introduction to comparative phonology and grammar of Slavic languages.
• 221. Introduction to East Slavic Languages.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: Russian 102A-102B-102C or Ukrainian 101A-101 B-1 01 C. Recommended: course 202. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of East Slavic languages.
• 222. Introduction to West Slavic Languages.
   Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Recommended: Czech 102A-102B-102C or Polish 102A-102B-102C. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of West Slavic languages.
• 223. Introduction to South Slavic Languages.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Recommended: Serbo-Croatian 103A-103B-103C or Bulgarian 103A-103B-103C. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of South Slavic languages.
• 224. Introduction to Ukrainian and Belorussian.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Introduction to history and structure of Ukrainian and Belorussian.
• M229. Introduction to Slavic Bibliography (2 units). (Same as Library and Information Science M229C.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to Slavic and East European bibliography for the humanities and social sciences. Emphasis to be determined by requirements and background of enrolled students. Topics include relevant library terminology and concepts; survey of languages and transIiteration systems; acquisition of Slavic and East European library materials; Slavic and East European scholarship in the West; relevant reference sources, archival resources, and research methods; survey of on-line databases; compilation of bibliographies. S/U grading.
• 241A-241B. Advanced Old Church Slavic.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. 241A. Advanced Readings in Canonical Texts; 241 B. East West, and South Slavic Recensions of Church Slavic.
• 242. Comparative Slavic Linguistics.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Selected topics in development of Common Slavic.
• 251. Introduction to Baltic Linguistics.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Introduction to Baltic linguistics, with special attention to relationship between Baltic and Slavic.
• 261. Slavic Paleography.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. Introduction to Slavic paleography: inscriptions, birchbark letters, Glagolitic and Cyrillic texts.
• 252A-262B. WestSlavic Linguistics.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 222. 262A. Lekhitic; 262B. Czechoslovak, Sorbian.
• 263A-263B. South Slavic Linguistics.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 223. 263A. Serbo-Croatian, Slovene; 263B. Bulgarian, Macedonian.
• 281. Seminar: Slavic Linguistics.
  Seminar, three hours. Selected topics in comparative and historical Slavic linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 282. Seminar: Structural Analysis.
  Seminar, three hours. Selected topics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

          Literature

• 230A-230B-230C. Topics in Comparative Slavic Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Recommended prerequisites: upper division courses in Czech, Polish Russian, and Yugoslav Iiteratures. Two terms required for Ph.D. (literature). May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser. 230A. Middle Ages through Baroque; 230B. Classicism to Romanticism; 230C. Realism to Modernism.
• 290. Seminar: Comparative Slavic Literature.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 230A-230B-230C. Recommended: reading knowledge of one Slavic language in addition to Russian. Selected topics involving more than one Slavic literature or Slavic and Western literatures. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 295. Seminar: Literary Analysis.
  Seminar, three hours. Recommended (but not prerequisite): reading knowledge of one Slavic language in addition to Russian. Selected topics from various Slavic literatureâs or Slavic and Western literatureâs, with emphasis on an Iytic methods. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

          Special Studies

• 375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units).
  Prerequisite: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
• 596. Directed Individual Study or Research (2 to 8 units).
  Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 597. Preparation for M.A. Comprehensive Examination or Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 599. Research for Ph.D. Dissertation (2 to 12 units).

• 99. Introduction to Bulgarian Civilization.
  Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of the Bulgarian people and their historical background.
• 103A-103B-103C. Elementary Bulgarian.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Bulgarian language.
• 154. Survey of Bulgarian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Lectures and readings in English. Survey of Bulgarian literature from the Middle Ages to the present.

• 102A-102B-102C. Elementary Czech.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Czech language.
• 102-102E-102F. Advanced Czech.
  Recitation, three hours. Prerequisite: course 102C.
• 155A-155B. Czech Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. 155A. Survey of Czech Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present; 155B. Selected Topics.

• 102A-102B-102C. Elementary Polish.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Polish language.
• 102D-102E-102F. Advanced Polish.
  Recitation, three hours. Prerequisite: course 102C.
• 152A-152B - 152C. Survey of Polish Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. 152A. From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism; 152B. Romanticism and Realism (Formerly numbered 160.); 152C. From Young Poland to the Present (Formerly numbered 1 52B.).
• 280. Seminar: Polish Literature.
  Seminar, three hours. Selected topics in Polish prose, poetry, and drama. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

         Language Courses

• 1. Elementary Russian. Recitation, five hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 2. Elementary Russian. Recitation, five hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 3. Elementary Russian. Recitation, five hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 4. Intermediate Russian. Recitation, four hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 5. Intermediate Russian. Recitation, four hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 6. Intermediate Russian. Recitation, four hours; laboratory, one hour.
• 10. Intensive Course in Russian (12 units).
  Intensive basic course in the Russian language equivalent to courses 1,2, and 3.
• 11A-11B-12A-12B-13A-13B. Self-Paced Program in Russian (2 to 12 units).
  Basic courses in the Russian language. Each two-unit course in sequence requires 30 minutes of laboratory session per week and 30 minutes of discussion session per week, plus individual instruction as required by the staff. Courses 11 B and higher require completion of or simultaneous enrollment in all courses lower in sequence.
• 101A-101B-101C. Advanced Russian.
  Lecture, five hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Advanced grammar, reading, and conversation.
• 102A-1 02B-1 02C. Advanced Composition and Conversation: Reading of Contemporary Texts.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 101 C or consent of instructor. Advanced conversation and composition, using a multimedia approach (contemporary Russian prose, Soviet television and films).
• 106. Reading of Advanced Literary Texts. (Formerly numbered 106A-106B.)
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 101 C. Emphasis on integrating concepts about the structure of Russian into reading and analysis of difficult texts.
• 107. Russian for Social Scientists (2 units).
  Prerequisite: three years of Russian or consent of instructor. Reading of texts relevant to social scientists: viewing of Soviet TV. May be repeated for credit.
• 108A-108B-108C. Business Russian.
  Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Russian grammar, conversation, reading, general and business vocabulary, and verbal etiquette; introduction to Russian business conduct. P/NP or letter grading.

          Linguistics Course

• 123. Historical Commentary on Modern Russian.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 101 C. Historical explanation of phonologically and morphological anomalies of modern Russian.

         Literature and Civilization Courses

• 25. The Russian Novel in Translation.
  Lecture, three hours. Designed for non-majors. Study of major works by the great 19th-century Russian novelists.
• 99A. Introduction to Russian Civilization.
  Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of the Russian people and their historical background.
• 99B. Russian Civilization in the 20th Century.
  Lecture, three hours. Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents.
• 118. Survey of Russian Literature to Pushkin.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Slavic majors should take this course during their sophomore year. Lectures and readings in English.
• 119. Survey of 19th-Century Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Slavic majors should take this course during their sophomore year. Lectures and readings in English.
• 120. Survey of 20th-Century Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Slavic majors should take this course during their sophomore year. Lectures and readings in English.
• 124A-124F. Studies in Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. Following writers are alternately discussed: 124A. Pushkin; 124B. Gogol; 124C. Turgenev; 124D. Dostoevsky; 124E. Tolstoy; 124F. Chekhov.
• 125. The Russian Novel in its European Setting.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Lectures and readings in English. Emphasis on 19th- and 20th- century novelists.
• 126. Survey of Russian Drama.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Lectures and readings in English. Major Russian plays from the 18th to 20th century.
• 127. Women in Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Lectures and readings in English. Introduction to "alternative tradition" of women's writings in Russia and the Soviet Union. Emphasis on images of women expressed in this tradition as compared with those found in works of contemporary male writers.
• 128. Russian Science Fiction.
  Lecture, three hours. Readings in English. Introduction to Russian science fiction in the 20th century. Emphasis on function of science fiction in development of Russian culture before and after the October Revolution. P/NP or letter grading.
• 130A-1300-130C. Russian Poetry.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Lectures and readings in Russian.
  130A. Introduction to Analysis of Poetic Texts; 130B. From Mid- 18th Century through Precursors of Symbolism; 130C. From Late 19th Century through Contemporary Soviet Verse.
• 134. Pushkin.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Lectures and readings in Russian. Major poetical works.
• 140A-140D. Russian Prose.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 6. Lectures and readings in Russian. Close reading of texts representing various periods and styles. Emphasis on narrative techniques, rhetorical strategies, and literary genres. 140A. Introduction to Analysis of Prose Texts; 140B. Karamzin to Turgenev; 140C. Dostoevsky to Gorky; 140D. Soviet and Emigre Writers.
• M150. Russian Folk Literature. (Same as Folklore M150.)
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in Russian.
• M170. Russian Folklore. (Same as Folklore M170.)
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. General introduction to Russian folklore, including survey of genres and related folkloric phenomena.
• 193. Seminar: Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 6 or consent of instructor. Recommended: course 101c. Reading and discussion of selected authors; written seminar papers usually required.

         Graduate Courses

• 201A-201B-201C. Introduction to Analysis of Russian Texts.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 1 02C and 106, or consent of instructor. Conducted in Russian. Reading, analysis of text structure and style, translation exercises, composition.

         Linguistics

• 203. Practicum in Russian (2 units). Prerequisite: course 201C. Two terms per year required of Ph.D. students. Reading of advanced texts; advanced composition, conversation; stylistics. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
• 204. Introduction to History of the Russian Language. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 220A, Slavic 201. Required for M.A. (linguistics, literature). Survey of history of the Russian language from its beginning to the present.
• 210. Readings in Old Russian Texts. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: Slavic 201 or consent of instructor. Readings in pre modern Russian texts. May be repeated for credit.
• 220A-220B. Structure of Modern Russian. Lecture, three hours. 220A. Phonology and Morphology. Required for M.A. (literature, linguistics). Advanced study and analysis of problems in Russian phonology, inflection, and derivation. 220B. Morphosyntax. Prerequisite: course 220A. Required for M.A. (linguistics). Survey of Russian syntax and grammatical categories.
• 241. Topics in Russian Phonology. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 220A. Selected topics in Russian phonology. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
• 242. Topics in Russian Morphology. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 220A. Selected topics in Russian inflection and derivation. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
• 243. Topics in Historical Russian Grammar. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 204, Slavic 221. Selected topics in Russian historical phonology, morphology, and syntax. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
• 263. Russian Dialectology. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: Slavic 221. Phonology and grammar of modern Great Russian dialects.
• 264. History of the Russian Literary Language. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 204, Slavic 201. Evolution of literary Russian from the 11th to 20th century. Lectures and analysis of texts.
• 265. Topics in Russian Syntax. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 220B. Traditional and generative approaches to Russian syntax. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
• 266. Russian Lexicology. Lecture, three hours. Examination of formal and semantic structure of Russian lexicon.

        Literature and Civilization

• 211A. Literature of Medieval Rus'.
  Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (literature). Survey of the literature from its beginning through the Kievan and Muscovite periods up to end of the 17th century.
• 211B. 18th-Century Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (literature). Lectures and readings in major and secondary writers. Analysis of related literary works.
• 212A-212B.19th-Century Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours: 212A. The Golden Age. Required for M.A. (literature, linguistics). Survey of major literary movements and schools following demise of neoclassicism: sentimental school, early and late Romanticism, and beginnings of natural school. Discussion of representative works of Karamzin, Zhukovsky, Batyushkov, Pushkin, Baratynsky, Lermontov, Gogol. 212B. Age of Realism. Required for M.A. (literature). Survey devoted to emergence of critical and psychological realism, beginning with early works of Turgenev, Goncharov, and Dostoevsky, moving to major novels of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Saltykov Shchedrin, and concluding with works of the pre symbolist period, especially the short stories of Chekhov. 213. 20th-Century Russian Literature. Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (literature). Lectures and readings in major and secondary writers.
• 215. Contemporary Russian Literature.
  Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: course 213. Close readings in selected texts of poetry and prose, metropolitan and emigre, of recent vintage. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
• 219. Movements and Genres in Russian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (literature). Introduction to most important theoretical issues of Russian literature viewed in diachronic perspective.
• 227. Linguistic Approaches to Russian Poetry.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introduction to use of linguistic methods in study of Russian poetic texts. May be repeated for credit.
• 251. Topics in Literature of Medieval Rus'.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 211A. Detailed discussion of particular writers, periods, or genres. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 270. Russian Poetics.
  Lecture, three hours. Introduction to technical study of Russian poetics and versification, with attention to metrics, stanza forms, rhyme, and development of various verse types from the 18th into the 20th century.
• 290. Seminar: Russian Poetry.
  Seminar, three hours. Recommended (but not prerequisite): course 270. Detailed study of a single author, period, or work. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 291A. Seminar: Literature of Medieval Rus'.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: course 211A. Selected topics from the 11th through the 17th century. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 291B. Seminar: 18th-Century Russian Literature.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: course 211 B. Selected authors and works from 18th-century poetry, prose, and drama. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 292. Seminar: 19th-Century Russian Literature.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 212A-212B. Selected authors and works from 19th-century poetry, prose, and drama. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 293. Seminar: 20th-Century Russian Literature.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: course 213. Selected authors and works from 20th-century poetry, prose, and drama. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 294. Seminar: Russian Literary Criticism.
  Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 211B, 212A-212B, 213. Detailed study of specific school of literary criticism, single literary critic, or period in Russian literary history as reflected in literary criticism. Simultaneous or similar phenomena in literary criticism in the West. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
• 296. Seminar: History of Russian Culture.
  Discussion, three hours. Reading and discussion on selected topics in history of Russian culture.

• 103A-103B-103C. Elementary Serbo-Croatian.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Serbo-Croatian language.
• 103D-103E-103F. Advanced Serbo-Croatian.
  Recitation, three hours. Prerequisite: course 103C.
• 113A-1130-113C. Advanced Reading and Composition.
  Recitation, three hours. Prerequisite: course 103F or consent of instructor. Reading and translation of difficult texts; advanced composition.
• 154A-154B. Yugoslav Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. 154A. Survey of Yugoslav Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present; 154B. Selected Topics.

• 222. Structure of Slovak.
  Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: Slavic 202. Recommended: Slavic 222. Introduction to phonologically and morphological structure of the Slovak language, especially as contrasted with Czech.

Ukranian

• 101A-101B-101C. Elementary Ukrainian.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Ukrainian language.
• Ukranian 152 Survey of Ukranian Literature
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. Survey of writers, literary trends, and issues in Ukrainian literature from the late 18th century to the present. Special attention to works of such major figures as l. Kotlyarevsky, T. Shevchenko, I. Franko, L. Ukrainka, and P. Tychyna.

Lithuanian

• 101A-101B-101C. Elementary Lithuanian.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Lithuanian language.

• 99. Introduction to Romanian Civilization.
  Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of the Romanian people and their historical background.
• 101A-101B-101C. Elementary Romanian.
  Recitation, five hours. Basic courses in the Romanian language.
• 152. Survey of Romanian Literature.
  Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. Survey of Romanian literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
• 201. Romanian as a Romance Language.
  Lecture, three hours. Survey of structure and development of the Romanian language, with special emphasis on relationship of Romanian to other members of the Romance group.