| RUSS | 401 | Russian Composition and Conversation III | 3 OR 4 hours. | Oral presentations, compositions, conversation: daily life and current events. Problems of grammar and syntax. Improving pronunciation and intonation. Reading. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 302 or the equivalent. |
| RUSS | 402 | Russian Composition and Conversation IV | 3 OR 4 hours. | Continuation of RUSS 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 401 or the equivalent. |
| RUSS | 410 | Structure of Modern Russian | 3 OR 4 hours. | A synchronic linguistic analysis of Russian substantives, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, deverbal nouns, and minor parts of speech from a syntagmatic and paradigmatic point of view. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): At least 4 semester hours of Russian or the equivalent. |
| RUSS | 450 | Studies in the Russian Novel | 3 OR 4 hours. | Study of a major novelist, movement, or special themes. Content varies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of Russian or consent of the instructor. |
| RUSS | 460 | Studies in Russian Literature | 3 OR 4 hours. | Study of a major author, movement, genre, or special topic. Content varies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of Russian or consent of the instructor. |
| RUSS | 499 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. |
| RUSS | 510 | History of the Russian Language | 4 hours. | Formation and development of standard Russian to the end of the eighteenth century. Analysis of selected texts. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 410 or SLAV 505 or the equivalent. |
| RUSS | 550 | Studies in Russian Romanticism | 4 hours. | Study of a topic, author, or movement. Content varies. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| RUSS | 555 | Studies in Russian Realism | 4 hours. | Study of a topic, author, or movement. Content varies. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| RUSS | 560 | Studies in Russian Neo-Realism and Modernism | 4 hours. | Study of a topic, author, or movement. Content varies. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| RUSS | 565 | Studies in Soviet Prose | 4 hours. | Study of a topic or movement. Content varies. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| RUSS | 570 | Studies in Russian Literary Criticism | 4 hours. | Study of a critical school or movement. Content varies. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| RUSS | 575 | Methods and Principles of Translation | 4 hours. | Introduction to theory and methods of Russian-English and English-Russian literary translation. Intensive practice in kinds of translation: expository prose, literary prose, and poetry. |
| RUSS | 596 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and the head of the department. |