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Undergraduate Record 2008-2009 
    
Undergraduate Record 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Psychology

  
  • PSYC 418 - Invention and Design


    Collaborative learning environment that enables students to understand the way in which technology is created and improved and to become better designers. Includes readings from psychology, history, computing, ethics, and engineering. Cross-listed as STS 315. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ENWR 110 or STS 101 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 420 - Neural Mechanisms of Behavior


    Introduces basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry needed for an understanding of brain and behavior. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 220 or 222, or instructor permission; prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 321 recommended.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 424 - Affective Neuroscience


    Neural bases of emotion. An introduction to the major contemporary theories of emotion and to neuroanatomical and neurochemical correlates and substrates of emotion and affective psychopathology. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 4th year psychology, cognitive science, or neuroscience major status.

    Credits: 3

  
  • PSYC 425 - Brain Systems in Memory


    The historical and current experimental findings that describe the contribution of neuroanatomical structures in regulating memory formation.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Prerequisite: 4th year psychology, neuroscience, or cognitive science major status. Students should have also taken PSYC 220 or PSYC 222.

    Credits: 3

  
  • PSYC 429 - Memory Distortions


    Although memory is generally accurate, some illusions and distortions in remembering are unavoidable.  The consequences of these memory problems range from relatively benign tip-of-the-tongue experiences to untrustworthy eyewitness testimony.  This class will review a variety of different memory distortions with the goal of advancing our understanding of memory.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 215   

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 430 - Theories of Perception


    Perception is the means by which we become aware of the world and of ourselves. This seminar presents an overview of theories about perception including the following perspectives: philosophy, physiology, Gestalt psychology, cognitive psychology, ecology, and artificial intelligence. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 230 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 430 - Theories of Perception@


    (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 445 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology


    Overview of issues in clinical psychology including the scientific-practitioner model of training, reliability and validity of assessment techniques, validity of clinical judgment, and the effectiveness of psychological treatments. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 341 and 305.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 446 - Women’s Issues in Clinical Psychology


    Studies current research and historical perspectives on clinical psychology issues as they pertain uniquely to women. Topics vary and may include eating disorders, battered women, pregnancy, and aging. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 341 and 306 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 449 - Sexual Orientation and Human Development


    Overview of research and theory related to sexual orientation across the lifespan from the standpoint of the social sciences. Topics include conceptualization of sexual identities, origins and development of sexual orientation, sexual identity formation and disclosure. Selected issues such as couple relationships, employment and careers, parenthood, and aging are also explored, since they may be affected by sexual orientation. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Third- or fourth-year psychology major or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 450 - Attachment and Social Development


    This course will address the role of child-parent attachment relationships in human development.  We will read theory and research about attachment and its relation to other social developmental issues during infancy, childhood and adolescence, including topics such as temperament, maltreatment, peer relationships, and psychopathology.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 250 and PSYC 306.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 454 - Family Relations


    Furthers an understanding of family functioning and its impact on human development and the adjustment of family members. Emphasizes understanding family theories, research findings, and learning to apply frequently used strategies and methods in the study of family relations. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Upper level major or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 465 - Oppression and Social Change


    (Y)

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 467 - Psychology of the African-American Athlete


    (Y)

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 468 - Psychology and Law: Cognitive and Social Issues


    Examines issues for which cognitive and social psychology may be able to inform the legal system. Topics include eyewitness testimony, recovered memories, line-ups, expert testimony, jury selection, trial tactics, jury decision making, jury instructions, and the use of statistics in the courtroom. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 215 or 260; PSYC 306.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 470 - Flourishing


    People are like plants:  if you get the conditions just right, they will usually flourish.  So what are those conditions?  We will examine the latest research in social and positive psychology on love, work happiness and virtue.  The course will involve several outside-of-class research projects and activities, including making yourself a better person.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 260

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 475 - Social Stigma


    Examines the subjective experience of individuals whose social identity or social group memberships make them a target of prejudice.  We will examine research and theory pertaining to how individuals interpret prejudice, how they cope with prejudice, and how prejudice affects their self-evaluations and behavior.  A social psychological approach to understanding this problem will be emphasized.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 260

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 485 - Directed Readings in Psychology


    Critical examination of an important current problem area in psychology.  May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission.               

    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 486 - Directed Readings in Psychology


    Critical examination of an important current problem area in psychology. May be repeated for credit. (S)   

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission.   

    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 487 - The Minority Family: A Psychological Inquiry


    Examines the current state of research on minority families, focusing on the black family. Emphasizes comparing “deficit” and “strength” research paradigms. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 306 and at least one course from each of the following groups: PSYC 210, 215 or 230, and PSYC 240, 250 or 260, and students in the Afro-American and African studies or studies in women and gender programs.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 491 - Undergraduate Internship


    An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology, and instructor permission. S/U grading.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 492 - Undergraduate Internship


    An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology, and instructor permission. S/U grading.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 493 - Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement


    Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 491, 492. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Corequisite: PSYC 491, 492; and instructor permission. S/U grading.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 494 - Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement


    Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 491, 492. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Corequisite: PSYC 491, 492; and instructor permission. S/U grading.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 495 - Research in Psychology


    An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 496 - Research in Psychology


    An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 497 - Distinguished Major Thesis


    A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 498 - Distinguished Major Thesis


    A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 515 - Advanced Cognition


    Focuses on advanced topics in cognitive psychology. Begins with basic questions regarding the nature of cognitive psychology’s goals and methods, then moves on to core findings regarding representation, and in the fields of attention, memory, motor control, and higher thought. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 215.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 516 - Emotion and Cognition


    The cognition-emotion seminar covers the connection between thinking and feeling in two ways.  Part 1 concerns the nature and definition of emotions and the role of cognitive appraisals in their elicitation and intensity.  Part 2 concerns the consequences of emotion for cognition, experience, and behavior.  Of interest will be such topics as the effects on judgment and decision-making, processing and performance, and memory and attention, and the role of culture.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 305   

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 520 - Seminar in Psychobiology


    Examines a major subject in psychobiology. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 220, 222, or 420.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 521 - Plasticity in Sensory Systems


    This course is a survey of sensory systems and plasticity.  Organizational principles common for sensory systems, and mechanisms of plasticity will be discussed.  (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  PSYC 420 or PSYC 720.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 526 - Psychobiology and Memory


    Studies the major theories, findings, and conceptual issues important to an analysis of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie memory storage. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 220, 222, or 420.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 532 - Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell


    Explores the neurobiology of the chemical senses by examining the biophysical basis of sensory transduction, the anatomical organization of two systems, and the physiological properties of peripheral and central structures along the gustatory and olfactory pathways. Emphasizes new, important findings in taste and smell. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 220, 222, or 420 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 533 - Neural Network Models of Cognition and Brain Computation


    Introduces, from an elementary but somewhat mathematical viewpoint, the newly developing field of neural networks. Examines the basic principles of neural network theory as it relates to biological neural networks. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Must be PC-literate and willing to program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 535 - Neurochemical Systems in Learning and Memory


    Examines historical and current theories implicating the involvement of specific neurotransmitter, amino-acid, and peptide systems in regulating learning and the encoding of memory. Provides an extensive review of the literature in order to understand mechanisms by which chemical compounds modify learning and the brain sites where neurochemicals exert their effects. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 220 or 222, or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 541 - Special Issues in the Psychological Study of Children, Families, and the Law


    Examines two topics that relate to children, families and the law, such as adolescent decision-making in the legal system, domestic violence, and child custody. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 346 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 554 - Theories of Cognitive Development


    Studies current theories of cognitive development from birth through adolescence. Includes the views of Piaget, Werner, Bruner, G. H. Mead, and others; cybernetic approaches covered briefly; with some discussion of the measurement and assessment of cognitive processes. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 555 - Developmental Psycholinguistics


    Examines current research and theoretical models of children’s language acquisition. Topics include normal children’s acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of language-handicapped children. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Upper-level psychology major or linguistics student, or graduate student in Arts and Sciences or Education.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 560 - Dynamical Systems in Social Behavior


    Applies dynamical systems theory to the analysis of action, interaction, and interpersonal relationships. Includes a review of research employing dynamical systems models and analytic techniques, and close consideration of the application of these ideas to psychological contexts. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 260 and PSYC 230; completion of PSYC 305, 306 is strongly recommended.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 565 - Psychology of Morality


    Studies why people care so much about what other people do. Readings include primatology, anthropology, philosophy, and psychology. Topics include evolution, cultural variation, sociopathy, and the moralization of the body. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PSYC 305 and 12 additional credits in PSYC, graduate standing, or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 581 - Current Topics in Psychology


    Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 582 - Current Topics in Psychology


    Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 583 - Current Topics in Psychology


    Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 584 - Current Topics in Psychology


    Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3

Public Policy

  
  • PPOL 500 - American Political Institutions and Processes


    Provides students with the background necessary to understand the political institutions and processes associated with policy creation and adoption. The course explores the strategic role of executives, legislatures, and courts, as well as the influence of nongovernmental actors such as interest groups and the media. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to students enrolled in the five-year Bachelors/ MPP program

    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 510 - Economics of Public Policy I


    Examines theories of individual and public choice, with applications to consumers, producers, and bureaucratic organizations. Topics include the efficiency benchmark, utility maximization, market failures, and uncertainty. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to students enrolled in the five-year Bachelors/ MPP program 

    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 511 - Economics of Public Policy II


    Prepares students to apply economic analysis to public policy problems. Topics include externalities, industry regulation, and policy problems of allocating resources over time. Examples will show a broad range of substantive applications to domestic and international policymaking. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Students must be enrolled in the five-year Bachelors/ MPP program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 515 - Research Methods and Data Analysis I


    Covers quantitative and qualitative methods for policy analysis including probability theory and statistical inference. Attention will also given to key issues in policy evaluation and research design. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only open to students enrolled in the five-year Bachelors/ MPP program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 525 - Introduction to Policy Analysis


    Expects students to bring together the skills learned in other core courses, working in teams to solve problems for real-life clients in Charlottesville, Richmond, Washington, D.C. or elsewhere. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only open to students enrolled in the five-year Bachelors/ MPP program.

    Credits: 3

Renaissance Literature

  
  • ENRN 311 - Literature of the Renaissance


    Surveys sixteenth-century English prose and poetry, emphasizing satire, early fiction, love lyrics, epic, and biography. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 313 - The Seventeenth Century I


    Surveys the prose and poetry of the earlier seventeenth century. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 321 - Shakespeare I


    First semester emphasizes histories and comedies; second semester tragedies and romances. (S)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 322 - Shakespeare II


    First semester emphasizes histories and comedies; second semester tragedies and romances. (S)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 323 - Studies in Shakespeare


    Intensive study of selected plays. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 325 - Milton


    Study of selected poems and prose, with particular emphasis on Paradise Lost. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 340 - The Drama in English From the Beginning to 1642


    Studies non-Shakespearean Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 441 - Shakespeare Seminar


    Intensive study of plays and/or poems. Limited enrollment. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 442 - Shakespeare Seminar


    Intensive study of plays and/or poems. Limited enrollment. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 481 - Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature I


    Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 482 - Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature II


    Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 483 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies


    Interdisciplinary seminar on the interrelationships between literature and history, the classical tradition, philosophy, religion, and art history in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENRN 484 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies


    Interdisciplinary seminar on the interrelationships between literature and history, the classical tradition, philosophy, religion, and art history in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3

Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature

  
  • ENEC 311 - English Literature of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century


    Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1660-1740. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 312 - English Literature of the Late Eighteenth Century


    Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1740-1800. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 313 - English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century


    Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1660-1800. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 320 - Eighteenth-Century Women Writers


    (Y)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 351 - The English Novel I


    Studies the rise and development of the English novel in the 18th century. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 381 - Eighteenth-Century Topics


    Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 382 - Eighteenth-Century Topics


    (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 481 - Advanced Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature I


    Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 482 - Advanced Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature II


    Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. (IR)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENEC 540 - English Drama 1660-1800


    Surveys representative plays and dramatic developments from 1660 to1800. Potential authors include Etherege, Dryden, Behn, Wycherley, Congreve, Centlivre, Gay, Fielding, Goldsmith, and Sheridan. (IR)

    Credits: 3

Russian

  
  • RUSS 101 - First-Year Russian


    Introduces Russian grammar with emphasis on reading and speaking. Class meets five days per week plus work in the language laboratory. To be followed by RUSS 201, 202. (Y)

    Credits: 4
  
  • RUSS 102 - First-Year Russian


    Introduces Russian grammar with emphasis on reading and speaking. Class meets five days per week plus work in the language laboratory. To be followed by RUSS 201, 202. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in RUSS 101.

    Credits: 4
  
  • RUSS 201 - Second-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes practice in speaking and writing Russian and introduction to Russian prose and poetry. Class meets four days per week, plus work in the language laboratory. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 102 (with grade of C- or better) or equivalent.

    Credits: 4
  
  • RUSS 202 - Second-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes practice in speaking and writing Russian and introduction to Russian prose and poetry. Class meets four days per week, plus work in the language laboratory. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 102 (with grade of C- or better) or equivalent; for RUSS 202: grade of C- or better in RUSS 201.

    Credits: 4
  
  • RUSS 301 - Third-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes intensive oral practice through reports, dialogues, guided discussions; composition of written reports and essays; readings in literary and non-literary texts. Class meets three hours per week, plus work in the language laboratory. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202, 203 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 302 - Third-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes intensive oral practice through reports, dialogues, guided discussions; composition of written reports and essays; readings in literary and non-literary texts. Class meets three hours per week, plus work in the language laboratory. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202, 203 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 303 - Intermediate Conversation


    Two hours of conversation practice per week. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202, or equivalent.

    Credits: 1
  
  • RUSS 304 - Applied Russian Phonetics


    Examines the sound system of the Russian language with special attention to palatalization, vowel reduction, sounds in combination, and the relationship of sound to spelling. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 102.

    Credits: 1
  
  • RUSS 305 - Phonetics and Russian Word Formation


    Examines the sound system, lexicon, and word formative processes of the Russian literary language. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 102

    Credits: 1
  
  • RUSS 306 - Russian for Business


    Russian for oral and written communication in business situations. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 401 - Fourth-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes oral practice, extensive reading, and work in Russian stylistics. (SI)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 301, 302 with a grade of C or better.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 402 - Fourth-Year Russian


    Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes oral practice, extensive reading, and work in Russian stylistics. (SI)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 301, 302 with a grade of C or better.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 491 - Senior Thesis in Russian Studies


    For majors in Russian and East European studies, normally taken in the fourth year. (SI)

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 492 - Senior Thesis in Russian Studies


    For majors in Russian and East European studies, normally taken in the fourth year. (SI)

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 493 - Independent Study


    May be repeated for credit. (SI)

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 498 - Senior Honors Thesis


    Required of honors majors in Russian language and literature and Russian and East European studies. (SI)

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 500 - Reading Techniques for Russian Newspapers and Periodicals


    Training in the translation of Russian newspapers and journal articles. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202 or the equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 501 - Readings in the Social Sciences


    Based on a careful analysis of the social science texts, students are introduced to advanced topics in Russian morphology and syntax. Successful completion of the course enables students to read nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian non-fiction with minimal difficulty. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 302 and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 502 - Advanced Proficiency Russian


    Graduate-level translation, composition, and discussion. May be repeated for credit. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 402.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 503 - Advanced Russian


    A thorough review of Russian grammar. (Y)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 201, 202, and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 504 - Advanced Russian II


    Development of advanced proficiency in the four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. (E)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 503 strongly recommended.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 505 - Advanced Conversation


    Two hours of conversation practice per week. May be repeated for credit. (S)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 302. Note: The following courses all require a reading knowledge of Russian, unless otherwise stated.

    Credits: 1
  
  • RUSS 521 - The Structure of Modern Russian: Phonology and Morphology


    Study of linguistic approaches to the phonology and morphology of standard Russian. (O)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LNGS 325, RUSS 202, and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 522 - The Structure of Modern Russian: Syntax and Semantics


    Studies linguistic approaches to the syntax and semantics of contemporary standard Russian. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202 and instructor permission, LNGS 325 strongly recommended.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 523 - History of the Russian Literary Language


    History of literary (standard) Russian from its formation to the present day. Includes problems of vocabulary, syntax, and stylistics. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: RUSS 202 and instructor permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 524 - History of the Russian Language


    Diachronic linguistic analysis of the Russian language. (IR)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LNGS 325, RUSS 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • RUSS 550 - Russian Satire


    Studies the theory and praxis of Russian literary satire. Examines some examples of Russian satire from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; course focuses on 20th-century works. Students become familiar with the forms and functions of satire in Russian, Soviet, and émigré literary culture. (IR)

    Credits: 3
 

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