Complete Course List
Departmental course offerings with descriptions are listed below.
The Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies does not allow course challenges.
1000-Level German
GRMN 1001. Elementary German I, 4 hours.
Fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading, and translation. Additional language laboratory work required.
GRMN 1002. Elementary German II, 4 hours.
Continuation of GRMN 1001.
Prerequisite: GRMN 1001
GRMN 1110. Accelerated Elementary German, 4 hours.
Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the German language for students with some background in high school German.
2000-Level German
GRMN 2001. Intermediate German I, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110 or GRMN 1140H.
Topic-oriented course focusing on contemporary German culture and society. Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary building, practice in speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 2002. Intermediate German II, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 2001.
Continuation of Intermediate German I. Topic-oriented course focusing on contemporary German culture and society. Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary building, practice in speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 2110. Accelerated Intermediate German, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110.
Accelerated course with comprehensive grammar review and readings of intermediate texts; composition and conversation. (Offered only in Erlangen, Germany).
Offered summer semester every year.
GRMN 2140H. Intermediate German (Honors), 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001 or GRMN 2002.
Prerequisite: GRMN 1002 and permission of Honors.
Intensive readings in modern German literature and culture, composition, and conversation. Additional language laboratory work may be required.
Offered every year.
GRMN 2300. Introduction to German Culture Studies, 3 hours.
Introduces central texts, schools, and debates of German cultural studies and their relationship to literature and film. Issues addressed may include nationalism, gender studies, psychoanalysis, postmodernism, pop culture, and critiques of industrial/capitalist society. Required of all German majors; open to all students. Taught in English.
Offered every year.
GRMN 2400. Improbable Laughter? German Film Comedy, 3 hours
This course will introduce students to the formal and aesthetic parameters of the comedy genre and its history while also familiarizing them with major political, social, and aesthetic movements and events that shaped German film history: Weimar cinema, the Third Reich, post-war and post-wall German film, and German cinema in the new millennium. Students will learn about directors who mark this national cinema and study the cultural, political and historical discourses crucial to the understanding of their work. No prerequisites, no background knowledge required. All readings and discussions are in English and all films are in English or have English subtitles.
GRMN 2410. Modern Germany and the Holocaust, 3 hours
The history of the Holocaust, its aftermath in German society and artistic reflection in Germany from 1945 on; discussion of German-Jewish relations, historical trials, important debates, the representation of the Holocaust in German literature, film, and art, and its memorialization in Germany. Taught in English.
3000-Level German
GRMN 3010. Language: Culture and Society I, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3060 or GRMN 3070.
Prerequisite: GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 or permission of department.
Refines basic command of the language, emphasizing written and oral expression. Materials include historical and autobiographical texts that acquaint students with German history and culture from 1900 to the present. Discussion of social, cultural, and political questions central to the development of modern Germany.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 3020. Language: Culture and Society II, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3080.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Development of language skills, emphasizing compositions, oral reports, discussions. Organized around literature, film, websites, and nonfiction on topics pertaining to contemporary Germany. Topics include political movements and parties; issues of postunification, the GDR and the Nazi past; multiculturalism; environmentalism; the press and other media; and Germany in a united Europe.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 3070. Business and Political German I, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3060.
Prerequisite: GRMN 2002 or permission of department.
An overview of Germany's contemporary political scene and economic position, Germany in the European Union, and its relation to the United States and the global economy. Communication skills for use in the German-speaking workplace and practical tools to access and understand German political/business media.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 3080. Business and Political German II, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3020.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Further develops the themes of Business German, with increasing emphasis on personal and group project development and a high level of German linguistic and cultural competence. Students will explore German politics and companies in detail, research case histories, and follow recent developments, trends, and conflicts in the German and European political/economic scene.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
GRMN 3110. Germania, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Explores the diverse histories and cultures of pre-national Germany from the Germanic barbarians through the Holy Roman Empire to the Thirty Years' War (1618-48). Emphasis on history, archaeology, art, and architecture, as well as their historical, religious, and political context. Taught in German.
GRMN 3120. German Courtly Literature, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 8120.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070 or permission of department.
Reading and analysis of representative lyric and epic texts from the medieval German "Blütezeit" (1150-1250). Explores the origins and development of German/European secular society in the courtly ideals of love and romance, knighthood and femininity, war and redemption. Taught in German.
GRMN 3220. The Age of Reformation, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Multi-media investigation of the period of massive intellectual and religious transition between 1350 and 1600 in the German-speaking lands. Emphasis on the Catholic conciliar movement; the Protestant Reformation and Sectarianism; and the rise and spread of Northern Humanism. Includes close-readings of German texts. Taught in German.
GRMN 3300. Introduction to German Cinema, 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Survey of history of German cinema; investigation of particular directors, periods, and styles; relationship between German and other national cinemas. Course includes a required weekly film screening. Taught in English.
Non-traditional format: This follows the same format as the film courses offered by Theater and Film Studies. Students must attend a scheduled 2-hour film screening every week, but this is simply part of the work for the course (analogous to a reading assignment in a literature class), and therefore does not carry any additional credit.
GRMN 3410. Revolution, Revolt, and Nationlism in the Nineteenth Century, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Discussion of texts by German/Austrian writers and artists who responded to and participated in political movements of the nineteenth century. Texts address the Napoleonic Wars, democratic visions, the mid-century revolts, women's rights, Jewish emancipation, and the rise of nationalism. Taught in German.
GRMN 3420. The German Romantic Age, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
What is Romanticism? How do artistic disciplines vary in their expression of Romantic ideals? Works include nineteenth-century poems, fairy tales, short fiction, letters, brief philosophical texts, music, and art. Taught in German.
GRMN 3500. German for Reading Knowledge, 3 hours.
Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical German texts into correct English. Does not apply to the major or minor in German or language certificates. Satisfies language requirement for graduate students.
Offered every year.
GRMN 3550. Contemporary Issues in German Culture, Society, and Literature, 3 hours.
Selected contemporary topics in the culture, civilization, language, or literature of German-speaking countries. Taught in English.
Offered summer semester every year.
GRMN 3600H. Heroic Literature (Honors), 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
The oldest northern European medieval literary movements from the Age of Migrations to the Viking period, with influences from mythology and folklore. Taught in English.
Not offered on a regular basis.
GRMN 3610. Discourses of Post-War Literature, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Post-war German-speaking literature and ideas. Traces literary themes and topics and analyzes their social, political, and cultural context. Includes aftermath of World War II (philosophical, political, cultural, economic), feminism, new politics of the 60s/70s, terrorism, foreigners/guestworkers/immigrants, East and West Germany, Generation X. Taught in German.
GRMN 3620H. The Wild Berlin of Bertolt Brecht (Honors), 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Focuses on German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century drama. Discussion of Brecht's political and artistic development during his Berlin years, a period of explosive political constellations and artistic controversy. Involves the discussion of art, music, film, and drama from the period.
GRMN 3625. Post-War Women Writers, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
The construction of gender, history, and representation in novels, poems, and essays of post-war women writers from German-speaking countries. Explores how femininity and feminism inform lives and texts. Taught in German.
GRMN 3630. Memory, History, Narrative, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Personal and historical memory in literary texts. Discussion of "Geschichte" in its multiple meanings of history and story, questions of literary representation, and role of gender. Longer narratives supplemented by short stories, essays, interviews, and music that illuminate socio-historic contexts. Taught in German.
GRMN 3710. The Wall, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
The Berlin Wall as a site of history and imagination within the context of post-war politics, culture, and everyday life. Discussion of the physical border and the persistence of mental "walls" between East and West Germans. Prose supplemented by political documents, interviews, films, and music. Taught in German.
GRMN 3810. Literature in Music, Music in Literature, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Explores the synthesis of the verbal and musical arts in German culture from a dual perspective: literary content of musical genres (such as minne- and meistersang, Lutheran hymn, cantata, opera, folk song, lied), and musical structures and themes in certain literary works. Taught in German.
GRMN 3820. German Film, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
The history of German film and its political, social, and cultural contexts. Includes expressionism, nazi film, post-war "Heimatfilm," new German cinema, the post-wall comedy wave, and the contemporary state of German film making. Taught in German.
GRMN 3830. Children's and Youth Literature, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
Examines the representation of childhood in German juvenile literature in various genres. Issues of identity and self-realization in traditional and contemporary children's literature. Focuses on stories that reflect upon the art and value of storytelling, as well as the nature and function of creative imagination. Taught in German.
GRMN 3840. The Jewish Experience in German Culture, 3 hours.
Contributions of Jews and Jewish culture to the German-speaking world. Emphasis on how Jewish writers, thinkers, and artists portray their experiences and identities. Responses of Jews and non-Jews to discrimination, emancipation, assimilation, the Holocaust, and the Jewish presence in Germany today. Taught in English.
GRMN 3860. The Evolution of German as a Standard Language, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: GRMN 2002 or permission of department.
Provides an understanding of the linguistic processes and cultural factors determining the evolution of German as a codified standard language from the Reformation to the present.
GRMN 3990. Directed Study in German, 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3020 or GRMN 3070 or GRMN 3080.
Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered every year.
4000-Level German
GRMN 4001/6001. Advanced German Conversation and Composition, 3 hours
Vocabulary building and review of grammar. Emphasis on common errors of English speakers and on distinctions in meaning.
GRMN 4020 Theory and Practice of German Theater
Overview of major developments in German-speaking theater. Students will be introduced to various dramaturgical models and analytic approaches (semiotic, phenomenological, social) before analyzing representative texts and performances. Theoretical insights will then be applied to the production of a play. Taught in German; readings in German and English.
GRMN 4210. From the Enlightenment to the Dialectic of Enlightenment, 3 hours.
When Kant in the 18th century defined the project of Enlightenment as the will to free oneself from one's self-incurred immaturity, and from the shackles of tyranny and dogmatism, he set the tone for a new philosophical and political tradition and for a conception of modernity that persists to this very day. This seminar invites you to engage in a discussion of what we mean when we use the terms "modernity" and "Enlightenment" respectively. Through textual interpretation, spirited debate and discussions, we will pursue the various stages that together constitute the tradition of the Enlightenment, as well as its equally pervasive counterpart: the tradition of counter-Enlightenment. Our intellectual journey will take us through two centuries of writing and thinking about what it means to be an enlightened subject. Figures considered include Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, Marx, Arendt, Habermas, and Foucault. Taught in English.
GRMN 4310. Germany and the French Revolution, 3 hours
The political and literary reception of the French Revolution in Germany. Includes representative literature of German classicism, travelogues and journalistic writings by German Jacobins, and political and sociological essays from 1775 to 1806. Focuses on the relationship between politics and aesthetics. Taught in German. Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
GRMN 4380/6380. Contrastive Grammar: German-English, 3 hours
This course will focus on the structural differences between English and German that are likely to cause errors when native speakers of English acquire the German language in a formal learning environment. The study of the phonological systems will include exercises designed to improve students' German pronunciation. Other areas to be explored are contrastive morphology (inflection), syntax (sentence structure), and word formation. Taught in English. Prerequisite: LING2100 or POD
GRMN 4410/6410. The Holocaust in German Literature and Film, 3 hours
Literary and cinematic representations of the Holocaust from postwar to contemporary Germany. Topics include: artistic versus historical truth, moral and ethical dimensions, representation in different media. Additional readings address the social, political, and cultural significance of the Holocaust in German society. Taught in English. Prerequisite: 2nd-year standing.
GRMN 4510. Special Topics in German Literature or Linguistics, 3 hours
Intensive reading and study of a genre (poetry, drama, Novelle), period, movement, theme, or topic.Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
GRMN 4520. Senior Seminar, 3 hours
Capstone course for German majors, minors, and advanced students. Selected topics in German literature and culture. Required for German majors. Prerequisite: Permission of department and GRMN 3020 or GRMN 3080.
GRMN 4610H. Literature and Philosophy, 3 hours
From classical times until the present, the discourses of literature and philosophy have engaged in a sustained, diverse, and always complex dialogue. Where Plato sought to ban the poets from the republic because of their propensity to produce mimetic "lies," Nietzsche fully embraced the literary style, while Derrida has been said to erase the borders between the two genres altogether. At the center of our quest through some of the main texts of the two traditions lies the following question: how have the discourses of literature and philosophy mutually influenced and complimented each other? Figures and authors considered may include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Meister Eckhart, Montaigne, Rousseau, Kant, Moses Mendelssohn, Kleist, Hegel, Goethe, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Mann, Hesse, Arendt, Levinas and Celan. Additional readings by Derrida, Blanchot, Habermas, Roty and Nussbaum. Taught in English.
GRMN 4640/6640. Special Topics: German Morphology and Phonology, 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GRMN (LING) 6810. Theoretical and applied German phonology and word structure. Taught in English.
GRMN 4710. Vienna: Literature, Art, Music, Culture, 3 hours
The golden age of Viennese culture, from the fin-de-siecle literature of the cafes to the rise of expressionism, the influence of psychoanalysis, and the ravages of the war. Figures considered include: Mozart, Schubert, the Strauss dynasty, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Mahler, Freud, Wittengenstein, Kafka, Altenberg, Polgar, Trakl, Kraus and Musil. Taught in German.
GRMN 4720. Image and Word: Reading Culture through the Visual Arts, 3 hours
An exciting journey through the main stages of German and Austrian culture, through the medium of art and film. Aimed at German majors/minors in the humanities, but also in business and international affairs, this course will dramatically enrich and expand your understanding of contemporary German/Austrian culture, history, politics, and these cultures' main artistic achievements--knowledge indispensable for your next trip to Austria or Germany. Topics treated include: the German reunification; DDR nostalgia and kitsch; contemporary youth culture; art in the wake of the two World Wars; the new Jewish museum in Berlin; bohemian coffeehouse culture; religious art and its social role in the Middle Ages; Romantic art; Expressionism; contemporary German politics in photography; contemporary Berlin art and culture. Taught in German.
GRMN 4810. Contemporary Issues in German Business and Politics, 3 hours
Builds detailed, specialized knowledge of cutting-edge issues in contemporary German/European public and corporate life. Current events and student-teacher consensus will determine thematic foci. Intended to foster competence in reading "newspaper" German and development of a good formal written style with emphasis on rhetoric and idioms. Prerequisite: GRMN 3080.
GRMN 4960H. Directed Reading and/or Projects, 3 hours
Affords Honors students of senior standing the opportunity to engage in individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director. Prerequisite: Permission of department and GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
GRMN 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects, 3 hours
Affords Honors students of senior standing the opportunity to engage in individual study, reading or projects under the direction of a project director. Prerequisite: Permission of department and GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
GRMN 4990H. Honors Thesis, 3 hours
Provides an opportunity for an Honors student to undertake individual research in the field of his/her major or in a closely related field. Prerequisite: Permission of department and GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3070.
6000-Level German
GRMN 6001/4001. Advanced German Conversation and Composition, 3 hours.
Vocabulary building and review of grammar. Emphasis on common errors of English speakers and on distinctions in meaning.
GRMN 6020. Survey of German Literature and Film, 1 hour.
Concise overview of German literary history and the history of German film.
GRMN 6100. Medieval German Courtly Literature, 3 hours.
Representative narrative texts from the classical period of Middle High German literature (c. 1150-1250). Focus on Arthurian romance as both the paradigmatic genre of medieval aristocratic self-representation and the prototype of the modern European novel.
GRMN 6200. Early Modern German Literature, 1400-1700, 3 hours.
Broad overview of German literature from approximately 1400 to 1700, including Neo-Latin writings by German authors. Readings from Humanism, Reformation, and Baroque represent the development of forms and aesthetics within the historical and cultural context.
GRMN 6300. 18th-Century Texts and Contexts, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Significant works, authors, movements, genres, or topics in 18th-century literature and culture examined within their specific historical context.
GRMN 6350. Classics and Romantics, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Interpretation and analysis of works from the late 18th through early 19th centuries considered in their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Studies of individual authors, specific genres, significant topics, or literary constellations.
GRMN (LING) 6380. Contrastive Grammar: German-English, 3 hours.
Identification and examination of the salient structural similarities and differences between German and English.
GRMN 6400. 19th-Century Texts and Contexts, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Significant works, authors, movements, genres, or topics in 19th-century literature and culture examined within their specific historical contexts.
GRMN 6450. The Fin-de-Siecle: Its Roots and Aftermath, 3 hours.
What cultural, social, and political conditions gave rise to the fin-de-siecle spirit in the 19th and 20th centuries? Placing the phenomenon in a comparative context, this seminar explores the period's vibrant literature, its arts (Jugendstil), and the rise of crucial intellectual movements (psychoanalysis, relativism, aestheticism), including their persistence in the present.
GRMN (LING) 6460. Structure of Modern German, 3 hours.
Linguistic and sociolinguistic structure of modern German with relevant linguistic terminology. Emphasis on phonology, morphology, and syntax. Taught in English.
GRMN 6500. 20th- and 21st-Century Texts and Contexts, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Significant works, authors, topics, genres, or movements in 20th- and 21st-century literature examined within their specific historical contexts.
GRMN (LING) 6600. History of the German Language, 3 hours.
Study of the origins of modern standard German from the Indo-European parent language through proto-Germanic, Old and Middle High German, and the early modern period.
7000-Level German
GRMN 7000. Master's Research, variable from 1 to 3 hours.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Graded S/U.
GRMN 7300. Master's Thesis, variable from 3 to 6 hours.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Graded S/U.
GRMN (LING) 7500. Teaching College German, 3 hours.
Methods for teaching foreign language and development of language skills in German. For teaching assistants in German and graduate students in German and Language Education. Taught in English.
GRMN 7600. Teaching with Technology, 3 hours.
Professional development in language pedagogy with a focus on enhancing teaching through technology. Assessment of how technologies can enrich student learning and be effectively integrated into syllabi and curricula.
8000-Level German
GRMN 8160. Directed Reading and/or Projects, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Individual study, reading, or project under the direction of a project director.
GRMN 8200. German Cinema, 3 hours.
History of German cinema; investigation of particular directors, periods, and styles; relationship between German and other national cinemas. The course includes a required weekly film screening.
GRMN (LING) 8320. Gothic, 3 hours.
Morphology, phonology, and history of the Gothic language based on extant texts. Emphasis on the development of earlier stages of the language and on its later language forms. Taught in English.
GRMN (LING) 8400. Middle High German, 3 hours.
Phonology and grammar of the language, with extensive readings in the prose, epic and lyric poetry of the Middle High German era.
GRMN 8410. Proseminar: Text and Interpretation, 3 hours.
An introduction to German literary studies. Techniques and methods of interpretation of literary works. Topics include: genres and literary periodization, literary theories, research methods. Required for all graduate students in German.
GRMN(CMLT) 8480. Aesthetic Theory (Kant to Adorno), 3 hours.
Examines major 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century tracts on aesthetic theory, mainly drawn from the German philosophical tradition. In-depth study of such concepts as beauty, the sublime, sensate knowledge, aestheticism, aesthetic ideology, the anti-aesthetic, and the end of art, against the background of contemporary continental theory.
GRMN (CMLT) 8490. Critical Theory, 3 hours.
Introduction to the literary, cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical theories of the Frankfurt School (first-, second-, and third-generation theorists). Examines the main tenets of this tradition, places these theories in a comparative context, and explores the after-effects of Critical Theory in contemporary criticism.
GRMN (LING) 8510. S eminar in German Linguistics, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Intensive investigation of a subject or topic in German linguistics. Taught in English.
GRMN (LING) 8520. Seminar in German Language Variation, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Intensive investigation of synchronic and diachronic variation in German. Taught in English.
GRMN 8530. Seminar in German Literature, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Intensive investigation of a particular genre, theme, topic, or author.
GRMN 8540. Seminar in German Studies, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Intensive investigation of a particular theme or topic.
1000-Level Russian
RUSS 1001, 1002. Elementary Russian I, II, 4 hours each.
Fundamentals of Russian grammar, conversation, pronunciation and reading, with an emphasis on oral proficiency and comprehension.
2000-Level Russian
RUSS 2001, 2002. Intermediate Russian I, II, 3 hours each.
Prerequisite: RUSS 1002.
Review of basic grammar and study of more advanced grammatical topics. Oral proficiency, comprehension, and vocabulary building will be emphasized. The course will include reading and discussion of various Russian texts.
RUSS 2050. Modern Russian Culture, 3 hours.
An introduction to Russian culture in the 20th century through a study of literature, art, architecture, and film within a historical framework. Aspects of popular culture and every-day life will be included. The class will be conducted in English and requires no prior knowledge of Russian language, literature or history. May be taken in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Core Area C.
3000-Level Russian
RUSS 3001, 3002. Russian Conversation and Composition I, II, 3 hours each. Prerequisite: RUSS 2002.
The course is designed to promote the students' ability to express themselves accurately in spoken and written Russian and to increase their comprehension of normal Russian speech.
RUSS 3200. Russian Culture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: RUSS 2002. A survey of Russian culture from the period of Kievan Rus' to the present. The course is designed to increase the students' proficiency in all language skills and to build vocabulary. Conducted in Russian.
RUSS 3300. Introduction to Russian Cinema, 3 hours.
A survey of the major periods, genres, and directors of the extensive Russian and Soviet cinematographic heritage, with particular attention to the immediate influence of historical, political, and cultural developments. The class is conducted in English and all films will be shown with English subtitles.
RUSS 3990. Directed Study in Russian, 1-3 hours.
This course affords the advanced student opportunity to conduct independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.
4000-Level Russian
RUSS 4001. Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition, 3 hours. Prerequisite: RUSS 3002.
Advanced language study combining instruction in grammar, composition and stylistics with intensive practice in spoken Russian.
RUSS 4050. 19th-Century Russian Prose in English Translation, 3 hours.
A survey of representative works of 19th-century Russian literature. The class will be conducted in English, and all readings will be done in translation.
RUSS 4060. 20th-Century Russian Prose in English Translation, 3 hours.
A survey of representative works, including authors from the Silver Age, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. The class will be conducted in English, and all readings will be done in translation.
RUSS 4070. Russian Emigré Writers, 3 hours.
Survey of Russian émigré writing with a focus on twentieth-century authors, including Nabokov, Bunin, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and others. The challenges of assimilation, the immigrant's dual cultural identity, the mediation between past/present and loss/gain in texts, and the effects of displacement on the creative process. Taught in English.
RUSS 4080. Nabokov, 3 hours.
A discussion-oriented survey of Vladimir Nabokov's life and works, with particular attention to questions of cross-cultural literary identity. In-depth consideration of the author's creative responses to the nineteenth-century Russian literary tradition. All readings and discussion in English.
RUSS 4090. Russia through the Eyes of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, 3 hours.
The cultural context, lives and representative works of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest novelists. Close reading of two panoramic masterpieces, War and Peace and The Idiot, interspersed with selected autobiographical writings and short stories. Emphasis on themes and character-types distinctive to Russian cultural consciousness. All readings and discussion in English. Film adaptations with English subtitles.
RUSS 4250. Pushkin, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: RUSS 3001 or 3200. Alexander Pushkin's major works in poetry and prose and his role in the development of the Russian literary language. Conducted in Russian.
RUSS 4260. Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: RUSS 3001 or 3200. A study of representative works in the original language. Conducted in Russian.
RUSS 4270. Introduction to 20th-Century Russian Literature, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: RUSS 3001 or 3200. A study of representative works in the original language. Conducted in Russian.
RUSS 4280. Chekhov, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: RUSS 3001 or 3200. Representative works from all periods of Chekhov's career. Chekhov's influence on modern literature and drama. Conducted in Russian.
RUSS 4510. Special Topics,
Prerequisite: RUSS 3001 or 3200, or permission of department. RUSS 4510 is designed to allow the students to explore specific areas in greater depth. The topics will change from year to year and will be based on the faculty's particular areas of expertise as well as the needs and interests of students in the program.
RUSS 4960H, 4970H, 4980H. Directed Readings or Projects, 3 hours each.
These courses afford Honors students of senior division standing the opportunity to engage in individual study, reading or projects under the supervision of a project director.
RUSS 4990H. Honors Thesis, 3 hours.
This course provides opportunity for students in the Honors program to undertake individual research in the field of their major or in a closely related field.
Scandinavian Languages & Culture
SCAN 1001. Elementary Scandinavian Language and Culture I, 3 hours.
Fundamentals of grammar, conversation, pronunciation, reading, and writing of one of the Scandinavian languages, together with an introduction to the culture of the people in question.
SCAN 1002. Elementary Scandinavian Language and Culture II, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: SCAN 1001.
A continuation of Elementary Scandinavian Language and Culture I.
Slavic Languages & Culture
SLAV 1001. Elementary Slavic Language and Culture I, 3 hours.
Fundamentals of grammar, conversation, pronunciation, reading, and writing of a Slavic language other than Russian, together with an introduction to the culture of the people in question. This course cannot be used in partial fulfillment of the foreign language requirement in the core curriculum.
SLAV 1002. Elementary Slavic Language and Culture II, 3 hours. Prerequisite: SLAV 1001. A continuation of SLAV 1001.
SLAV 2100. Slavic Folklore Slavic folklore and belief systems in different historical periods and their representation and adaptation in historical accounts, legends, customs, fairy tales, literature, film, and art. No background knowledge required. All readings and discussions are in English.
SLAV 3100H. The Balkans: Culture, Conflict, and the Construction of Identity (Honors), 3 hours.
The peoples and cultures of the Balkans from the Byzantine period to the present, with a focus on the social, historical, and cultural factors that have played a role both in the formation of ethnic/national identity within the region and in the perceptions of outsiders.
SLAV 4510. Special Topics, 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Seminar focusing on specific topics in Slavic languages, literatures, or cultures. Not offered on a regular basis.
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