Modern and Classical Languages Literatures Department

Course Descriptions

Arabic

• ARAB 101 - Elementary Modern Arabic I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn.  Active skills in elementary modern standard Arabic: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, plus basic cultural study.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• ARAB 102 - Elementary Modern Arabic II

  Credits: 5. Offered spring.  Continuation of ARAB 101.  Active skills in elementary modern standard Arabic: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, plus basic cultural study.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• ARAB 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• ARAB 201 - Intermediate Modern Arabic I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn.  Prereq., ARAB 102 or equiv. Expansion of active skills: Listening, speaking, reading, writing, plus further cultural analysis.

• ARAB 202 - Intermediate Modern Arabic II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring.  Prereq., ARAB 201 or equiv.  Continuation of ARAB 201.

• ARAB 291 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 8. (R–8) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• ARAB 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• ARAB 301 - Adv Modern Standard Arabic I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn.  Prereq., ARAB 202 or equiv. Improves and builds upon oral and written expression in modern standard Arabic and accelerates the use of vocabulary and the Arabic root system.

• ARAB 302 - Adv Modern Standard Arabic II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring.  Prereq., ARAB 301 or equiv. Continuation of ARAB 301.

• ARAB 305 - The Arab World

  Credits: 3. Offered Autumn Semester. Students explore the Arabic-speaking countries through in-depth discussions of their history, geography, peoples, economy, political systems, educational systems, and cultural components, such as music, cuisine, tradition, customs, gender relations, etc.

• ARAB 307 - Model Arab League Delegates

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Students explore the Arabic Speaking countries, from North Africa, the Middle East and the Peninsula through discussions of political, economic, environmental, and social issues affecting the progress of the Arab world and its development.

• ARAB 317 - Model Arab League Staff

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. As staff members students will solidify their knowledge of the history, cultures, issues, and politics of the Middle East, as well as parliamentary procedures to a level which enables them to effectively assess, lead, and guide discussion related to their assigned countries and committee topics towards positive ends.

• ARAB 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• ARAB 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

Chinese

• CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn. Emphasis on speaking, reading and writing elementary Mandarin.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II

  Credits: 5. Prereq., CHIN 101. Offered spring. Continuation of 101.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• CHIN 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 102 or equiv. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

• CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II

  Credits: 5. Offered spring. Prereq., CHIN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.

• CHIN 211H - Chinese Culture and Civiliz

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 211H.  An introduction to the historical, intellectual, political, literary and social developments of China from early times to the present.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course

• CHIN 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 202 or consent of instr. Advanced Chinese, with emphasis on literary style, advanced grammar, and oral expression.

• CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., CHIN 301 or consent of instr. Advanced Chinese, with emphasis on literary style, advanced grammar, and oral expression.

• CHIN 313L - Chinese Poetry in Translat

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  Same as AS, MCLG, and LS 313L.  The works of major Chinese poets to 1300 A.D.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• CHIN 314L - Tradit Chinese Literature

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  Same as AS, MCLG, and LS 314L.  Highlights of Chinese literature to 1800; includes philosophy, poetry, prose, and fiction.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• CHIN 380 - Chinese Folktales

  Credits: 3. Same as LS 311. Offered intermittently. The study of the aspirations, desires, loves, moral and aesthetic values of the Chinese people as expressed in their folk literature.

• CHIN 388 - Readings Classical Chinese

  Credits: 3. Prereq., CHIN 102 or approved equivalent.  Introduces the basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese through the reading of selected short representative texts from the formative and mature periods of the language’s history.

• CHIN 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• CHIN 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• CHIN 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

Classics

• CLAS 155L - Survey of Greek and Roman Lit

  Credits: 3. Offered every autumn. An introduction to the literature of classical Greece and Rome.  Readings in English translations of ancient works by Homer, Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Cicero, Vergil, Livy, and Ovid (and/or similar authors).

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• CLAS 160L - Classical Mythology

  Credits: 3. Offered every spring and intermittently in summer. Deities and myths of the Greeks and Romans, with emphasis on those of most importance to Western literature and art.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• CLAS 170 - Myth Seminar: Honors

  Credits: 1. Offered every spring. Coreq., CLAS 160L. Research, writing, and discussion about the mythologies of the Greeks and Romans in a small group setting.

  Course Attributes:

  • Honors Course

• CLAS 180H - Env & Nat in Classical World

  Credits: 3. An interdisciplinary survey of Greek and Roman attitudes towards the environment. The course examines the intellectual and literary history of Classical environmental thought through literature as well as geography, anthropology, archaeology, art history. Topics covered include cosmogony, deforestation, evolution, famine, pre-industrial peasant economy, and human interaction with the landscape through engineering and agriculture. Offered Intermittently.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • Writing Course-Intermediate

• CLAS 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses or one time offerings of current topics.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Intermediate

• CLAS 192 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring.

• CLAS 193 - Study Abroad

  Credits: 1. An orientation to the winter session travel program in Greece. It prepares students for overseas travel through an overview of the major historical periods of Ancient Greece. This overview includes an introduction to Greek art and architecture, history, literature, and philosophy. Students will also begin preparations for individual research projects that will present at various sites in Greece. This class will also help students prepare paperwork required by the University for overseas travel programs.

• CLAS 198 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums
  • Internship graduation limit 6

• CLAS 251L - The Epic

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Reading, study and discussion of epic poems. Selections will vary from Western and non–Western traditions.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse
  • Writing Course-Intermediate

• CLAS 252L - Greek Drama: Politics on Stage

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently. A study of the literary, artistic and political dimensions of  Greek Tragedy and Comedy. Selections will vary.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse
  • Writing Course-Intermediate

• CLAS 291 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

• CLAS 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring.

• CLAS 320 - Women in Antiquity

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., any one MCLG course in Classical Civilization or LATN 102 or GRK 102 or consent of instructor. Examination of varied sources from Ancient Greece, the Hellenistic World, and republican and imperial Rome to clarify the place of women in communities. Women's contribution to community and the mechanisms by which communities attempted to socialize female populations.

• CLAS 360H - Ancient Greek Civ and Culture

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTH 250 or consent of instr. Slide–lecture course. Ancient Greek works of art and architecture, related to and explained by contemporary ideas and values of Greek society.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course

• CLAS 365E - The Roots of Western Ethics

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Studies of the origins of Western ethical thinking in the  writings of Greek writers and their application to current situations.

  Course Attributes:

  • Ethical & Human Values Course

• CLAS 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offering of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses or one time offerings of current topics.

• CLAS 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring.

• CLAS 393 - Study Abroad

  Credits: 3. Prereq., CLAS 193. Site visits include Athens, Knossos, Mycenae, Corinth, Olympia, Delphi and others. Lectures on location in museums and archaeological sites.

  Course Attributes:

  • Faculty-Led Study Abroad

• CLAS 594 - Graduate Seminar

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Level: Graduate

• CLAS 596 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Service Learning/Volunteer

• CLAS 598 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

Film

• FILM 308 - Russian Cinema and Culture

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  Topically arranged introduction to the cinema of Russia and the former Soviet Union, with particular emphasis on contemporary Russian cinema.  Screening preceded by brief cultural and historical background lectures and followed by group and paired discussion.  All films screened with English subtitles.  No knowledge of Russian is necessary.

French

• FRCH 101 - Elementary French I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Active skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing plus basic cultural analysis.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• FRCH 102 - Elementary French II

  Credits: 4. Prereq., FRCH 101. Offered spring. Continuation of 101.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• FRCH 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• FRCH 201 - Intermediate French I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., FRCH 102 or equiv. Expansion of active skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing plus further cultural analysis.

• FRCH 202 - Intermediate French II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Continuation of 201.

• FRCH 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• FRCH 294 - Seminar/Workshop

  Credits: 1 TO 10. (R-10) Offered intermittently. University omnibus option for independent work. See index.

  Course Attributes:

  • Omnibus Course

• FRCH 300 - Intro to Literature in French

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FRCH 201, or consent of instruct. Introduction to literature on special current topics with a focus on reading and written skills in French.

• FRCH 301 - Adv Grammar/Oral Writ Exprsn

  Credits: 3. (R-6) Prereq. 202 or equivalent.  Advanced grammar review including literary tenses; developmental and written skills in French.

• FRCH 303 - Intro to Lit

  Credits: 3. Introduction to Literature in French, 3 credits, prerequisite FRCH 301 or consent of instruct., offered intermittently, introduction to literature on special current topics with a focus on reading and written skills in French.

• FRCH 310 - Fr. Lit. Cult. Mid. Age Renass

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., FRCH 202 or equiv. French literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance with a focus on cultural identity.

• FRCH 311 - Fr. Lit. Cult. 17th 18th Cent.

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., FRCH 301 or consent of instr. French literature of the 17th and 18th centuries within its cultural context.

• FRCH 312 - Fr. Lit. Cult. Long 19th Cent.

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., FRCH 301 or consent of instr. French literature from the French Revolution to the First World War within its cultural context.

• FRCH 313 - Literature and Culture III

  Credits: 3. Offered spring.  Prereq. FRCH 301 or consent of instr.  Survey of literature and culture of 20th Century France and Francophone countries, with a focus on the significance of plural cultural identities.

• FRCH 338 - The French Cinema

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently.  Same as MCLG and LS 338.  An historical, aesthetic, and critical survey of the French cinema, from its beginnings in 1895 through the contemporary cinema (Muet, classical, Realism, Nouvelle Vogue, etc.) With an introduction to contemporary film criticism.  Students taking the course for French credits are required to do research, reading, and writing in the French language.

• FRCH 339 - Surv African Cinema

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  A diachronic survey of African cinema accompanied by interpretation and evaluation of textual dimensions of films through filmic critical theory.

• FRCH 350 - French Civ & Culture

  Credits: 3. (R-6) Offered spring. Prereq., FRCH 301 or consent of instr. Chronological/topical study of French culture.

• FRCH 355 - Spec Topcs:Fren Lang,Lit,Cultr

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R–9) Offered intermittently. To be taken in conjunction with the French Study Abroad Program.

• FRCH 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• FRCH 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R–3) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• FRCH 400 - French: Applied Linguistics

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FRCH 301 and LING 270 or consent of instr. Contrastive phonology (including phonetics), morphology and syntax.

• FRCH 420 - Studies in French Prose

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FRCH 311 or 312. Evolution of textuality from the Renaissance to the 20th century: the novel.

• FRCH 421 - Adv Stylistics & Oral Arg

  Credits: 3. (R-6) Prereq. FRCH 301, 311, 312 or 313 or consent of instr.  Intensive analysis of usage and style in written and oral argumentation at various linguistic levels.

• FRCH 430 - Studies in French Drama

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FRCH 311 and 312. Evolution of theatre from the Renaissance to the 20th century or performance of a French play in French.

• FRCH 440 - Studies in French Poetry

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FRCH 311 or 312. Evolution of textuality from the Renaissance to the 20th century: poetry and essays.

• FRCH 491 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• FRCH 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• FRCH 494 - Seminar/Workshop

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., FRCH 311L, 312L, and 313L or consent of instr. Studies in major authors, periods, genres, and/or cultural studies.

• FRCH 594 - Graduate Seminar

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate standing. A review and discussion of current research. Topics vary. Level: Graduate

• FRCH 595 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

• FRCH 596 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Service Learning/Volunteer

• FRCH 599 - Professional Paper

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a professional paper appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

• FRCH 699 - Thesis

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a thesis or manuscript based on research for presentation and/or publication. Level: Graduate

Greek

• GRK 101 - Elementary Greek I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Introduction to Classical Greek is the first courses of a two-semester sequence, designed to enable the student to read Greek authors in the original Greek as soon as possible. Based upon selected texts from Tragedians, Plato, Xenophon, Menander, New Testament, and other major authors.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• GRK 102 - Elementary Greek II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., GRK 101 or equivalent. Continuation of 101. Greek grammar, vocabulary, readings of ancient Greek writings with the aid of a lexicon.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• GRK 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• GRK 201 - Intermediate Greek I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRK 102 or equiv. Attic prose and poetry  Plato, Thucydides, Euripides.

• GRK 202 - Intermediate Greek II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., GRK 201 (211) or equiv. Readings from Homer's Iliad and/or Odyssey.

• GRK 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• GRK 300 - Major Greek Writers

  Credits: 3. (R–12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., GRK 202 (212) or equivalent. Homer, lyric poets, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophers, New Testament, etc. Selection to fit students' interests and programs.

• GRK 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• GRK 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Prereq., consent of instr. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• GRK 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Prereq., consent of instr. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

German

• GRMN 101 - Elementary German I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• GRMN 102 - Elementary German II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 101. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• GRMN 106H - Intro Germ Cult Civ

  Credits: 3. This course provides an introductory overview of major developments, ideas, and influences involving German-speaking culture from its documented origins in the Roman era to today. Students will become familiar with the chronology and significance of key historical events in Central Europe as well as with major figures in such areas as politics, literature, art, and philosophy. Attention will also be given to important contributions that German-speaking culture has made globally.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course

• GRMN 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• GRMN 201 - Intermediate German I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 102 or equiv. Continuation of active skills approach to German listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• GRMN 202 - Intermediate German II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.

• GRMN 291 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• GRMN 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• GRMN 301 - German: Oral and Written Exp

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 202 or equiv.  Native or near–native speakers of German may not apply credit for this course toward a German major or minor.

• GRMN 302 - German Oral & Written Expr II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 301 or equiv.  Native or near–native speakers of German may not apply credit for this course toward a German major or minor.

• GRMN 305 - Practicum in Germ Lang

  Credits: 4. Offered spring.  Prereq., consent of instr.  Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria. Concentration on grammar topics and advanced language usage.

• GRMN 311 - Intro German Lit: Prose

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 202 or equiv. Reading and discussion of selected, well-known German prose. Instruction in the fundamentals of textual analysis and terminology with a focus on twentieth-century German-language works. Taught primarily in German.

• GRMN 312 - Intro German Lit: Dram/Poetry

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 202. Reading and discussion of selected, well-known German-language plays and poems. Instruction in the fundamentals of textual analysis, including terminology of various genres, and in German literary history. Practice in literary interpretation. Taught primarily in German.

• GRMN 317L - Intro Multicultural Lit German

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Introduction to multicultural literature created during recent decades in Germany. Study topics include immigration, citizenship, multilingualism, identity; significant literary and cultural movements and selected writers in contemporary Germany.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• GRMN 318 - Intro to Germ & Aust Theat

  Credits: 3. Offered spring.  Prereq., consent of instr.  Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria.  Introduction to the basics of German–speaking theater. Students read, discuss, and analyze plays before seeing them performed on stage.

• GRMN 321 - German: Adv Conversations

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Offered in the study program in Germany and Austria.  Development of conversational skills.

• GRMN 322L - Survey of German Cinema

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. The development of the German film from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present. Topics include Expressionism, New Objectivity, the Nazi film, the German contribution to Hollywood, the post–war film in East and West Germany, and film in unified Germany.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• GRMN 340L - Nature Environ German Lit Film

  Credits: 3. An examination of the historical role of nature and the environment in the German literary and cinematic traditions. Course begins with the Roman Germanic periods and covers literary and cinematic works in cultural and historical context up until the present day. Attention given to the role of environmentalism in Central European culture today in light of themes of nature and the environment in German literature and film historically.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse
  • American and European

• GRMN 350 - German Culture & Civilization

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria.  Introduction to cultural topics, current events, and historical topics of Germany and Austria. Course content supplemented with on-site visits.

• GRMN 351H - German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently in spring. Overview of major events and currents in German culture to 1900 with emphasis on the arts, literature, and intellectual movements. Lectures in English.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • Writing Course-Advanced
  • American and European

• GRMN 352H - Germ Cult 1900-Pres

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently in spring. Overview of major events and trends in culture of German-speaking world from 1900 to the present with emphasis on the arts, literature, film, intellectual movements, and social and political developments. Lectures in English. Credit not allowed for both MCLG 331H and GRMN 352H.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • Writing Course-Advanced
  • American and European

• GRMN 362 - Germanic Mythology and Culture

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Germanic culture and mythology from 200 B.C. to 1200 A.D. Topics include the Germanic pantheon, Germanic religious practices, Germanic migrations and major literary masterpieces.

• GRMN 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., GRMN 202 or equiv. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• GRMN 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Prereq., consent of instr. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• GRMN 398 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department.  Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.  A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

• GRMN 400 - Intro Linguistics of German

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn odd–numbered years. Same as LING 403. Specific problems in contrastive analysis of German phonology, morphology and syntax.

• GRMN 431 - Germ Lit 1760 to 1832

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 311 and 312 or consent of instr. Readings, study, and discussion of writers, texts, and contexts in German literature from 1760 to 1832, including Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, Romanticism, and Classicism.

• GRMN 441 - 19th Century German Literature

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 311 and 312 or consent of instr. Readings, study, and discussion of writers, texts, and contexts in German literature from 1832 to 1900.

• GRMN 451 - 20th Cent German Lit to 1945

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 311 and 312 or consent of instr.

• GRMN 491 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• GRMN 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• GRMN 494 - Seminar in German Studies

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-12) Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 311 and 312. Advanced studies in major topics in German literature and culture.

• GRMN 594 - Graduate Seminar

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. A review and discussion of current research. Topics vary. Level: Graduate

• GRMN 595 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

• GRMN 596 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Out–of–class independent work of a research nature which involves intensive use of the University or other libraries; also, research carried on in another country under the direction of a University professor. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Service Learning/Volunteer

• GRMN 599 - Professional Paper

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a professional paper appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

• GRMN 696 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Out of class independent work of a research nature which involves intensive use of the University or other libraries; also, research carried on in another country under the direction of a University professor. Level: Graduate

• GRMN 699 - Thesis

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a thesis or manuscript based on research for presentation and/or publication. Level: Graduate

Italian

• ITAL 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

Italian

• ITLN 101 - Elementary Italian I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. An introduction to Italian language and culture, with emphasis on the skills of reading, writing, comprehension, and speaking.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• ITLN 201 - Intermediate Italian I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., ITAL 102 or equiv. Expansion of active skills? listening, speaking, reading, writing, plus further cultural analysis.

• ITLN 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

Japanese

• JPNS 101 - Elementary Japanese I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn. Understanding of grammar and basic sentence structures are taught as a foundation for oral comprehension. The students will learn Hiragana and Katakana, two syllabic writing systems, and approximately 400 Kanji ideographs.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• JPNS 102 - Elementary Japanese II

  Credits: 5. Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 101. Continuation of 101.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• JPNS 150H - Japanese Cult & Civiliz

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Same as AS and LS 210H. The historical, religious, artistic, literary and social developments in Japan from earliest times to the present.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • Indigenous and Global

• JPNS 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered spring. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• JPNS 201 - Intermediate Japanese I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn. Prereq., JPNS 102 or equiv. Reading and writing kanji; building oral/aural fluency.

• JPNS 202 - Intermediate Japanese II

  Credits: 5. Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 201 or equiv. Continuation of JPNS 201.

• JPNS 291 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently.   Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• JPNS 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• JPNS 301 - Advanced Japanese

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., JPNS 202 or equiv. Development of greater reading and speaking proficiency. Vocabulary enhancement and kanji (Chinese characters) are emphasized.

• JPNS 302 - Advanced Japanese

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 301 or equiv. Continuation of 301.

• JPNS 306 - Japanese for Business/Tour

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., JPNS 202 or equiv. Vocabulary and idiom of oral and written communication in business and tourism. Professional, ethical practices and special etiquette.

• JPNS 311 - Jpns Clasc Lit Engl Trans

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn alternate years. Prereq., Composition course WRIT 101 or 201 (or transfer equiv.) with a grade of C- or better; and one approved Gen Ed writing course or WRIT 201, with a C- or better. Introduction to the classical literature of the Japanese court, ca. 7th to 14th century. Kojiki, Man'yoshu, Kokinshu, Genji Monogatari, and other major classics of the period.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Advanced

• JPNS 312 - Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod

  Credits: 3. Offered spring alternate years. Prereq., Composition course WRIT 101 or 201 (or transfer equiv.) with a grade of C- or better; and one approved Gen Ed writing course or WRIT 201, with a C- or better. Introduction to the literature of Japan from the 15th to the 20th century.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Advanced

• JPNS 371 - Japanese Film and Anime

  Credits: 3. This course introduces students to salient events in the hundred-year history of Japanese cinema, including the age of silent film, the golden age of film directors, the New Wave, and contemporary Japanese cinema. Students will learn about Japanese cinema as the artistic expression of individual directors; they will gain a better understanding of the history of Japanese society and popular culture; and they will appreciate some of the reasons for the long-standing interest in Japan in the history of Western film studies.

• JPNS 386 - Hist of Japanese Lang

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., JPNS 202. Overview of Japanese language history from earliest times to the modern day. Topics include the development of writing systems, changes in phonology, and issues concerning orthography and lexicon.

• JPNS 390 - Supervised Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 12. Offered intermittently.  Paid work experience in Japan, combined with language/culture course work by correspondence directed by UM department staff.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums
  • Research & Creative Schlrshp

• JPNS 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R–12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• JPNS 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• JPNS 398 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.  A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

• JPNS 411 - Mod Jpns Wrtrs/Thinkers

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., JPNS 302. Introduction to the important writers, thinkers, and poets of the 20th century. Readings include a wide range of topics in the humanities, including literature, philosophy, and the arts.

• JPNS 412 - Intro Classical Japanese

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., JPNS 302. Introduction to the language of the Japanese court, ca. 7th to 14th century. Essential features of grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and orthography.

• JPNS 415 - Adv Jpns for Professionals

  Credits: 3. Offered spring even–numbered years.  Prereq., JPNS 302.  A high–level professional language course covering all coordinated reading, writing, and speaking skills.  Intended for majors hoping to enter the Japanese job market and prepare for professional testing in Japan.

• JPNS 431 - Post-War Japanese Lit

  Credits: 3. Offered spring odd–numbered years. Introduction to issues, literature, and criticism of Japanese literature from the postwar (1945) through the contemporary period, using texts in English translation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Upper-Division

• JPNS 491 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently.  Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• JPNS 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• JPNS 500 - Readings in Japanese

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R–3) Offered intermittently. Prereq., undergraduate major in Japanese or equiv. Guided readings in a selected research field. Level: Graduate

Latin

• LATN 101 - Elementary Latin I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn.  Latin I is the first course of a two-semester sequence, designed to enable the student to read authors in the original Latin as soon as possible. Based upon selected texts from Plautus, Vergil, Catullus, Livy, Ovid, Tacitus, and other major authors.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• LATN 102 - Elementary Latin II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., LATN 101. Continuation of 101. Latin grammar, vocabulary, readings.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• LATN 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., LATN 102 or equiv. Selections of Latin prose from the classical period, with complementary exercises in elementary composition.

• LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin II

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., LATN 201 or equiv. Latin epic poetry: Vergil's Aeneid.

• LATN 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• LATN 311 - Major Latin Authors

  Credits: 3. (R–18) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., LATN 202 or equiv.  Plautus, Terence, Lucretius, Livy, Cicero, Vergil, Horace, Ovid, Tacitus, Juvenal, Pliny, Martial, etc.; also, Early Church fathers, Medieval and Renaissance Latin. Selection to suit students' needs and interests.

• LATN 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• LATN 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• LATN 402 - Advanced Prose Composition

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., LATN 202 or equiv. Latin prose composition, based on the best classical models.

• LATN 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R–12) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• LATN 596 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

  Course Attributes:

  • Service Learning/Volunteer

Mod & Class Literature-General

• MCLG 100H - Intro Latin American Studies

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn or spring.  Same as ANTY 103H.  Multi–disciplinary survey and introduction to Latin America from pre–Columbian times to the present.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • Indigenous and Global

• MCLG 113 - Paris is Always a Good Idea

  Credits: 3. This is an introductory course on Paris conducted in English. The course is designed to increase our understanding of French culture—its artists, architecture, literature, revolutions, neighborhoods, and multiculturalism—through a cultural and historical exploration of the City of Lights. Students will be invited to explore the myths and ideas that frame ‘Paris’ during any given period through analyses of texts, films, songs, and iconography.

• MCLG 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• MCLG 193 - Orientation for Russia

  Credits: 1. Offered intermittently. This orientation course is intended to prepare students for a three-week study abroad program in Russia. It is required for all participants in the study abroad program.

• MCLG 195 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses or one–time offerings of current topics.

• MCLG 308 - Russian Cinema and Culture

  Credits: 3. Offered alternate years.  Same as RUSS 308, LS 308, FILM 308 . Topically arranged introduction to the cinema of Russia and the former Soviet Union, with particular emphasis on contemporary Russian cinema.  All films screened with English subtitles.  No knowledge of Russian is necessary.

• MCLG 311 - Jpns Clasc Lit Engl Trans

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn alternate years. Prereq., Composition course WRIT 101 or 201 (or transfer equiv.) with a grade of C- or better; and one approved Gen Ed writing course or WRIT 201, with a C- or better. Introduction to the classical literature of the Japanese court, ca. 7th to 14th century. Kojiki, Man'yoshu, Kokinshu, Genji Monogatari, and other major classics of the period.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Upper-Division

• MCLG 315 - Major Hispanic Authors

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn.  The intensive study of the life times, and works of a major Hispanic author.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Advanced

• MCLG 332L - Intro Multicultural Lit German

  Credits: 3. Introduction to multicultural literature created during recent decades in Germany.  Study topics include immigration, citizenship, multilingualism, identity; significant literary and cultural movements and selected writers in contemporary Germany.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• MCLG 338 - The French Cinema

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently.  Same as FRCH and LS 338.  An historical, aesthetic, and critical survey of the French cinema, from its beginnings in 1895 through the contemporary cinema (Muet, classical, Realism, Nouvelle Vogue, etc.) with an introduction to contemporary film criticism. Students taking the course for French credits are required to do research, reading, and writing in the French language.

• MCLG 339 - Surv African Cinema

  Credits: 3. A diachronic survey of primarily Francophone African cinema accompanied by interpretation and evaluation of films through filmic critical theory.  Students taking the course for French credit must read and write in French. 

• MCLG 358 - Lat Amer Civ Thru Lit/Film

  Credits: 3. Offered spring.  The development of the traditional society of Latin American civilization through the interaction of European, Indian and African elements.  Credit not allowed for both LS/MCLG 358 and 359.

• MCLG 393 - The Russian Experience

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently during summer or winter sessions. Prereq., MCLG 193,  Students spend three weeks in Russia on a faculty-led study-abroad program. They participate in daily cultural excursions and study Russian culture and literature with the program director.

• MCLG 395 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offering of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses or one–time offerings of current topics.

• MCLG 396 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• MCLG 398 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internship graduation limit 6

• MCLG 410 - Methods Tchg For Lang

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., Ling 270S; one of FRCH 400, LATN 311, RUSS 350, or SPNS 400. Coreq. C&I 301 or 302.  Fundamental concepts, objectives and techniques in the teaching of foreign languages.

• MCLG 431 - Post-War Japanese Lit

  Credits: 3. Offered spring odd–numbered years. Same as JPNS 431. Introduction to issues, literature, and criticism of Japanese literature from the postwar (1945) through the contemporary period, using texts in English translation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Upper-Division

• MCLG 440 - Stds in Comparative Lit

  Credits: 3. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as LIT 430 and LS 455. The study of important literary ideas, genres, trends and movements. Credit not allowed for the same topic in more than one course numbered 440, 494, LIT 430 or LS 455.

• MCLG 494 - Sem in Foreign Literatures

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R-9) Offered Spring. Same as RUSS 494. The topic of the seminar alternates between 1.) The Russian Novel and 2.) Dostoevsky and 3.) Women and Gender in Russian Culture. May be taken for honors credit through the Davidson Honors College. No knowledge of Russian is necessary, but Russian majors will be required to do selected readings in the original Russian. Fulfills the Upper-Division Writing Expectation for Russian majors.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Advanced

• MCLG 495 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses or one–time offerings of current topics.

• MCLG 496 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• MCLG 501 - Research Methods

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing in an M.A. program. Study of technical terms and overview of literary theory. Intensive analysis of research tools, materials and methods in literature, linguistics and pedagogy. Guided work in writing components of a research paper or thesis. Required of both thesis and non–thesis candidates for an advanced degree in Modern Languages and Literatures with an option in French, German, Spanish, or Interdisciplinary Studies which includes Classics. Level: Graduate

• MCLG 522 - Sem in Comparative Lit

  Credits: 3. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Same as LIT 522. Topics will vary. Level: Graduate

• MCLG 594 - Graduate Seminar

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. A review and discussion of current research. Topics vary. Level: Graduate

Mod & Class Lang-Linguistics

• MCLX 395 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

• MCLX 495 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

Russian

• RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 101 or equiv. Continuation of 101.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• RUSS 105H - Intro to Russian Culture

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn.  Fulfills both the Historical and Cultural (H) and American and European (Y) General Education Perspectives. Same as MCLG 105H and LS 105H.  A chronological survey of Russian culture from its beginnings to the contemporary period.

  Course Attributes:

  • Historical & Cultural Course
  • American and European

• RUSS 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• RUSS 192 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• RUSS 193 - Study tours / Study abroad

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-10) Offered intermittently. University omnibus option for independent work.

  Course Attributes:

  • Faculty-Led Study Abroad

• RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., RUSS 102 or equiv. Continuation of active skills approach to Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 201. Continuation of 201.

• RUSS 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• RUSS 293 - Study tours / Study abroad

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-10) Offered intermittently. University omnibus option for independent work.

  Course Attributes:

  • Faculty-Led Study Abroad

• RUSS 301 - Russian: Oral & Written Expr I

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr. Emphasis on active use of Russian. Intensive practice in conversation and writing.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Upper-Division

• RUSS 302 - Russian:Oral Written Expr II

  Credits: 3. Prereq., RUSS 301 or consent of instr. A continued emphasis on active use of Russian. Intensive practice in conversation and writing. Continuation of 301.

• RUSS 306L - Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature

  Credits: 3. Offered alternate years. A survey of 19th-and 20th century Russian literature in translation. This course will focus on texts exploring evil and the supernatural. May include the works of Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bulgakov and others. No knowledge of Russian is necessary.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• RUSS 307L - Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature

  Credits: 3. Offered alternate years. Survey of Russian literature up to the present day. Texts focus on the themes of beauty, power and pride as a lens for exploring elements of Russian identity.

  Course Attributes:

  • Literary & Artistic Stds Crse

• RUSS 371 - SRAS: The New Great Game

  Credits: 3. Offered every term. Restricted to students in the SRAS program. Taught at The London School in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This course offers an overview of the New Great Game as a renewed struggle for hegemony and control over natural resources in Central Asia between competing global powers, the Central Asian republics themselves, and neighboring states. Prereq., consent of instructor.

• RUSS 372 - SRAS: Understnding Cent Asia

  Credits: 3. Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instructor. Restricted to students in the SRAS program. Taught at The London School in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The course offers a broad overview of the cultural and social, as well as the historical and religious, dimensions of Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, in addition to Afghanistan and Xinjiang because of their influential role in greater Eurasia.

• RUSS 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• RUSS 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• RUSS 393 - Study tours / Study abroad

  Credits: 1 TO 12. Offered intermittently. University omnibus option for independent work.

  Course Attributes:

  • Faculty-Led Study Abroad

• RUSS 398 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience that provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.  A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internships/Practicums

• RUSS 411 - 19th Century Russian Authors

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr.  A study of various authors; may include Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, etc.

• RUSS 412 - 20th Century Russian Authors

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr.  A study of various authors; may include Bulgakov, Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, etc.

• RUSS 424 - Russian Short Story

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr. A chronological study of the Russian short story, 19th and 20th centuries.

• RUSS 440 - Russian Poetry

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr.  The evolution of Russian poetry from the end of the 18th century to the contemporary period.

• RUSS 444 - The Russian Novel

  Credits: 3. Offered spring.  Topics of the seminar include 1.) The Russian Novel and 2.) Dostoevsky and 3.) Women and Gender in Russian Culture.  May be taken for honors credit through the Davidson Honors College.  No knowledge of Russian is necessary, but Russian majors will be required to do selected readings in the original Russian.  Fulfills the upper-division writing expectation for Russian majors.

• RUSS 491 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one–time offerings of current topics.

• RUSS 492 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• RUSS 493 - Study tours / Study abroad

  Credits: 1 TO 12. (R-10) Offered intermittently. University omnibus option for independent work.

  Course Attributes:

  • Faculty-Led Study Abroad

• RUSS 494 - Seminar in Russian Studies

  Credits: 1 TO 3. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Specialized topics in various foreign literatures. Topics announced in class schedules.

  Course Attributes:

  • Writing Course-Advanced

• RUSS 596 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Level: Graduate

Spanish

• SPNS 101 - Elementary Spanish I

  Credits: 5. Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking,  reading and writing.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• SPNS 102 - Elementary Spanish II

  Credits: 5. Offered spring. Prereq., SPNS 101. Continuation of 101.

  Course Attributes:

  • Foreign Language Requirement

• SPNS 191 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• SPNS 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

  Credits: 4. Offered autumn. Prereq., SPNS 102. Continued practice in the oral skills with added emphasis on grammar and reading proficiency.

• SPNS 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

  Credits: 4. Offered spring. Prereq., SPNS 201. Continuation of 201.

• SPNS 291 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

• SPNS 292 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• SPNS 301 - Spanish: Oral and Written Expr

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SPNS 202 or equiv. Development of oral and written skills with an emphasis on Hispanic cultural context.

• SPNS 305 - Spanish Phonetics

  Credits: 3. Offered once each academic year. Prereq., SPNS 202 or consent of instr.  A practical and theoretical exploration of the Spanish sound system.

• SPNS 306 - Commercial Spanish

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., SPNS 301. The use of business concepts and terminology in Spanish. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Investigation of cultural attitudes, resources of the Hispanic world, ways in which Hispanics conduct business, practice in business letter writing.

• SPNS 308 - Intensive Spanish Abroad

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered spring.  Prereq., SPNS 202 or equiv.  Intensive Spanish language course to coincide with intensive language course given at an institute or college during the Spanish Study Abroad Program.  Credits vary according to the hours and intensity of the foreign language course and are determined by the director of the program.

• SPNS 321 - Advanced Conversations

  Credits: 3. Offered intermittently.  Prereq., SPNS 202.  Intensive practice in oral Spanish through individual presentations, vocabulary and grammar work, and film discussion and analysis.

• SPNS 326 - Contemporary Spanish Lit

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SPNS 202 or equiv. The study of contemporary works by peninsular authors, including an introduction to literary genres.

• SPNS 331 - Contemp Latin Amer Lit

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SPNS 202 or equiv. The study of representative works by Latin-American authors with emphasis on the 20th century. Includes an introduction to literary genres.

• SPNS 355 - Topics in Spanish Lit/Culture

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently in spring. Prereq., SPNS 326 or SPNS 331 or consent of instr.

• SPNS 359 - Span Amer Civ Lit & Film

  Credits: 3. Offered spring in odd-numbered years.  Prereq., at least one upper–division class in Spanish and SPNS 301.  Same as MCLG and LS 358.  The development of the traditional society of Spanish American civilization through the interaction of European, Indian, and African elements.  Credit not allowed for both LS/MCLG 358 and SPAN 359.

• SPNS 391 - Special Topics

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

• SPNS 392 - Independent Study

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

• SPNS 398 - Internship

  Credits: 1 TO 6. Prereq., consent of department.  Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.  A maximum of 6 credits of Internship may count toward graduation.

  Course Attributes:

  • Internship graduation limit 6

• SPNS 400 - Spanish: Applied Linguistics

  Credits: 3. Offered autumn. Prereq., SPNS 305 and LING 270 or 470. Topics in linguistics applied to the Spanish Language with an emphasis on morphology, syntax and semantics.

• SPNS 408 - Spanish: Adv Comp & Conversat

  Credits: 3. Offered spring. Prereq., SPNS 301 or consent of instr. Intensive practice in writing on different levels of usage and style, combined with guided oral practice.

• SPNS 432 - Latin American Literature

  Credits: 3. (R–6) Offered regularly.  Prereq. SPNS 326 or 331 or consent of instr.  Emphasis on major works of the 20th century.

• SPNS 465 - Spanish Lit:Renaiss/Goldn Age

  Credits: 3. (R-6) Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., SPNS 326 or 331 or consent of instr.

• SPNS 466 - Spanish Lit:Modern & Contemp

  Credits: 3. (R-6) Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., SPNS 326 or 331 or consent of instr.

• SPNS 599 - Professional Paper

  Credits: 1 TO 6. (R–6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a professional paper appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

• SPNS 699 - Thesis

  Credits: 1 TO 9. (R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing. Preparation of a thesis or manuscript based on research for presentation and/or publication. Level: Graduate