Russian B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Russian

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2016-2017

Degree Specific Credits: 48

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Note: Students are required to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all upper-division courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the Russian major. Must complete a minimum of 27 upper division credits in Russian courses and electives.

Lower Division Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories of courses

21 Total Credits Required

Language

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:

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Show Description RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian I
Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian II
Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 101 or equiv. Continuation of 101.
 4 Credits
Show Description RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian I
Offered autumn. Prereq., RUSS 102 or equiv. Continuation of active skills approach to Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian II
Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 201. Continuation of 201. Continuation of active skills approach to Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 16 Total Credits Required

Culture

Rule: Must complete the following course

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Show Description RUSS 105H - Intro to Russian Culture
Offered autumn. Fulfills both the Historical and Cultural (H) and American and European (Y) General Education Perspectives. A chronological survey of Russian culture from its beginnings to the contemporary period.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories

Note: Student must complete at least 27 credits of upper-division work in Russian courses and electives, 15 credits of which must be in the target language.

27 Total Credits Required

Expression

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:

Note: RUSS 494 must be taken for 3 credits and will fulfill the upper division writing requirement.

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Show Description RUSS 301 - Russian: Oral & Written Expr I
Offered autumn. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instr. Emphasis on active use of Russian. Intensive practice in conversation and writing.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 302 - Russian:Oral Written Expr II
Prereq., RUSS 301 or consent of instr. A continued emphasis on active use of Russian. Intensive practice in conversation and writing. Continuation of 301.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 494 - Seminar in Russian Studies
(R–9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instructor. 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. Topics announced in class schedules.
 1 To 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Translation

Rule: Must complete 2 of the following courses

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Show Description FILM 308 - Russian Cinema and Culture
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.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 306L - Evil and the Supernatural
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.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 307L - Beauty, Power and Pride
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.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6 Total Credits Required

Language

Rule: Must complete 3 of the following courses

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Show Description RUSS 411 - 19th Century Russian Authors
Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instructor. A study of various authors; may include Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, etc.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 412 - 20th Century Russian Authors
Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instructor. A study of various authors; may include Bulgakov, Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, etc.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 424 - Russian Short Story
Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instructor. A chronological study of the Russian short story, 19th and 20th centuries.
 3 Credits
Show Description RUSS 440 - Russian Poetry
Offered intermittently. Prereq., RUSS 202 or consent of instructor. The evolution of Russian poetry from the end of the 18th century to the contemporary period.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

History

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

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Show Description HSTR 357 - Russia to 1881
(EU) Emphasis on the autocratic political tradition, Westernization, and territorial expansion.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 358 - Russia Since 1881
(EU) Emphasis on modernization and the revolutionary movement; the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalinist era; the decline of Soviet system.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 458 - Russian Revolution 1900-1930
(EU) Offered spring. The causes, course, character, and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required