Graduate Courses

in Russian Language and Literature

RUSS 605 Practicum in Russian/English Translation (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 402, or permission of department

Problems of translation in various modes, such as business, law, diplomacy, and literature.

RUSS 606 Advanced Stylistic Analysis of Russian (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 402, or permission of department

Evaluation of various functional styles of Russian and proficiency in the writing of one of these styles.

RUSS 610 Proseminar in Russian Linguistic Analysis (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 412, or permission of department

A general orientation to linguistics (including argumentation) and research skills (including basic bibliography, library skills, and field methods).

RUSS 611 Problems in Russian Phonology and Morphology (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 411 or permission of department

Corequisite: RUSS 610

Treatment of Russian phonetics, phonology (including morphophonemics), and morphology.

RUSS 612 Problems in Russian Syntax (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 412, or permission of department

Treatment of Russian syntax in the framework of current linguistic theory.

RUSS 613 Problems in Russian Semantics (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 412, or permission of department

Treatment of Russian lexical and grammatical semantics.

RUSS 618 Special Topics in Linguistic Analysis of Russian (3 credits)

Prerequisites: Permission of department

Aspects of Russian linguistics such as stress, verbal, tense, taste, word order, or problems in lexical semantics. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

RUSS 619 Seminar in Linguistic Analysis of Russian (3 credits)

Prerequisites: RUSS 610 and one of RUSS 611, RUSS 612, RUSS 613.

Current research in Russian linguistic analysis. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs

RUSS 673 History of the Russian Language (3 credits)

Prerequisites: SLAV 475

Introduction to historical Russian grammar and phonological developments in Russian.

RUSS 679 Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics (3 credits)

Prerequisites: Permission of department

Presentation of a topic in Slavic Linguistics. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

RUSS 798 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

Prerequisites: Permission of department

Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

RUSS 799 Thesis Research (1-6 credits)

Prerequisites: Permission of department

Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.