Fall 2025

  • HNGAR 101A - Elementary Hungarian

    Instructor(s): Melinda Borbely

    Lecture, three to four hours. Course 101A is recommended preparation for 101B, which is recommended preparation for 101C. Each course may be waived with consent of instructor. Introduction to grammar; instruction in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. P/NP or letter grading.

  • POLSH 102A - Advanced Polish

    Instructor(s): Daniela Zarakowski

    Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: course 101C (may be waived with consent of instructor). Course 102A is recommended preparation for 102B, which is recommended preparation for 102C. Each course may be waived with consent of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.

  • ROMANIA 101A - Elementary Romanian

    Instructor(s): Anca Cuptor

    Lecture, five hours. Course 101A is recommended preparation for 101B, which is recommended preparation for 101C. Each course may be waived with consent of instructor. Basic course in Romanian language. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 1 - Elementary Russian

    Instructor(s): Susan Kresin, Anna Kudyma

    Recitation, five hours; laboratory, one hour. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 4 - Intermediate Russian

    Instructor(s): Anna Kudyma

    Lecture, five hours; laboratory, one hour. Requisite: course 3 or Russian placement test. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 90B - Russian Culture in 20th Century

    Instructor(s): Vadim Shneyder

    Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 90BW. Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 100A - Literacy in Russian

    Instructor(s): Anna Kudyma

    Lecture, three hours. Course 100A or Russian placement test is enforced requisite to 100B; course 100B or Russian placement test is enforced requisite to 100C. For students who speak Russian but have difficulty reading and writing. Focus on improving reading and writing skills, increasing vocabulary, and developing speaking skills required for academic discourse. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 101A - Third-Year Russian

    Instructor(s): Susan Kresin

    Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 6 or Russian placement test. Course 101A or Russian placement test is enforced requisite to 101B; course 101B or Russian placement test is enforced requisite to 101C. Advanced grammar, reading, and conversation, with strong multimedia component. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 107A - Russian for Social and Cultural Studies

    Instructor(s): Anna Kudyma

    Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: third-year Russian. Lectures and readings in Russian. Exploration of texts and media in social sciences and culture, with emphasis on press, television, and Internet. Each course may be taken independently and may be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN M118 - History of Russia, Origins to Rise of Muscovy

    Instructor(s): Gail Lenhoff

    (Same as History M127A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Kievan Rus' and its culture, Appanage principalities and towns; Mongol invasion; unification of Russian state by Muscovy, Autocracy and its Servitors; serfdom. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN 120 - Literature and Revolution

    Instructor(s): Ronald Vroon

    Lecture, three hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. Russian majors are advised to take this course in their sophomore year. Lectures and readings in English. Major works of the 20th century (Belyi, Pasternak, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, and others) from prerevolutionary avant-garde to the present. P/NP or letter grading.

  • RUSSN C124C - Studies in Russian Literature: Chekhov

    Instructor(s): Yelena Furman

    Lecture, three hours. Lectures and readings in English. Survey of short stories, novellas, and major plays (The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard), with discussion of Russian and American productions. Concurrently scheduled with course C224C. P/NP or letter grading.

  • SLAVC 191TA - Senior Capstone Thesis in Slavic Languages and Literatures

    Instructor(s): Yelena Furman

    Seminar, three hours. Limited to senior departmental majors. Planning and completion of senior capstone thesis. Introduction to research methods and presentation skills; use of student target language for research required. Verbal and written presentations required. Letter grading.

  • SRB CRO 101A - Elementary Serbian/Croatian

    Instructor(s): Viktorija Lejko-lacan

    Lecture, five hours. Course 101A is recommended preparation for 101B, which is recommended preparation for 101C. Each course may be waived with consent of instructor. Basic course in Serbian/Croatian. P/NP or letter grading.

  • SRB CRO 187I - Advanced Tutorial Instruction in Serbian/Croatian

    Instructor(s): Viktorija Lejko-lacan

    Tutorial, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Preparation: prior course in sequence or Serbian/Croatian placement test. Tutorial and guided independent study of advanced Serbian/Croatian: advanced conversation, composition, vocabulary development, and review of selected grammar topics. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.

  • UKRN 101A - Elementary Ukrainian

    Instructor(s): Roman Koropeckyj

    Lecture, five hours. Course 101A is recommended preparation for 101B, which is recommended preparation for 101C. Each course may be waived with consent of instructor. Basic course in Ukrainian language. P/NP or letter grading.