Department: Russian Studies Program

Code Name Description
RUSN 101 Elementary Russian I Introduction to Russian language and culture.
RUSN 102 Elementary Russian II Introduction to Russian language and culture.
RUSN 179 Accelerated Russian Language Abroad I Onsite language course offered during summer study abroad in St. Petersburg. Designed to accelerate conversational and comprehension skills. For students who have completed one year of college Russian.
RUSN 201 Intermediate Russian I Active practice and reinforcement of language skills and study of culture.
RUSN 202 Intermediate Russian II Active practice and reinforcement of language skills and study of culture.
RUSN 305 The Russian Case Provides a critical introduction to key themes in Russian culture and civilization using authentic Russian language materials from popular culture, literature, media and film. Topics vary by semester, but the course material is designed to move stude...
RUSN 312 Accelerated Russian Language Abroad Onsite language course offered during summer study abroad in St. Petersburg. Designed to accelerate conversational and comprehension skills.
RUSN 313 Russian Cultural Life Onsite cultural studies course offered during summer study abroad in St. Petersburg. Designed as introduction to both high culture (museums, opera, concerts) and everyday culture in contemporary Russia, the course immerses students in the aesthetic a...
RUSN 315 Verbs for Life Provides a critical look at the importance of literature for Russian national mythologies using authentic Russian language materials from classic and contemporary Russian literature. Authors and readings vary by semester, but the course material is d...
RUSN 388 Individual Internship Internship experiences outside of the department in fields related to Russian studies. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
RUSN 389 Practice Assistantship Students lead practice sessions associated with the elementary and intermediate language sequence in Russian. The practice assistantship does not count as credit toward the major or minor. Up to one unit can be applied toward graduation credit.
RUSN 401 Topics in Advanced Russian I Discussion in Russian at advanced level of selected topics and readings in Russian literature.
RUSN 402 Topics in Advanced Russian Discussion in Russian at advanced level of selected topics and readings in Russian literature.
RUSN 406 Summer Undergraduate Research Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at leas...
RUSN 420 Readings in Russian Literature Analysis and discussion of primary Russian texts. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated up to three times with different course material.
RUSN 495 Independent Study Special projects individually pursued under supervision of faculty member.
RUSN 497 Selected Topics Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.
RUSN 498 Senior Research Project I Consultation with faculty mentor and selection of Russian studies topic for senior research project.
RUSN 499 Senior Research Project II Completion and presentation of an independently researched paper on Russian studies topic.