Fall 2007 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Fall 2007; however, some (or all) may not be offered this term.  The course numbers that are offered this term link to the Schedule of Classes.  Class with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Russian and Slavic Studies (RSSS)  Department Info

RSSS 101A -- Elementary Russian I  (4 units)
Description:  For the student with no previous experience in Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

RSSS 101B -- Elementary Russian II  (4 units)
Description:  For the student with some knowledge of Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 101A or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

RSSS 102A -- Grammar I  (5 units)
Description:  Elementary Russian grammar. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 102B -- Grammar I  (5 units)
Description:  Elementary Russian grammar. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 104A -- Conversation I  (5 units)
Description:  Conversational topics dealing with self and family. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 104B -- Conversation I  (5 units)
Description:  Conversational topics dealing with self and family. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 106A -- Phonetics I  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of pronunciation problems and intonation constructions. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 106B -- Phonetics I  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of pronunciation problems and intonation constructions. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 162A -- Phonetics in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 162B -- Phonetics in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 164A -- Grammar in Russia I  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 164B -- Grammar in Russia I  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 166A -- Conversation in Russia I  (2 units)
Description:  Discussing the self, the family and the environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 166B -- Conversation in Russia I  (2 units)
Description:  Discussing the self, the family and the environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 199 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 201A -- Intermediate Russian I  (4 units)
Description:  Third semester Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 101B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 201B -- Intermediate Russian II  (4 units)
Description:  Fourth semester Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 201A or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 202A -- Grammar II  (5 units)
Description:  Intermediate grammatical concepts. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 202B -- Grammar II  (5 units)
Description:  Intermediate grammatical concepts. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 204A -- Conversation II  (5 units)
Description:  Intermediate level conversational topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 204B -- Conversation II  (5 units)
Description:  Intermediate level conversational topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 206A -- Phonetics II  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of pronunciation problems and intonation constructions. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 206B -- Phonetics II  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of pronunciation problems and intonation constructions. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 210 -- Utopian Visions: Promises and Reality in 20th Century Russia  (3 units)
Description:  A multimedia examination 20th century utopian visions through the arts in Russia and the Soviet Union.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 262A -- Phonetics in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 164B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 262B -- Phonetics in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 164B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 264A -- Grammar in Russia II  (3 units)
Description:  Basic topics in Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 264B -- Grammar in Russia II  (3 units)
Description:  Basic topics in Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 266A -- Conversation in Russia II  (2 units)
Description:  Talking about the self, the family, and the environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 164B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 266B -- Conversation in Russia II  (2 units)
Description:  Talking about the self, the family, and the environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 164B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 275 -- The Balkans: Identity in Crisis  (3 units)
Description:  A cultural-historical overview of the cultures of the Balkans focusing on the development of national identity as seen by the people themselves and others.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 293A -- Business Internship in Russia I  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 293B -- Business Internship in Russia I  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 301A -- Advanced Grammar and Composition  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 201B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 301B -- Advanced Grammar and Composition  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 201B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 304 -- A History of Soviet and Post-Soviet Film  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the cultural and historical context within which cinema was produced in the Soviet Union. Among the topics to be discussed are: ideology, the image of Stalin, World War II, the sexless Soviet cinema, daily life Soviet style, and the search for Russianness in the wake of the empire's collapse.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 305 -- Readings in Russian Texts  (3 units)
Description:  Reading of original texts, with emphasis on the development of reading skills and the acquisition of passive vocabulary through the study of word formation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 201B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 307A -- Second Level Russian Oral Communication  (2 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2007]. Practicing listening comprehension and speaking.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 307A is not a prerequisite for RSSS 307B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 309A -- Reading Russian Newspapers  (2 units)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers in order to develop comprehension of the written word and to build vocabulary. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 309B -- Reading Russian Newspapers  (2 units)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers in order to develop comprehension of the written word and to build vocabulary. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 315 -- Werewolves and Vampires: Slavic Folklore in our Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The course will examine supernatural figures who find their folkloric and historical origins in the Slavic and East European tradition. Through legends, chronicles, novels, films, and music, the course will consider how and why these creatures come to reflect contemporary fears.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 316A -- Russian Phonetics and Intonation  (1 unit)
Description:  Practice in Russian language with emphasis on phonetics and intonation of spoken Russian. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 316B -- Russian Phonetics and Intonation  (1 unit)
Description:  Practice in Russian language with emphasis on phonetics and intonation of spoken Russian. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 328 -- Women in Russian Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Images of Russian women as reflected in literary, historical, and religious texts. Cultural attitudes revealed help to understand the status and role of women in today's Russia.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  W S 328.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 340 -- Accursed Questions: Russian Writers and Society, 1825-1904  (3 units)
Description:  A Tier-Two Humanities course with readings and discussion in English or representative Russian literary works of the 19th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 350 -- The Soviet Experiment  (3 units)
Description:  Readings and discussion in English of representative Russian literary works from the 20th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 360A -- Newspaper Reading in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers and magazines. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 360B -- Newspaper Reading in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers and magazines. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 362A -- Phonetics in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 362B -- Phonetics in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 364A -- Grammar in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 364B -- Grammar in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of Russian grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 366A -- Conversation in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Conversational situations likely to be encountered in the target culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 366B -- Conversation in Russia III  (1 unit)
Description:  Conversational situations likely to be encountered in the target culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 368A -- Literature III  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of contemporary Russian literature. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 368B -- Literature III  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of contemporary Russian literature. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B or upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 370A -- Composition in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Writing about the self, family, and environment. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 370B -- Composition in Russia I  (1 unit)
Description:  Writing about the self, family, and environment. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 264B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  C SC 127B or C SC 227 or equivalent course.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 393C -- Business Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 399 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 402A -- Grammar III  (5 units)
Description:  Survey of advanced Russian grammatical concepts. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 402B -- Grammar III  (5 units)
Description:  Survey of advanced Russian grammatical concepts. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 405A -- Great Authors of the 19th Century  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2007] . Historical survey of Russian literature of the 19th Century designed to acquaint students with literary terminology and facilitate comprehension of lectures in Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 300. RSSS 405A is not a prerequisite for RSSS 405B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  RSSS 505A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 405B -- Great Authors of the 20th Century  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2007]. Historical survey of Russian literature since 1900 designed to acquaint students with literary terminology and facilitate comprehension of lectures in Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 300. RSSS405A is not a prerequisite for RSSS405B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  RSSS 505B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 406A -- Literature  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of Russian pronunciation for native speakers of English. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 406B -- Literature  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of Russian pronunciation for native speakers of English. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 408A -- Composition  (2 units)
Description:  Writing on contemporary issues. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 408B -- Composition  (2 units)
Description:  Writing on contemporary issues. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 410A -- Conversation III  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced conversational topics. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 410B -- Conversation III  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced conversational topics. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 412A -- Treasures of Russian Culture I  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of cultural monuments in Moscow and St. Petersburg. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 412B -- Treasures of Russian Culture I  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of cultural monuments in Moscow and St. Petersburg. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 415 -- Advanced Topics in Russian Language, Literature and Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  A variable topics course taught in English or Russian (depending on subject material).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 300.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  RSSS 515.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 460A -- Newspaper Reading in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers and magazines.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 460B -- Newspaper Reading in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Reading Russian newspapers and magazines.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 462A -- Phonetics in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 462B -- Phonetics in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Russian pronunciation problems for native speakers of English
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 464A -- Grammar in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of Russian Grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 464B -- Grammar in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of Russian Grammar.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 466A -- Conversation in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Conversational situations likely to be encountered in the target culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 466B -- Conversation in Russia IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Conversational situations likely to be encountered in the target culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 468A -- Literature IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of contemporary Russian literature. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 468B -- Literature IV  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of contemporary Russian literature. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 470A -- Composition in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Writing about the self, family and environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 470B -- Composition in Russia II  (1 unit)
Description:  Writing about the self, family and environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 364B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 488A -- Business Russian II  (3 units)
Description:  Familiarization with business terminology and advanced grammatical concepts pertinent to business Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 488B -- Business Russian II  (3 units)
Description:  Familiarization with business terminology and advanced grammatical concepts pertinent to business Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper division status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 493A -- Business Internship II  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two years of college level Russian or equivalent.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 493B -- Business Internship II  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two years of college level Russian or equivalent.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 493C -- Business Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 505A -- Great Authors of the 19th Century  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2007] . Historical survey of Russian literature of the 19th Century designed to acquaint students with literary terminology and facilitate comprehension of lectures in Russian. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments. Graduate students will be held to higher levels of proficiency.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 505A is not a prerequisite for RSSS 505B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  RSSS 405A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 505B -- Great Authors of the 20th Century  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2007]. Historical survey of Russian literature since 1900 designed to acquaint students with literary terminology and facilitate comprehension of lectures in Russian. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 505A is not a prerequisite for RSSS 505B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  RSSS 405B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 510A -- Conversation IV  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced topics in Russian conversation. (In Russia)
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 515 -- Advanced Topics in Russian Language, Literature and Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  A variable topics course taught in English or Russian (depending on subject material). Graduate-level requirements include graduate students being held to higher standards of proficiency in all exams and coursework. Graduate students will be given more challenging assignments and may have additional, separate meetings with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  RSSS 415.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 573 -- Semiotics and Language  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  FREN 573; FREN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 579 -- Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/ Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of post-secondary foreign language pedagogy. Discussion of broader issues of second language acquisition learner variables, including learning styles; the history of foreign language, education standards for foreign language learning and post-secondary teaching as a career.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 579; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 581 -- Russian Phonology and Morphology  (3 units)
Description:  Synchronic study of the phonology and morphology of modern Russian.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RSSS 301B or RSSS 305.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 582 -- Russian Syntax and Semantics  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theories and issues of syntax, semantics and pragmatics in Russian. Problems in text analysis will also be covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  three years of Russian language.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 583 -- History of the Russian Language  (3 units)
Description:  Diachronic study of the Russian language from Indo-European up to the modern period.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 587 -- Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to fundamental concepts, principles and problems of psychometric measurement relevant to FL/L2 learning. Types of tests and their uses, test construction, analysis and interpretation of results.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 587; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 588 -- European Literary-Political Cabaret  (3 units)
Description:  The development of European literary-political cabaret from its origins in France to its most recent developments in Western and Eastern Europe.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 588; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 593C -- Business Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 596J -- Second Language Acquisition Research  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 506, ENGL 613, ENGL 615, or the equivalent of these courses.
Identical to:  ENGL 596J; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 688A -- Business Russian III  (3 units)
Description:  Contract, advertising, protocol reading and writing. Trade negotiations in Russia.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 688B -- Business Russian III  (3 units)
Description:  Contract, advertising, protocol reading and writing. Trade negotiations in Russia.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 693A -- Business Internship in Russia  (3 units)
Description:  Internship in Moscow. Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  four years of college level Russian or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RSSS 693B -- Business Internship in Russia  (3 units)
Description:  Internship in Moscow. Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RSSS 693C -- Business Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FIN 311, FIN 421.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 696A -- Topics in Slavic Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 696C -- Russian Literature: 19th Century  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 696D -- Russian Literature: 20th Century  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RSSS 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 900 -- Research  (1-3 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 910 -- Thesis  (6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

RSSS 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  a Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.