Department of Slavic Languages

All students with some knowledge of Russian, however acquired, who wish to enroll for the first time in this language must take the Russian Proficiency Test and must be interviewed in the department by the language program coordinator to be properly placed. The test is offered on campus just before the beginning of each semester and summer session and at other times during the year; a schedule of administration dates is available from the Measurement and Evaluation Center, 2616 Wichita.

The normal sequence of courses in Russian is 506, 507, 312K, and 312L; the accelerated sequence is Russian 804 and 612.

In the Czech program the sequence of courses is Czech 506, 507, 312K, and 312L. A student entering with some knowledge of Czech, however acquired, must take the Advanced Placement Examination, administered by the Department of Slavic Languages, to establish proper placement.

In Serbo-Croatian the sequence is Serbo-Croatian 372 and 375. Background in another Slavic language is recommended but not required for these intensive courses.

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Czech: CZ

Lower-Division Courses

506. First-Year Czech I.

Five class hours a week for one semester.

507. First-Year Czech II.

Five class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Czech 506 or consent of instructor.

312K. Second-Year Czech I.

Prerequisite: Czech 507 or consent of instructor.

312L. Second-Year Czech II.

Prerequisite: Czech 312K or consent of instructor.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Czech.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Czech.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

330. Modern Czech Literature.

A study of Czech literature from the 1860s to the present; emphasis on translation from Czech into English. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

379. Conference Course in Czech Language or Literature.

May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Czech, or upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.

Supervised individual research on a literary honors paper of some length. Conference course for two semesters. Must be taken for special honors in addition to the major requirement. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, and a grade point average in Czech of at least 3.50; for 679HB, Czech 679HA.

Polish: POL

Lower-Division Course

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Polish.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320. Introduction to the Polish Language.

An overview of the structure and vocabulary of Polish necessary for a reading knowledge. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any degree.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Polish.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

340. Readings in Polish Literature.

Selected readings from a period or a major writer. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any degree. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Polish.

379. Conference Course in Polish Language or Literature.

May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Polish or consent of instructor.

Russian: RUS

Lower-Division Courses

301. Russian for Graduate Students in Other Departments.
No auditors. Beginning reading course for students preparing to fulfill language requirement for advanced degrees. Emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. May not be used to fulfill undergraduate foreign language requirement. Prerequisite:Graduate standing.

804. Accelerated First-Year Russian.

Designed primarily for language majors. Covers the same material as Russian 506 and 507, but in one semester. Eight lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. May not be counted by students with credit for Russian 506, 506T, 507, or 507T.

506. First-Year Russian I.

Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 804, 506, 506T.

506T. First-Year Russian for Special Purposes I.

Possible sections include Russian for science and technology and Russian for business. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 804, 506, 506T.

507. First-Year Russian II.

Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 804, 507, 507T. Prerequisite: Russian 506 or 506T or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

507T. First-Year Russian for Special Purposes II.

Possible sections include Russian for science and technology and Russian for business. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 804, 507, 507T. Prerequisite: Russian 506, 506T, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

612. Accelerated Second-Year Russian.

Designed primarily for language majors. Covers the same material as Russian 312K and 312L, but in one semester. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted by students with credit for Russian 312K, 312L, 312M, or 312N. Prerequisite: Russian 804, 507, 507T, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

312K. Second-Year Russian I.

Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 612, 312K, 312M. Prerequisite: Russian 804, 507, 507T, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

312L. Second-Year Russian II.

Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 612, 312L, 312N. Prerequisite: Russian 312K, 312M, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

312M. Second-Year Russian I--Technical.

Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 612, 312K, 312M. Prerequisite: Russian 804, 507, 507T, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

312N. Second-Year Russian II--Technical.

Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 612, 312L, 312N. Prerequisite: Russian 312K, 312M, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

218. Practice in Spoken Russian I.

For students seeking additional drill in conjunction with Russian 312K and 312L. Two practice hours a week for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 218A, Russian 804, 507, 507T, or the equivalent; for 218B, Russian 218A.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Russian.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Readings in Russian Literature I.

Prose and poetry of the first half of the nineteenth century. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 3: Readings in Russian Literature I) and Russian 320K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Russian 612, 312L, 312N, or the equivalent.

320L. Readings in Russian Literature II.

Prose and poetry of the second half of the nineteenth century. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 4: Readings in Russian Literature II) and Russian 320L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Russian 612, 312L, 312N, or the equivalent.

324. Advanced Russian I.

Oral expression, reading, and composition. Prerequisite: Russian 612, 312L, 312N, or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

325. Advanced Russian II.

Oral expression, reading, and composition. Prerequisite: Russian 324 or appropriate score on Russian placement examination.

326. Advanced Training in Spoken Russian.

A fourth-year course designed to develop the student's oral communication and self-expression skills in a variety of modes, ranging from persuasion to explication. Discourse management skills are emphasized throughout, to bring the student to an advanced level of oral proficiency. Conducted entirely in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 325.

327. Advanced Training in Spoken Russian.

Continuation of Russian 326. Prerequisite: Russian 326.

228. Practice in Spoken Russian II.

For students seeking additional drill in conjunction with Russian 324 and 325. Two practice hours a week for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 228A, Russian 612, 312L, 312N, or the equivalent; for 228B, Russian 228A.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Russian.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

330. Topics in Russian Culture.

May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be counted as history. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Contemporary Russian Culture. Same as European Studies 361 (Topic 3: Contemporary Russian Culture). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Geography of the Former Soviet Union. Same as Geography 327. The land and peoples of the former Soviet Union, with an examination of such problems as ethnic tension, economic restructuring, and the quality of life. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

356. Russian and Other Slavic Literatures in Translation.

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries: representative works, chiefly prose. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. English 356K and Russian 356 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May not be counted toward a Russian major or minor. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

357. Medieval Russian Literature.

Same as History 366N (Topic 1: Medieval Russian Literature). Study of Russian and Orthodox Slav literature from the beginning of secular literature to Peter the Great and the period of the Enlightenment. May not be counted toward the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: For Russian majors, Russian 312L or 312N; for others, upper-division standing.

360. Tolstoy.

Open to nonmajors. Problem of historical consciousness and the "truths" of history in connection with War and Peace; Tolstoy in relation to his Enlightenment antecedents. Lectures and readings in English. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

368K. Russian Intellectual History.

Same as European Studies 361 (Topic 9: Russian Intellectual History) and History 358K. Examines the interrelationships of court life, literary genre, censorship, police apparatus, and university in the reigns of Catherine the Great and Nicholas I. Serves both as a first course in Russian cultural history and as an introduction to the techniques of intellectual history. Nonmajors are assigned readings in English. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Six semester hours in philosophy or the study of Western civilization, or consent of instructor.

369. Structure of Russian.

Introduction to the linguistic analysis of Russian. Conducted in English. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Russian, or six hours of Russian and six hours of upper-division linguistics.

670. Survey of Russian Literature.

Short prose, poetry, and drama. The first half, 670A, covers literature from 1890 to 1930; the second half, 670B, surveys literature from 1930 to the present. Three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Russian or consent of instructor and the chairman of the department.

379. Conference Course in Russian Language or Literature.

May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Russian or consent of instructor and the chairman of the department.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.

Supervised individual research on a literary or linguistic problem, which culminates in an honors paper of some length. Conference course for two semesters. Must be taken for special honors in addition to the major requirement. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, and a grade point average in Russian of at least 3.50; for 679HB, Russian 679HA.

Serbo-Croatian: S C

Lower-Division Course

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Serbo-Croatian.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Serbo-Croatian.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

372. Intensive Serbo-Croatian.

Designed to give qualified students a rapid introduction to the Serbo-Croatian language. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree, or consent of instructor.

375. Studies in Serbo-Croatian Literature.

Intensive examination of a period or a major writer. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Serbo-Croatian 372 or consent of instructor and the chairman of the department.

379. Conference Course in Serbo-Croatian Language and Literature.

May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Serbo-Croatian or consent of instructor and the chairman of the department.

Slavic: SLA

Lower-Division Course

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Slavic.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320. Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans.

Same as European Studies 361 (Topic 8: Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans). Examination of the literary and political movements among the Balkan nationalities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

321. The Jewish Experience in Eastern Europe.

A panorama of the sociocultural history of the Jews of Eastern Europe of the past three centuries. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

323. The Polish Experience.

A historical, sociopolitical picture of Poland's complex cultural history. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

324. Seminar on Slavic Studies.

Recent events that affect the social and cultural experience of the different Slavic groups in the former USSR and in Central and southeastern Europe. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Jewish Folklore. Same as American Studies 322 (Topic 1: Jewish Folklore), Anthropology 325L (Topic 2: Jewish Folklore), English 325L (Topic 2: Jewish Folklore), Germanic Civilization 327E (Topic 1: Jewish Folklore), and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 341 (Topic 2: Jewish Folklore). Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 341 (Topic: Jewish Folklore) and Slavic 324 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing.

325. The Jewish Experience.

May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 1: The New York Jew: A Literary Archetype. Study of Russian Jewish immigrants from 1880 to 1990, and exploration of the question of whether there is a Jewish American literature.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Slavic.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Slavic Languages. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Social Science

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