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Slavic Courses

Lower Division Courses

88. Seminar: Literature and Culture. Seminar, three hours. Variable topics course designed to explore themes and issues pertinent to Slavic literature and culture. Consult Schedule of Classes or department for topics to be offered in a specific term.

99. Introduction to Slavic Civilization. Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of the Slavic peoples and their historical background.

Upper Division Courses

M125. Interwar Central European Prose. (Same as Comparative Literature M162 and German M119G.) Lecture, three hours. Analysis of selected novels, stories, plays, and essays of representative authors of the 1920s and 1930s in translation. Special attention to relation between literature and historical and ethnic concerns. P/NP or letter grading.

M126. Postwar Central European Prose. (Same as Comparative Literature M166 and German M119H.) Lecture, three hours. Analysis of selected novels, stories, plays, and essays of representative contemporary authors in translation. Special attention to relation between art and ideology. P/NP or letter grading.

177. Baltic Languages and Cultures (2 units). General survey of peoples speaking Old Prussian, Lithuanian, and Latvian; their linguistic, historical, and ethnic affiliations.

M179. Baltic and Slavic Folklore and Mythology. (Same as Folklore M126.) Lecture, three hours. General course for students interested in folklore and mythology and for those interested in Indo-European mythic antiquities.

199. Special Studies (2 to 8 units). Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor.

Graduate Courses

200. Proseminar. Presentation/discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introduction to research tools and techniques, as well as broad exposure to metalanguages of linguistics and literary criticism.

Linguistics

201. Introduction to Old Church Slavic. Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (linguistics, literature). Introduction to phonology and grammar; readings.

202. Introduction to Comparative Slavic Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. Required for M.A. (linguistics). Introduction to comparative phonology and grammar of Slavic languages.

211. Slavic Gender Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Examination of linguistic differences between male and female speech and of language used to refer to females and males. Course contributes to understanding of language, literature, sociolinguistics, gender issues, and Slavic culture in general. S/U or letter grading.

221. Introduction to East Slavic Languages. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: Russian 102A-102B-102C or Ukrainian 101A-101B-101C. Recommended: course 202. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of East Slavic languages.

222. Introduction to West Slavic Languages. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Recommended: Czech 102A-102B-102C or Polish 102A-102B-102C. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of West Slavic languages.

223. Introduction to South Slavic Languages. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Recommended: Serbo-Croatian 103A-103B-103C or Bulgarian 103A-103B-103C. Required for Ph.D. (linguistics). Introduction to structure and history of South Slavic languages.

224. Introduction to Ukrainian and Belorussian. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Introduction to history and structure of Ukrainian and Belorussian.

M229. Introduction to Slavic Bibliography (2 units). (Same as Library and Information Science M229C.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to Slavic and East European bibliography for the humanities and social sciences. Emphasis to be determined by requirements and background of enrolled students. Topics include relevant library terminology and concepts; survey of languages and transliteration systems; acquisition of Slavic and East European library materials; Slavic and East European scholarship in the West; relevant reference sources, archival resources, and research methods; survey of on-line databases; compilation of bibliographies. S/U grading.

241A-241B. Advanced Old Church Slavic. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. 241A. Advanced Readings in Canonical Texts; 241B. East, West, and South Slavic Recensions of Church Slavic.

242. Comparative Slavic Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Selected topics in development of Common Slavic.

251. Introduction to Baltic Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 202. Introduction to Baltic linguistics, with special attention to relationship between Baltic and Slavic.

261. Slavic Paleography. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 201. Introduction to Slavic paleography: inscriptions, birchbark letters, Glagolitic and Cyrillic texts.

262A-262B. West Slavic Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 222. 262A. Lekhitic; 262B. Czechoslovak, Sorbian.

263A-263B. South Slavic Linguistics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 223. 263A. Serbo-Croatian, Slovene; 263B. Bulgarian, Macedonian.

281. Seminar: Slavic Linguistics. Seminar, three hours. Selected topics in comparative and historical Slavic linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

282. Seminar: Structural Analysis. Seminar, three hours. Selected topics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

Literature

230A-230B-230C. Topics in Comparative Slavic Literature. Lecture, three hours. Recommended prerequisites: upper division courses in Czech, Polish, Russian, and Yugoslav literatures. Two terms required for Ph.D. (literature). May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser. 230A. Middle Ages through Baroque; 230B. Classicism to Romanticism; 230C. Realism to Modernism.

290. Seminar: Comparative Slavic Literature. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 230A-230B-230C. Recommended: reading knowledge of one Slavic language in addition to Russian. Selected topics involving more than one Slavic literature or Slavic and Western literatures. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

295. Seminar: Literary Analysis. Seminar, three hours. Recommended (but not prerequisite): reading knowledge of one Slavic language in addition to Russian. Selected topics from various Slavic literatures or Slavic and Western literatures, with emphasis on analytic methods. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

Special Studies

375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.

495. Teaching Slavic Languages at College Level. Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes. Designed for graduate students. Theory and practice of language teaching. Discussion of contemporary language teaching methodology as well as problems of pedagogical grammar. S/U grading.

596. Directed Individual Study or Research (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

597. Preparation for M.A. Comprehensive Examination or Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate adviser.

599. Research for Ph.D. Dissertation (2 to 12 units).


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