| Subject | Number | Title | Hours | Catalog Description | General Education Category |
| RUSS | 101 | Elementary Russian I | 4 hours. | Phonetics, introductory grammar, and reading. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Russian. | |
| RUSS | 102 | Elementary Russian II | 4 hours. | Continues RUSS 101. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 101 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 103 | Intermediate Russian I | 4 hours. | Continues RUSS 102. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 104 | Intermediate Russian II | 4 hours. | Continues RUSS 103. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 103 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 115 | Russian Culture before the Revolution | 3 hours. | The main trends of Russian thought and manners from the beginning to the Revolution: literature, philosophy, religion, art, architecture, intellectual life. Audio-visual emphasis. | World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 116 | Russian Culture: The Soviet Period | 3 hours. | The transformation of Russian culture after 1917: literature, art, architecture, philosophy, intellectual trends; emphasis on the ideology of Socialist Realism. Audio-visual emphasis. | World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 120 | The Russian Short Story in Translation | 3 hours. | Introduction to important Russian short stories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the elements of fiction; close analysis of literary texts. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 130 | Masterpieces of Russian Literature in Translation | 3 hours. | Introduction to Russian novellas and novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 150 | Introduction to Russian Cinema | 3 hours. | Introduction to major themes, trends, and techniques of Russian/Soviet cinema. Explores film as an expression of social reality and political ideology. Comparisons drawn with American cinema. Taught in English. Films screened with English subtitles. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 241 | Dostoyevsky | 3 hours. | Selected short stories and novels. Taught in English. | Creative Arts course. |
| RUSS | 242 | Tolstoy | 3 hours. | Discussion of selected short stories and plays. Taught in English. | Creative Arts course. |
| RUSS | 244 | Women in Russian Literature | 3 hours. | Major works by and about women in Russian literature: experiences of women and societal attitudes toward them. Same as GWS 244. Taught in English. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| RUSS | 301 | Russian Composition and Conversation I | 3 hours. | Composition and conversation, systematic grammar, vocabulary development, and aural comprehension. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 104 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 302 | Russian Composition and Conversation II | 3 hours. | Continues RUSS 301. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 301 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 321 | Introduction to Russian Literature I | 3 hours. | Literature of the nineteenth century. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor. | |
| RUSS | 322 | Introduction to Russian Literature II | 3 hours. | Literature of the twentieth century. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or RUSS 321 or consent of the instructor. | |
| RUSS | 399 | Independent Study | 1 TO 3 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. | |
| RUSS | 401 | Russian Composition and Conversation III | 3 OR 4 hours. | Oral presentations, compositions, conversation: daily life and current events. Problems of grammar and syntax. Improving pronunciation and intonation. Reading. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 302 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 402 | Russian Composition and Conversation IV | 3 OR 4 hours. | Continuation of RUSS 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 401 or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 410 | Structure of Modern Russian | 3 OR 4 hours. | A synchronic linguistic analysis of Russian substantives, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, deverbal nouns, and minor parts of speech from a syntagmatic and paradigmatic point of view. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): At least 4 semester hours of Russian or the equivalent. | |
| RUSS | 450 | Studies in the Russian Novel | 3 OR 4 hours. | Study of a major novelist, movement, or special themes. Content varies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of Russian or consent of the instructor. | |
| RUSS | 460 | Studies in Russian Literature | 3 OR 4 hours. | Study of a major author, movement, genre, or special topic. Content varies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of Russian or consent of the instructor. | |
| RUSS | 499 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. |