Slavic 1 : Elementary Russian
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MWRF 11:00-11:50am, HSSB 1231 (43513)
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MWRF 12:00-12:50pm, HSSB 1231 (43505)
Comprehensive introduction to Russian. Focus on developing basic communicative skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing) within the framework of contemporary Russian culture. Students acquire a basic grammatical framework for further language study. Audio, visual, and web-based materials included.

Slavic 4 : Intermediate Russian
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MWRF 10:00-10:50am, HSSB 1231 (43521)
Prerequisite: Slavic 3.
Continuation of Slavic 3. Focuses on developing fluency, expanding vocabulary, and acquiring basic reading and writing skills. Comprehensive review of basic Russian grammar, introduction to participles and verbal adverbs. Audio, video, and web-based material are an integral part of the course.

Slavic 101A: Advanced Russian
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MWF 1:00-1:50pm, Girvetz 1106
Section: TBA (52886)
Prerequisite: Slavic 6.

Slavic 117I: Nabokov
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TR 11:00-12:15pm, Phelps 1444 (52894)
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Intensive study of works by Nabokov. Readings supplemented by selected criticism. Taught in English.


Slavic 130A: Avantgarde in Russia
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TR 5:00-6:15pm, HSSB 1174 (55681)
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History 144A. Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 144A or Slavic 144A.
The Russian Avantgarde in its European context. The avantgarde and the revolution of 1917. Analysis of key figures and movements within the Russian Avantgarde. Taught in English.

Slavic 164B: Science Fiction in Eastern Europe
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MW 2:00-3:15pm, Girvetz 2108 (58271)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Same course as Comparative Literature 154. Not open for credit to students who have completed Slavic 154.
The genre of science fiction and its development in literature and film in the various cultures of Eastern Europe. Topics include utopia, dystopia, technology, the "mad" scientist, etc. Taught in English.

Slavic 197: Senior Thesis in Russian
Staff (Instructor codes) (43588)
Prerequisite: senior standing, consent of instructor. Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 197.
An independent study course (one or two quarters) directed by a faculty member with a carefully chosen topic which results in a documented project or a senior thesis.

Slavic 199: Independent Studies in Russian
Staff (Instructor codes) (43596)
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Slavic. Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.

Introduction to Czech Language and Culture
Susan Kresin
MW 12:00-1:50pm, F 12:00-12:50pm, Kerr Hall 1200 (Studio C)
Videoconferenced from UCLA
Learn the language of magical Prague!
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Slavic 596: Directed Reading and Research
Staff (Instructor codes) (42820)
Letter grade. Minimum of 2 units per quarter. No more than half the units necessary for the master's degree may be taken in Slavic 596.
Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by department chair and filed with Graduate Division.