Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Russian (RUSS)

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RUSS 102   INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN  II              Credits 4.00  Spring 03
Continuation of Russ 101. Enrollment limited to 20.
Fulfills Part 2 of Language Requirement.
001 KH 105 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM      Stepanova, Natalya Alexee Enr: 13 Max: 0

RUSS 302   CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION II            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Continuation of RUSS  301. Course provides an introduction to contemporary
Russian culture and politics.  Taught in Russian.  Two kinds of texts are used.
 the first is the Web: Gazeta (www.gazeta.ru), Ogonyok (www.ogonyok.ru) and
Moskovskie Novisti (www.mn.ru).  These periodicals are read once a week in
class, directly from the Web, and the length of reading increases in the second
semester.  Coversations follow.  the second group of texts consists of a
textbook on contemporary Russian culture, Let's Talk about Life, by Emily Tall.
 Weekly papers required.
001 RH 205 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Lyasch, Joan              Enr: 8 Max: 0

RUSS 312   SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE             Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The course acquaints the student with writers who have been important to the
development of Russian culture. Emphasis on the modern period. Taught in
English.
001 RH 310 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Thompson, Ewa M.          Enr: 10 Max: 0

RUSS 352   DOSTOEVSKY                               Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Study of the major works of Dostoevsky.  No knowledge of
Russian required.
Novels discussed include The Brothers Karamazov; Crime and Punishment; The
Idiot; The Possessed; Notes from the Dead House; Notes from the Underground.
Also offered as HUMA 381. Taught in English.
001 RH 310 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Thompson, Ewa M.          Enr: 8 Max: 0

RUSS 450   INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Content varies depending on student interests and the availability of
instructors.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: NA