 | | Course ID: | SLAV 1001. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Elementary Slavic Language and Culture I | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of grammar, conversation, pronunciation, reading, and writing of a Slavic language other than Russian, together with an introduction to the culture of the people in question. This course cannot be used in partial fulfillment of the foreign language requirement in the core curriculum. | | Athena Title: | ELEM SLAVIC I | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 1002. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Elementary Slavic Language and Culture II | Course
Description: | A continuation of Elementary Slavic Language and Culture I. | | Athena Title: | ELEM SLAVIC II | | Prerequisite: | SLAV 1001 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Slavic Folklore | Course
Description: | Slavic folklore and belief systems in different historical
periods and their representation and adaptation in historical
accounts, legends, customs, fairy tales, literature, film, and
art. No background knowledge required. All readings and
discussions are in English. | | Athena Title: | SLAV FOLKLORE | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV(LING) 3070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Slavic Linguistics | Course
Description: | An overview of the Slavic family of languages, aspects of their
historical development, and characteristics of their modern
linguistic systems. Selected topics in the phonology,
morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics of individual Slavic
languages will be addressed. No prior knowledge of any Slavic
language is required. All readings and discussions will be in
English. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Slavic Linguistics | | Prerequisite: | LING 2100 or LING 2100E or LING 2100H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 3100H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Balkans: Culture, Conflict, and the Construction of Identity (Honors) | Course
Description: | The peoples and cultures of the Balkans from the Byzantine period to the present, with a focus on the social, historical, and cultural factors that have played a role both in the formation of ethnic/national identity within the region and in the perceptions of outsiders. | | Athena Title: | BALKANS | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 3200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Literature and Moral Life: The Ethics of Fiction and Non-Fiction in East European Literature | Course
Description: | Exploration of the connection between ethics and literature and
how narrative influences the formation of our ethical
character, based on key theory, fiction, and non-fiction texts
from East European literature. Investigation of the
relationship between authors and readers and differences
between fiction and non-fiction. All readings and discussions
in English. | | Athena Title: | LIT AND MORAL LIFE | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 3400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Kind of Human: Animals, Children, and Robots in Russian and East European Literature and Art | Course
Description: | The representation of non-human and children’s lives in Russian
and East European literatures. Articulation of the human through
comparison with lives considered less than human. Philosophy and
ethics of non-human subjectivity. Survey of a wide range of
sources, including literature, visual art, music, film,
philosophical treatises. All readings in English. | | Athena Title: | Kind of Human | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 4510. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics | Course
Description: | Seminar focusing on specific topics in Slavic languages,
literatures, or cultures. | | Athena Title: | SPECIAL TOPICS | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LING(SLAV) 4905/6905. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Old Church Slavic | Course
Description: | An introduction to Old Church Slavic, the earliest written
Slavic language. The grammar of Old Church Slavic,
reading and translation of texts, and the prehistory of the
Slavic language family. | | Athena Title: | Old Church Slavic | | Nontraditional Format: | Knowledge of a Slavic language or experience with another case
language strongly recommended. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SLAV 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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