GEOG 232S 01 – Moscow: Local Politics & Urban Planning
4 credits
Medvedkov, Olga
This interdisciplinary course intends to introduce the student to the processes of governing and conducting urban planning in one of the largest and most complex cities in the world--Moscow. By the end of the semester, students will be able to analyze a range of issues, including Moscow’s history, contemporary planning, environmental control, social issues, architecture, and governance. The consideration of these and other issues will help the student to understand how Moscow is facing the difficulties of the transition from the old, communist system to a new one, based upon principles of democracy and a market economy. Time will be spent learning and applying social science methods such as mapping techniques (using Geographical Information Systems), voting behavior analysis, and the preparation for field research in Moscow. Following the conclusion of the class, students will have the opportunity to participate in field research in Moscow for three to four weeks. Students may receive credit for the class in either Political Science or Geography. There are no prerequisites.
NOTES: The course is also cross-listed with POLI 208S. The class may be used to fulfill major or minor requirements in Political Science, Geography, Russian Area Studies, or Urban Studies. Students will be prepared to pursue an optional, follow-up field research experience to take place in Moscow about three-four weeks in May-June 2006. 9/05
HIST 252C 1W – Russian History Since 1917
4 credits
O’Connor, Joe
This course will deal with some of the factors which have shaped Russia and the Soviet Union, including the revolutions of 1917, the regimes of Lenin and Stalin and the collapse under Gorbachev and Yeltsin. There will be a mid-term and a final, and the course will require a fair amount of reading and writing.
WRITING INTENSIVE
POLI 204H 01 – Russian Politics
4 credits
Hudson, George
The purpose of this class is to give the student an introduction to the politics of Russia. There are five general goals: (1) to enable the student to write and talk about the area in a well-informed manner; (2) to enable the student to read intelligently about Russia; (3) to aid the student's understanding of the forces which have shaped Soviet and Russian politics; (4) to enable the student to understand Russian and Soviet domestic policies; and (5) to help the student become a better analyst of American press and scholarly treatment of Russian-related issues. A mid-term and final exam plus a ten-page paper are required. 9/05
POLI 208S 01 – Moscow: Local Politics & Urban Planning
4 credits
Hudson, George
This interdisciplinary course intends to introduce the student to the processes of governing and conducting urban planning in one of the largest and most complex cities in the world--Moscow. By the end of the semester, students will be able to analyze a range of issues, including Moscow’s history, contemporary planning, environmental control, social issues, architecture, and governance. The consideration of these and other issues will help the student to understand how Moscow is facing the difficulties of the transition from the old, communist system to a new one, based upon principles of democracy and a market economy. Time will be spent learning and applying social science methods such as mapping techniques (using Geographical Information Systems), voting behavior analysis, and the preparation for field research in Moscow. Following the conclusion of the class, students will have the opportunity to participate in field research in Moscow for three to four weeks. Students may receive credit for the class in either Political Science or Geography. There are no prerequisites.
NOTES: The course is also cross-listed with GEOG 232S. The class may be used to fulfill major or minor requirements in Political Science, Geography, Russian Area Studies, or Urban Studies. Students will be prepared to pursue an optional, follow-up field research experience to take place in Moscow about three-four weeks in May-June 2006. 9/05
RUSS 112F – Elementary Russian II
5 credits
Zaharkov, Lila
PREREQUISITE: Russian 111 or equivalent
Continuation of 111, practice with conversation and grammatical patterns.
RUSS 130A/C – Russian Literature: Salute to Petersburg
4 credits
Zaharkov, Lila
Taught in English, no prerequisites.
Created by the will of Peter the Great in 1703, this great city is the stage as we study exclusively the Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to studying the literature within its historical framework, we will study the city’s cultural heritage and history, such as Peter the Great’s dreams and victories for Russia, ballet, and music, down to present day St. Petersburg rock groups! Sub-titled films will also be included in the curriculum. Special note: You’ve read the book! Now see for yourself. An optional Spring Break tour is being planned to Moscow and St. Petersburg. (Contact Dr. Zaharkov.)
RUSS 230 – Russian Reading and the WEB
2 credits
Zaharkov, Lila
PREREQUISITE: Russian 112 or 106.
This course gives you the skills to approach a text. In the first part of the course, students will work in class developing proficiency skills for reading a text using common materials and the web. The second part of the course allows the students to choose what texts they would like to “specialize in” according to their interests or major.
RUSS 310 1W – Advanced Conversation & Composition
4 credits
Zaharkov, Lila
PREREQUISITES: Russian 210
Advanced conversation techniques and idiomatic expressions. Advanced grammar topics and composition practice. Required for study abroad programs.
WRITING INTENSIVE
