27 courses in the 1970–71 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
All courses with the exception of Russian 10 are one term (half) courses. Half courses are designed for the convenience of students (Engineering and other Co-operative) who are enrolled in term-programmes. Nevertheless, to obtain credit Arts students must follow up— though not necessarily in the same year——-101 with 102; 201 with 202; 251 with 252; 271 with 272; 351 with 352; 381 with 382; 451 with 452, Any other two term (half) courses constitute one full course. Except for Russion 10, all the following courses are Honours courses, but are also open to students enrolled in General programmes.
This course is designed to assist graduate students in acquiring a reading knowledge of Russian. Usage and structure of Russian scientific writings. Translation in fields of specialization. Two terms, Lectures arranged. Open to graduate students of all departments.
For students with little or no knowledge of Russian. A. Arts Students: The elements of Russian grammar, oral practice, and composition. Reading in selected texts of major Russian authors. Open to all university students. B. Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Students: Essential grammar, sentence structure. Reading and translation of scientific literature according to the students’ fields of interest. Open to all university students. One term, 4 hours for A; 3 hours for B.
A review of the fundamentals of grammar is followed by a more advanced study of the language structure and idiom. Readings and translation from contemporary scientific writing in the Physical Sciences with the aim of helping the student to acquire a greater vocabulary and to master the stylistic difficulties peculiar to technical writing. The reading material will be selected in accordance with the field of study of the individual student. Prerequisite: Russian 102 or equivalent. Permission of instructor. One term. 3 lectures.
RUSS 251Conversation, Composition, Grammar and Phonetics
This course is conducted largely in Russian and provides intensive practice in spoken Russian, Vocabulary building, comprehension, pronunciation and intonation are stressed. Prerequisite: Russian 102 or equivalent. Permission of instructor. One term. 3 hours (lectures and language lab.).
RUSS 261Introduction to Russian Literary Movements
Reading of representative works from Russian Classicism, Romanticism, 19th century Realism, and various periods of 20th century Russian literature. Prerequisite: Russian 102 or permission of instructor. One term. 3 lectures.
A survey of cultural history from 862 to 1861. Lectures will focus on major developments in literature, religion, philosophy, art, architecture, and music, as seen against the background of Russia’s historical past. This course is taught in English.
Arts students can take this course in their second or subsequent years, students of other faculties in any year (cf. p. 23 or course requirements in the Faculty of Arts).
A survey of cultural history from 1861 to the present. Lectures will focus on major developments in literature, philosophy, art, and music as seen against the background of Russia’s historical past. Discussions will be devoted primarily to works of Russian literature. This course is taught in English. One term, 2 lectures, I discussion.
(Aksakov, Gogol, Goncharov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Ostrovsky) Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama. Prerequisite: Russian 101 and 102. One term, 3 lectures.
(Chernyshevsky, Leskov, Dostoevsky, Saltykov-Schedrin, Chekhov) Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama. Prerequisite: Russian 101 and 102. One term. 3 lectures.
Especially emphasized will be the study of non-Slav peoples of the Caucasus and Central Asia, European Russia and Siberia. Czarist and Soviet policy towards national minorities, assimilation and integration problems in the light of linguistic divisions; development of literary languages. Some achievements of Soviet anthropology. One term. 3 lectures.
RUSS 451Advanced Conversation, Grammar and Composition
This course is conducted in Russian and provides intensive practice in spoken and written Russian on the advanced level. Prerequisite: Russian 352 or equivalent. One term. 3 lectures.
(Gorky, Mayakovsky, Olesha, Kataev, Leonov, Zoshchenko) Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama. Prerequisite: Russian 101 and 102. One term. 3 lectures.
RUSS 471The Image of Russia and the Russians in Western Thought and Writings
This is a critical appraisal of the changing image of the Russian and Russia as presented by West European writers, poets and thinkers. Consideration will also be given to the image of western man in Russian literature. One term. 3 lectures.