29 courses in the 1974–75 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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 termprogrammes. Nevertheless, to obtain credit Arts students must follow up — though not necessarily in the same year — 101* with 102*; 111* with 112*; 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 Russian 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
(Arts Oriented) For students with little or no knowledge of Russian. The elements of Russian grammar and composition; with emphasis on oral practice and pronunciation. Language Laboratory and Visual aids. Selected readings of major Russian authors. Open to all university students, except those who have credit for Russian 111*[112*. One term, 4 hours
(Arts Oriented) Course description as in Russian 101*.
. One term, 4 hours
Prerequisite: Russian 101* or equivalent
(Science Oriented) For students with little or no knowledge of Russian. Essential grammar, sentence structure. Reading and translation of scientific literature according to the students’ fields of interest. Open to all university students, except those who have credit for Russian 101* | 102* One term, 3 hours
(Science Oriented) Course description as in Russian 111*. One term, 3 hours Prerequisite: Russian 111, Russian 101, or equivalent
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*, 112* or equivalent. One term, 3 lectures.
Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Course description as in 201*. Prerequisite: Russian 201* or equivalent One term, 3 lectures
This course is conducted largely in Russian and provides intensive practice in spoken Russian. Vocabulary building, comprehension, pronunciation and intonation are stressed. 112* or equivalent Prerequisite: Russian 102*, One term, 3 hours (lectures and language lab.)
As 251*, Prerequisite: Russian 251* or equivalent One term, 3 hours (lectures and language lab.)
Reading of representative works from Russian Classicism, Romanticism, 19 Century Realism, and various periods of 20th century Russian literature. Prerequisite: Russian 102* or permission of instructor One term, 3 lectures
As 261*. Prerequisite: Russian 261* 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 (Chapter 8 for course requirements in the Faculty of Arts).
A survey of cultural history from 1861 to the present. Iectures will focus on major developments in literature, philosophy, art, and music as seen against the background of Russia’s historical past. Discussion will be devoted primarily to works of Russian literature. This course is taught in English One term, 2 lectures, I discussion
Written reports on prescribed themes and topics. Oral drill and translation..
Prerequisite: Russian 252* or equivalent. One term, 3 lectures
As 351* Prerequisite: Russian 351* One term, 3 lectures
Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama (Gogol, Goncharov, Ostrovsky, Turgenev, Chernyshevsky). ! Prerequisite: Russian 102*. One term, 3 lectures
‘Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama (Dostoevsky, Leskov, Saltykov, Shchedrin, Tolstoy, Chekhov). Prerequisite: Russian 102* . . One term, 3 lectures
Reading and interpretation of prescribed prose, drama and poetry from Lomonosov to Pushkin. , Prerequisite: Russian 102* One term, 3 lectures
Reading and interpretation of prescribed prose, drama and poetry from Pushkin to the 1860’s. Prerequisite: Russian 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 litcrary languages. Some achievements of Soviet anthtopology. One term, 3 lectures
As 381. Prerequisite: Russian 381* One term, 3 lectures
From Pushkin to Dostoevsky (Pushkin: Eugene Onegin, Gogol: Dead Souls, Turgenev: Fathers and Sons, Dostoevsky: Crime - and Punishment, and others). Themes especially emphasized will be: the complex society, its merits, responsibility or guilt in relation to the individual; East- West confrontation; reform ideas; Nihilism; the superfluous man; tears behind laughter, etc. This course is taught in English One term, 3 lectures Open to all students
From Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn (Tolstoy: War and Peace, Zamiatin: We, Pasternak: Doctor Zhivago, Solzhenitsyn: Cancer Ward;.~ and others). Themes as in Russian 391*. This course is taught in English One term, 3 lectures Open to all students
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
As 451*, One term, 3 lectures
Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages : and Literatures
Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction and drama (Andreev, Bunin, Gorky, Kataev, Sholokhov, A.N. Tolstoy). ; Prerequisite: Russian 102*. One term, 3 lectures
Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of selected fiction drama (Arbusov, Bulgakov, Erenburg, Nabokov, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn). Prerequisite: Russian 461* One term, 3 lectures
A study of themes and forms of representative authors of Classicism, Romanticism (Lomonosov, Derzhavin, Pushkin, Lermontov, Nekrasov, Fet, Tiutchev, etc.). Prerequisite: Russian 102* One term, 3 lectures
A study of themes and forms of representative authors from Symbolism to the present (Blok, Esenin, Mayakovsky, Akhmatova, etc.). Prerequisite: Russian 102* One term, 3 lectures
Open to fourth year students only. One term each, 3 lectures