Liberal Arts and Sciences: CURRICULUM PREPARATORY TO THE TEACHING OF RUSSIAN

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of Russian

A minimum of 123 hours of credit is required for graduation. Students are advised that additional course work may be necessary to teach middle grades six through eight after June 30, 1996, and foreign languages in grades nine through twelve after June 30, 1997. Consult the certification officer in 110 Education Building for additional information.

Departmental Distinction. The requirements for graduation with distinction in the teaching of Russian are the same as for graduation with distinction in the Russian language and literature major.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

See the description of the general education requirements. Students in this curriculum staisfy the 15 hour humanities requirement by the requirements of the major.

HOURS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
24 Professional education courses. (See the entry for curricula preparatory to teaching foreign languages.)
HOURS TEACHING AREA OF CONCENTRATION: RUSSIAN
COURSES IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE:
8 RUSS 101 and RUSS 102--First-Year Russian, I and II; or equivalent
8 RUSS 103 and RUSS 104--Second-Year Russian, I and II; or equivalent
6 RUSS 211 and RUSS 212--Russian Conversation, I and II; or RUSS 303 and RUSS 304--Advanced Reading and Conversation, I and II
6 RUSS 213 and RUSS 214--Russian Composition, I and II; or RUSS 313 and RUSS 314--Advanced Composition and Usage, I and II
6 RUSS 215 and RUSS 216--Introduction to Russian Literature, I and II
3 RUSS 308--Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation
3 RUSS 315--Nineteenth-Century Literature in Translation; or RUSS 115--Russian Masterpieces in Translation, I; RUSS 116--Russian Masterpieces in Translation, II; RUSS 225--Soviet Russian Literature; or RUSS 317--Twentieth-Century Literature in Translation
4 RUSS 280--Teachers' Course, or equivalent
This course will count as part of the professional education requirements for certification purposes. It must be taken during the student teaching semester.
44 Total see footnote 1 ⁴
COURSES IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION:
3 HIST 219--Survey of Russian History from Early Times to the Present; or HIST 320--Russia from the Earliest Times to Peter the Great; or HIST 321--Early Imperial Russia; or HIST 326--Intellectual and Cultural History of Russia; or HIST 327--Late Imperial Russia; or HIST 328--History of the Societ Union Since 1917
3 RUSS 113--Russian Civilization through Literature, or RUSS 114--Ex-Soviet Society through Literature
6 Total
HOURS ELECTIVES
3 min Recommended electives include:
ARTHI 111--Ancient and Medieval Art
ARTHI 112--Renaissance and Modern Art
C LIT 340--Studies in Russian Literature and Society
C LIT 368--Russian Drama
MUSIC 130--Introduction to the Art of Music
MUSIC 131--Masterworks of Western Music
PHIL 101--Introduction to Philosophy
SLAV 319--Studies in Russian and East European Cinema
HIST 313--European History from 1918 to 1939
HIST 314--European History from 1939 to the Present
Courses in Russian and East European area studies (anthropology, economics, geography, history, politcial science, sociology, etc.)
Advanced courses in the major or minor field.

HOURS	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
24	Professional education courses. (See the entry for curricula preparatory to teaching foreign languages.)
HOURS	TEACHING AREA OF CONCENTRATION: RUSSIAN
	COURSES IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE:
8	RUSS 101 and RUSS 102--First-Year Russian, I and II; or equivalent
8	RUSS 103 and RUSS 104--Second-Year Russian, I and II; or equivalent
6	RUSS 211 and RUSS 212--Russian Conversation, I and II; or RUSS 303 and RUSS 304--Advanced Reading and Conversation, I and II
6	RUSS 213 and RUSS 214--Russian Composition, I and II; or RUSS 313 and RUSS 314--Advanced Composition and Usage, I and II
6	RUSS 215 and RUSS 216--Introduction to Russian Literature, I and II
3	RUSS 308--Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation
3	RUSS 315--Nineteenth-Century Literature in Translation; or RUSS 115--Russian Masterpieces in Translation, I; RUSS 116--Russian Masterpieces in Translation, II; RUSS 225--Soviet Russian Literature; or RUSS 317--Twentieth-Century Literature in Translation
4	RUSS 280--Teachers' Course, or equivalent
	This course will count as part of the professional education requirements for certification purposes. It must be taken during the student teaching semester.
44	Total see footnote 1 ⁴
	COURSES IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION:
3	HIST 219--Survey of Russian History from Early Times to the Present; or HIST 320--Russia from the Earliest Times to Peter the Great; or HIST 321--Early Imperial Russia; or HIST 326--Intellectual and Cultural History of Russia; or HIST 327--Late Imperial Russia; or HIST 328--History of the Societ Union Since 1917
3	RUSS 113--Russian Civilization through Literature, or RUSS 114--Ex-Soviet Society through Literature
6	Total
HOURS	ELECTIVES
3 min	Recommended electives include:
	ARTHI 111--Ancient and Medieval Art
	ARTHI 112--Renaissance and Modern Art
	C LIT 340--Studies in Russian Literature and Society
	C LIT 368--Russian Drama
	MUSIC 130--Introduction to the Art of Music
	MUSIC 131--Masterworks of Western Music
	PHIL 101--Introduction to Philosophy
	SLAV 319--Studies in Russian and East European Cinema
	HIST 313--European History from 1918 to 1939
	HIST 314--European History from 1939 to the Present
	Courses in Russian and East European area studies (anthropology, economics, geography, history, politcial science, sociology, etc.)
	Advanced courses in the major or minor field.

Footnotes: 1. The total of 44 hours may be reduced by as much as 16 hours through prerequisite credit for work equivalent to RUSS 101 through RUSS 104 taken in secondary school.

Teacher Education Minor requirement

A student in this curriculum is required to complete a teacher education minor. See the list of approved minors. See Curricula Preparatory to Teaching Foreign Languages for requirements to be fulfilled by those planning to teach Russian in both elementary and secondary schools.

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