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22 courses with the subject RUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

RUS 100Basic Russian 11.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 101Basic Russian 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 100 or two years of high school Russian. CQ: LCCR, HUM, GWOL ISP: REE

RUS 102Basic Russian 31.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 101 or equivalent. CQ: LCCR, HUM ISP: REE

RUS 200Intermediate Russian 11.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 102 or equivalent. CQ: LCCR, HUM ISP: REE

RUS 201Intermediate Russian 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 200 or equivalent. CQ: LCCR, HUM ISP: REE

RUS 202Advanced Russian1.0

Course Development of skills and vocabulary necessary to deal with conversation about and texts on Russian cultural life. Basic grammar review. Prerequisite(s): RUS 201 or equivalent. CC: HUM, LCCR ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 201 or equivalent. CQ: HUM, LCCR ISP: REE

RUS 224TThe Russian Language Studied Abroad 11.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 225TThe Russian Language Studied Abroad 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 226TThe Russian Language Studied Abroad 31.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 227TThe Russian Language Studied Abroad 41.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 230Contemporary Russian Culture1.0

Course A course that combines expanding oral, aural, and written skills with an introduction to contemporary issues in Russian culture and political life. Prerequisite(s): RUS 202 or instructor's permission. CC: LCCR, HUM ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 202 or instructor’s permission. CQ: LCCR, HUM ISP: REE

RUS 250TThe Russian Language Studied Independently Abroad 11.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 251TThe Russian Language Studied Independently Abroad 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 295HRussian Honors Independent Study 10.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 296HRussian Honors Independent Study 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 300Survey of Russian Literature 1: From Pushkin to Revolution1.0

Course Readings that begin with the godfather of Russian literary life, Aleksander Pushkin, and that ends on the eve of the October revolution. Continued attention to development of vocabulary and oral presentation. Prerequisite(s): RUS 202 or instructor's permission. CC: HUM, LCCR ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 202 or instructor’s permission. CQ: HUM, LCCR ISP: REE

RUS 301Survey of Russian Literature 2: From Revolution to Present1.0

Course Readings ranging from the great revolutionary writers (Mayokovsky, Babel, Platonov, etc.) to contemporary writers of interest. Prerequisite(s): RUS 300 CC: HUL, LCCR ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: RUS 300 CQ: HUL, LCCR ISP: REE

RUS 302The Russian Short Story: Pathologies of the Everyday1.0

Course A survey of Russian short prose, with emphasis on its reflected/distorted images of Russian everyday life. Includes Gogol, Tolstoy, Gorky, Kharms, Petrushevskaia, and others. CC: HUL, LCCR ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 330Madness and The Mad in Russian Culture1.0

Course In this course we will investigate illness and its various representations in 19th and 20th century Russian culture. Specific emphasis will be placed on madness, disease and death in our discussion of various literary and historical madmen. The course will be conducted as a combination of lectures and class discussion. An occasional film will be shown. Cross-Listed: MLT 230 CC: HUL, HUM, LCCR, WAC ISP: REE

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu

RUS 490Russian Independent Study 11.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: One 300-level course and permission of the instructor.

RUS 491Russian Independent Study 21.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: One 300-level course and permission of the instructor.

RUS 492Russian Independent Study 31.0

Subject: RUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Units
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Source: catalog.union.edu
Prerequisite: One 300-level course and permission of the instructor.

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