POL 1130 Beginning Polish 1. Credits: 5 (I) POL 1131 Beginning Polish 2. Credits: 5; Prereq: POL 1121 (grade of C or better, or S) or its equivalent. (I) POL 2210 Intermediate Polish. Credits: 3 to 9 (I) Polish Literature in Translation PLT 2500 Polish Literary Heritage. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. A survey of the development of Polish literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Literary develop- ments are presented in the context of social and politi- cal currents. Readings and discussions in English. (*L) PLT 2501 Moder Polish Culture and Literature. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Survey of the developments in Polish culture from the beginning of the twentieth century with an emphasis on the present period, Cultural developments are viewed against the background of social and political currents. Readings and lectures in English. (*H) Polish Literature PLW 4102 Polish Literature. Credits: 3; With change of content may be repeated for credit twice. (L) PLW 4905 Individual Work. Credits: 1 to 10; May be repeated for additional credit. Available only by special arrangement. Russian Language The language requirement (10 credits) can be fulfilled by the sequel RUS 1120, 1121,1122. RUS 1120 Beginning Russian 1. Credits: 4 (I) RUS 1121 Beginning Russian 2. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 1120 (grade of C or better, or S) or its equivalent. (I) RUS 1122 Beginning Russian 3. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 1121 (grade of C or better, or S) or its equivalent. (I) RUS 1130 Intensive Beginning Russian 1. Credits: 5 (I) RUS 1131 Intensive Beginning Russian 2. Credits: 5; Prereq: RUS 1130 (grade of C or better, or S) or its equivalent. (I) RUS 2200 Intermediate Russian: Reading and Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 1122 or RUS 1131 or its equivalent.(I) RUS 3240 Oral Practice in Russian. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 2200 or its equivalent. (I) RUS 3400 Russian Grammar and Composition. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 2200 or its equivalent. Exercises in sentence patterns, vocabulary building, sustained oral and written discourse in Russian. (I) RUS 4300 Advanced Grammar and Composition Credits: 3; Prereq: one 3000-level course or its equiva- lent. (I) RUS 4700 Structure of the Russian Language. Credits: 3; Prereq: one 3000-level course or its equiva- lent. (I) RUS 4840 History of the Russian Language. Credits: 3; Prereq: one 3000-level course or its equiva- lent. A study of the development of the Russian language. (I) RUS 4905 Individual Work in Russian. Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: RUS 2200 or its equivalent. Available by special arrangement. (I) GERONTOLOGICAL STUDIES Russian Literature RUW 3100 Introduction to Russian Literature 1. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 2200 or its equivalent. A survey of Russian literary history from 1830 through Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. (L) RUW 3101 Introduction to Russian Literature 2. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 2200 or its equivalent. A survey of Russian literary history from Tolstoy to the present. (L) RUW 4301 Russian Drama and Poetry. Credits: 3; Prereq: one 3000-level course or its equiva- lent. Study of plays and poems by major Russian writers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readings in Russian. (L) RUW 4370 Russian Short Prose. Credits: 3; Prereq: one 3000-level course or its equiva- lent. Critical study of selected Russian short stories. Readings in Russian. (L) RUW 4932 Selected Readings in Russian. Credits: 3; Prereq: RUS 2200. Course may be repeated with change of content. Special topic, author, genre or movement in Russian literature.(L) Russian Literature in Translation RUT 2100 Russian Masterpieces. Credits: 3; Prereq: None. Not for major credit.Satisfies General Education requirement. Readings and discussions in English. (L) RUT 2500 Russian Cultural Heritage. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. An introduction to the culture of pre-revolutionary Russia. Philosophical, religious, artistic and literary currents in relation to Western civilization. Readings and discussions in English. (H) RUT 2501 Soviet Society and Culture. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Patterns of continuity and change in the philosophical and cultural values of Russian society as they explain the contemporary Soviet Union. Readings and discus- sions in English. (H) RUT 3441 Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Introduction to the major nineteenth century Russian novelists, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, and their contem- poraries. Readings and discussions in English. (L) RUT 3452 Soviet Literature. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Authors, movements, and genres in Russian literature from the Revolution of 1917 to the present. Readings and discussions in English. (L) RUT 4400 Old Russian Literature and Folklore. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Major works of old Russian literature, 11th through 17th centuries. Folk genres such as epic, fairy tale and ritual songs. Readings and discussions in English. (L) RUT 4440 Pushkin and Gogol. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Major works of Russian literature written in the first half of the nineteenth century, mainly by Pushkin and Gogol. Readings and discussions in English. (L) RUT 4450 Chekhov and the Silver Age. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Introduction to Russian literature written around the turn of the century with a special focus on mod- ernism. Readings and discussions in English. Scandinavian Languages SCA 1120 Beginning Scandinavian: Swedish, Norwegian 1. Credits: 4 (I) SCA 1121 Beginning Scandinavian: Swedish, Norwegian 2. Credits: 3; Prereq: SCA 1120 (grade of C or better, or S) or the equivalent. (I) SCA 1122 Beginning Scandinavian: Swedish, Norwegian 3. Credits: 3; Prereq: SCA 1121 (grade of C or better, or S) or the equivalent. (I) SCT 2501 The Contemporary Scandinavian Scene. Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Reading and lectures in English. Introduction to the Scandinavian countries in their modem development. (H) SCT 2502 Germanic Myth and Legend. Credits: 3 Satisfies General Education requirement. Readings and lectures in English. (H) GRADUATE COURSES Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings. Director: O. von Mering. Director of Curriculum: R. West. Interprofessional Program Advisers: W. Cunningham; A. Holmes; P. Kricos; H. Riker. Office: 3355 Turlington (392-2116) The Center has more than 130 associated faculty from 46 departments. Course offerings are substantial at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The core course (GEY 4930) is offered each spring semester as Issues and Concepts in Gerontology. Other semesters, the same course number provides a rotating topics course with varying content. Many departments also offer independent studies/research courses for graduate or undergraduate students. THE MINOR: The Center offers a minor program in Gerontology (15 hours) for qualified undergraduate students. For more information contact the Center for Gerontological Studies at 392-2116. OVERSEAS STUDY: Potential overseas study opportunities with Help Age International, a unique organization for self-help development in the field of global aging, headquartered in London and with which agency Center for Gerontological Studies is for- mally affiliated, are negotiable with Christopher Beer, Chief Executive,. on the basis of prior formal consulta- tion with the center director. COURSES: With permission of the instructor, certain graduate level course offerings may be taken by upper division undergraduates with high academ- ic standing. Please note that some classes are limited to majors. ANT 3245 Death and Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Credits: 3 ANT 4465 Culture and Aging. Credits: 3 COM 4460 Communication & Aging. Credits: 3 ft Grading is on S-U basis only.