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  • REL 60: Seminar in Asian Religions

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An in-depth study of a selected religious topic pertaining to South Asian, Southeast Asian, and East Asian cultures, considered either comparatively or specific to one of the cultures. Topics vary from year to year. Uses a variety of methodologies, including history,anthropology, art history, and textual studies. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offering to be determined.
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  • REL 66: Sociology of Religion

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An introduction to the sociology of religion. Discusses classical and contemporary theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Wuthnow, Corbett, Bellah; explores the practical everyday world of religion; and analyzes the influence of cultural and social factors on religion. Organizing themes vary from year to year. Offering to be determined. Same as: SOC 66.
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  • REL 67: Comparative Fundamentalism

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An examination of the rise of religious fundamentalism in comparative perspective. Topics to be covered include the historical development of fundamentalism, the nature and organization of contemporary fundamentalism, the relationship between fundamentalism and the family, state, and education, and the significance of fundamentalism in domestic and international politics. Specific attention is given to case studies of the history and religious culture of fundamentalism in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and comparisons between Western and Eastern religions, traditions will be made. The perspective of the course is sociological and theological, but the ethical and political issues and dilemmas raised by these groups will also be considered. Offered fall semester. Same as: SOC 67.
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  • RUSS 1: Fundamentals of Oral and Written Russian

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An intensive study of the fundamentals of Russian grammar with an emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension skills. Students will learn to read and write the Cyrillic alphabet, and begin the study of the Russian case system. Supplementary readings in Russian culture. Extensive use of Web based materials. Open to students with no prior knowledge of Russian or who have been assigned to the course after a placement examination. Corequisite: RUSS 3. Offered fall semester. RUSS 2 / Fundamentals of Oral and Written Russian II (4) An intensive study of the fundamentals of Russian grammar with an emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension. Students will complete the study of the Russian case system and learn word processing in Cyrillic. Supplementary materials on Russian culture, including songs and poetry. Extensive use of Web-based materials. Prerequisite: RUSS 1 or placement exam RUSS 1 and 3. Corequisite: RUSS 4. Offered spring semester. RUSS 3 / Basic Russian Conversation I (2) This two-credit course allows students enrolled in Russian 1 to work on Russian phonetics, pronunciation and intonation. Emphasis on development of conversational skills and listening comprehension. Corequisite: RUSS 1. Offered fall semester. RUSS 4 / Basic Russian Conversation II (2) This two credit course allows students enrolled in Russian 2 additional practice in developing conversational and listening comprehension skills. Only students simultaneously registered in RUSS 2. Meets: Two 60 minute periods per week. Prerequisite: RUSS 1 and 3. Corequisite: RUSS 2. Offered spring semester.
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  • RUSS 10: Banned Books:Russian Literature add Censorship

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A survey of masterpieces of Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries in English translation. The course will examine the way in which Russian writers managed to communicate with their readers, despite state censorship in both Russian and the Soviet periods. All of the readings are previously "banned books." Authors include Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Nabokov. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years.
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  • RUSS 101: Advanced Russian I

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A third-year Russian course with continued study of the structure of the language and with a focus on speaking and writing skills. This course includes an extensive review of Russian grammar. Some reading and multimedia assignments. Prerequisite: RUSS 50 or placement exam. Offered fall semester.
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  • RUSS 102: Advanced Russian II

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A third-year Russian course with continued study of the structure of the language and with a focus on speaking and writing skills. This course includes an extensive review of Russian grammar. Some reading and multimedia assignments. Prerequisite: RUSS 101 or placement exam. Offered spring semester.
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  • RUSS 11: Love and Death in Russian Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    Russian literature is renowned for its probing explorations of human relationships and the "eternal questions" of human existence. This course surveys Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries with an emphasis on the recurring pattern of strong heroines and superfluous heroes found in the works of such writers as Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Bulgakov, as well as in selections from more recent Soviet and post-Soviet Russian writers. Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years.
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  • RUSS 120: Selected Topics in Russian Literature I

    2.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An in-depth study of a particular author, theme, genre or major work of Russian literature read in English translation (students with advanced language skills may opt to do readings in the original). May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Regular offerings include: Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Nabokov, Russian Short Story, Contemporary Russian Writing. Course may be repeated for credit, as topic varies. Course may be repeated. Offered fall semester.
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  • RUSS 121: Selected Topics in Russian Literature II

    2.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An in-depth study of a particular author, theme, genre or major work of Russian literature read in English translation (students with advanced language skills may opt to do readings in the original). May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Regular offerings include: Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Nabokov, Russian Short Story, Contemporary Russian Writing. Course may be repeated for credit, as topic varies. Course may be repeated. Offered spring semester.
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