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Please find your program below to find detailed information about what will appear on your transcript, as well as syllabi.
See the full course description on the program page. In addition to the courses below, all students will take the Georgian Language and Culture Workshop, which includes some survival Georgian but is NOT for credit.
You will receive a total of 16 credits on your transcript, which is issued by our School of Record, Stetson University. Elective choices include the following:
REES 390: Identity and Conflict in the Caucasus (4 cr)
REES 390: Georgia Through Cinema (4 cr)
LANG 101/102: Elementary Georgian (4 cr)
The syllabi above can be found in this folder. Note that syllabi are updated each semester and the updated version may not be posted in this folder until 2-4 weeks prior to term start.
RUSS RUSS 101-102/201-202/301-302/401: Russian Language Study (8 cr)
RUSS 290: Russian Language in Context. This course must be taken in conjunction with RUSS 101-102/201-202. It is a conversation course focused on daily speaking scenarios. (4 cr)
RUSS 307: Advanced Conversation and Stylistics. This course must be taken in conjunction with RUSS 301-302/401. (4 cr)
Language Syllabi can be found here.
See below for what Russian course numbers we expect will be on your transcript, based on your previous Russian language study.
For students who have not taken any Russian language courses before the program:
o RUSS 101L Elementary Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 1 semester of Russian language:
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 2 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 3 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 4 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 5 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
o RUSS 401L Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 6 or more semesters of Russian language, the following course numbers could apply:
o RUSS 307L Advanced Conversation and Stylistics (2 or 4 cr)*
o RUSS 390 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
o RUSS 401 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition (4 cr)
o RUSS 490 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
When completing transfer credit pre-approval forms, please verify the course numbers, titles, and semester credit hours with SRAS.
The Russian as a Second Language program in Tbilisi is structured as follows.
1. General Russian - 8 credits (required for all). The following outlines the applicable course numbers based on your previous study.
For students who have not taken any Russian language courses before the program:
o RUSS 101L Elementary Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 1 semester of Russian language:
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 2 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 3 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 4 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 5 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
o RUSS 401 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 6 or more semesters of Russian language, the following course numbers could apply:
o RUSS 307L Advanced Conversation and Stylistics (2 or 4 cr)*
o RUSS 390 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
o RUSS 401 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition (4 cr)
o RUSS 490 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
2. Electives - Choose two for a total of 8 credits
RUSS 290: Russian Language in Context. This course must be taken in conjunction with RUSS 101-102/201-202. It is a conversation course focused on daily speaking scenarios. (4 cr)
RUSS 307: Advanced Conversation and Stylistics. This course must be taken in conjunction with RUSS 301-302/401-490. (4 cr)
Language Syllabi can be found here.
REES 390: Georgia Through Cinema (4 cr)
LANG 101/102: Elementary Georgian (4 cr)
The syllabi above can be found in this folder. Note that syllabi are updated each semester and the updated version may not be posted in this folder until 2-4 weeks prior to term start.
See the full course description on the program page (Riga, Tbilisi, Yerevan). If you participate in a semester program (fall/spring) you will receive a total of 16 Russian language credits. If you are participating in a summer program, you earn 1 credit per week (i.e. if you are doing the 10 week program you will receive 10 credits, 8 credits for the 8 week program and so on). All language syllabi can be found in the following folders:
See below for what Russian course numbers we expect will be on your transcript, based on your previous Russian language study. Find your level, and then add courses until you reach your total credit amount as outlined in the paragraph above.
For students who have not taken any Russian language courses before the program:
o RUSS 101L Elementary Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 1 semester of Russian language:
o RUSS 102L Elementary Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 2 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 201L Second Year Russian I (4 cr)
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 3 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 202L Second Year Russian II (4 cr)
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 4 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 301L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition I (4 cr)
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 5 semesters of Russian language:
o RUSS 302L Intermediate Russian Conversation and Composition II (4 cr)
o RUSS 303L Advanced Russian Grammar (4 cr)
For students who will have completed 6 or more semesters of Russian language, the following course numbers could apply:
o RUSS 307L Advanced Conversation and Stylistics (2 or 4 cr)*
o RUSS 390 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
o RUSS 401 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition (4 cr)
o RUSS 490 Special Topics in Russian Language and Literature (2 or 4 cr)
*Students taking 6 or 10 credits and who have had at least 2 semesters of Russian will likely have this course posted at 2 credits. Beginning students taking 6 or 10 credits will likely have a RUSS 190 Special Topic course posted at 2 credits.
When completing transfer credit pre-approval forms, please verify the course numbers, titles, and semester credit hours with SRAS.
