Fall 2021 Courses
Below is comprehensive list of all courses associated with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for Fall 2021. This master list provides a summary of course offerings in all programs in MLC. Descriptions and room locations can be found on UR Student and the CDCS webpages.
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Fall Courses
CHINESE (CHIN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Chinese I | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Tian |
| 101 | Elementary Chinese I-REC | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Tian |
| 101 | Elementary Chinese I | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Pian |
| 101 | Elementary Chinese I REC | MWF | 10:25 AM | 11:15 AM | Pian |
| 151 | Intermediate Chinese I | MW | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Tian |
| 151 | Intermediate Chinese I - REC | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Tian |
| 151 | Intermediate Chinese I | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Pian |
| 151 | Intermediate Chinese I - REC | MWF | 11:50 AM | 12:40 PM | Pian |
| 202 | Adv Intermediate Chinese I | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Pian |
| 205 | Advanced Chinese I | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Tian |
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CLTR) - all CLTR courses are taught in English| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 200 | Topics in Critical Thinking: The Monster Next Door | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Holloway |
| 211 | Fictions of Interiority: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | MW | 9:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Holloway |
| 212/412 | Monsters, Ghosts, & Aliens | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Gustafson |
| 214M/414M | Atomic Creatures: Godzilla | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Bernardi |
| 228A | Love in Italian WWII Novels | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Korn |
| 231E/431E | Black Paris | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Kemedjio |
| 243 | Wizards, Magic, & Fantasy | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Gustafson |
| 247/447A | Pol. & Culture Fascist Italy | T | 3:25 PM | 6:05 PM | Stocchi-Perucchio |
| 250/450 | Nabokov - Unusual ÉMIGRÉ | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Maslennikova |
| 252 | Bright Lights, Big City | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Hwang |
| 253C | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Stocchi-Perucchio |
| 256B | Don Quixote: Book, Myth, Image | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Prendergast |
| 264 | Life and Anime | WF | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Bridges |
| 264D | Straightjacket Society: Juzo Itami's Cinema | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Bernardi |
| 270B | Russian Movies that Rock | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Safariants |
| 275/475 | French Philosophy Since 1960 | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Doran |
| 389/489 | MLC Research Seminar | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Schaefer, Rodriguez-Henrandez |
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FRENCH (FREN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary French I | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Nasra |
| 101 | Elementary French I REC | MW | 9:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Nasra |
| 101 | Elementary French I REC | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Nasra |
| 101 | Elementary French I | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Papaioannou |
| 101 | Elementary French I REC | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Papaioannou |
| 101 | Elementary French I REC | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Papaioannou |
| 153 | Intermediate French | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45PM | Nasra |
| 153 | Intermediate French | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Nasra |
| 200 | Advanced French | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Papaioannou |
| 204 | Contemporary French Culture | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 AM | Rosensweig |
| 247/447 | Black Paris | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45PM | Kemedjio |
| 262/462 | French Philosophy Since 1960 | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Doran |
| 273 | Introduction to Francophone Literature | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Kemedjio |
| 293/493 | Modern French Theater | TR | 6:15 PM | 7:30 PM | Doran |
| 294/494 | Queer Theory | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Rosensweig |
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GERMAN (GRMN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary German I | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Beljanski |
| 101 | Elementary German I REC | R | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Beljanski |
| 101 | Elementary German I REC | T | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Beljanski |
| 101 | Elementary German I | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Beljanski |
| 151 | Intermediate German I | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Beljanski |
| 151 | Intermediate German I | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Beljanski |
| 200 | Advanced Conversation & Comp | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Hwang |
| 203 | Intro to German Literature | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Cerami |
| 212/412 | Monsters,Ghosts & Aliens | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 PM | Gustafson |
| 232/432 | Wizards, Magic, & Fantasy | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Gustafson |
| 252/452 | Bright Lights, Big City | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Hwang |
| 256 | Advanced Topics in German Studies | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Cerami |
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ITALIAN (ITAL)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Italian I | MWF | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Murano |
| 101 | Elementary Italian I REC | TR | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Murano |
| 114 | Conversational Italian | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Murano |
| 151 | Intermediate Italian I | MWF | 3:25 PM | 4:15 PM | Korn |
| 200 | Adv It Comp & Conversation | MW | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Murano |
| 195/220 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Stocchi-Perucchio |
| 247 | Pol. & Culture Fascist Italy | T | 3:25 PM | 6:05 PM | Stocchi-Perucchio |
| 250 | Love in Italian WWII Novels | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Korn |
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JAPANESE (JPNS)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Hardy |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Hardy |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Hardy |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Taguchi |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Taguchi |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Taguchi |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Taguchi |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Taguchi |
| 101 | Elementary Japanese I REC | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Taguchi |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Tamate |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I REC | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Tamate |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I REC | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Tamate |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Hardy |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I REC | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Hardy |
| 151 | Intermediate Japanese I REC | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Hardy |
| 201 | Advanced Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Tamate |
| 203 | Advanced Conversational Japanese I | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Hardy |
| 205 | Advanced Japanese II | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Tamate |
| 235 | Japanese Calligraphy in Japanese | F | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Nishioka |
| 211 | Fictions of Interiority: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | MW | 9:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Holloway |
| 214/414 | Atomic Creatures: Godzilla | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Bernardi |
| 245 | Japanese science fiction and planetary possible futures | WF | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Bridges |
| 270 | Straightjacket Society: Juzo Itami's Cinema | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Bernardi |
| 293 | Life and Anime | WF | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Bridges |
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KOREAN (KORE)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Korean I | MWF | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | Cho |
| 101 | Elementary Korean I | MWF | 10:25 AM | 11:15 AM | Cho |
| 101 | Elementary Korean I REC | T | 9:40 AM | 10:30 AM | Cho |
| 101 | Elementary Korean I REC | T | 11:05 AM | 11:55 AM | Cho |
| 151 | Intermediate Korean I | MWF | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Cho |
| 151 | Intermediate Korean I REC | T | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Cho |
| 151 | Intermediate Korean I | MWF | 3:25 PM | 4:15 PM | Cho |
| 151 | Intermediate Korean I REC | T | 3:25 PM | 4:15 PM | Cho |
| 201 | Advanced Intermediate Korean I | MW | 11:50 AM | 1:05 PM | Cho |
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POLISH (POLS)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Polish I1 | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Wojciechowska |
| 151 | Intermediate Polish | MW | 6:15 PM | 7:30 PM | Wojciechowska |
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PORTUGUESE (PORT)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Portuguese I | TR | 11:05 AM | 12:20 PM | Valdez |
| 101 | Elementary Portuguese I REC | W | 10:25 AM | 11:15 AM | Valdez |
| 151 | Intermediate Portuguese I | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Valdez |
| 151 | Intermediate Portuguese I REC | W | 11:50 AM | 12:40 PM | Valdez |
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RUSSIAN (RUSS)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Russian I | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | TBD |
| 101 | Elementary Russian I REC | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:15 AM | Givens, L. |
| 101 | Elementary Russian I REC | MW | 11:50 AM | 12:40 PM | Givens, L. |
| 110 | Conversation Russian | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | TBD |
| 151 | Intermediate Russian I | MWF | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | Givens, L. |
| 151 | Intermediate Russian I REC | R | 11:05 AM | 11:55 AM | Givens, L. |
| 151 | Intermediate Russian I REC | W | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Givens, L. |
| 202 | Adv Readings in Russian | TR | 9:40 AM | 10:55 AM | Givens, L. |
| 215 | Advanced Russ Lit in Orig II | TR | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Maslennikova, A. |
| 126 | Russia Now | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Maslennikov |
| 127 | Russia Now | W | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Maslennikov |
| 160 | The New Europe | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Maslennikov, N. |
| 240 | Nabokov - Unusual ÉMIGRÉ | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Maslennikova, A. |
| 270 | Russian Movies that Rock | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Safariants |
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RUSSIAN STUDIES (RSST)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 126 | Russia Now | MW | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Maslennikov, N. |
| 127 | Russia Now | W | 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | Maslennikov, N. |
| 133 | USSR and Post-Soviet Russia | MW | 11:50 AM | 1:05 PM | Lenoe |
| 160 | The New Europe | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Maslennikov, N. |
| 240 | Nabokov - Unusual ÉMIGRÉ | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Maslennikova, A. |
| 270 | Russian Movies that Rock | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Safariants |
| 310 | World War II:Eastern Front | W | 2:00 PM | 4:40 PM | Lenoe |
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SPANISH (SPAN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| 101 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 10:25 AM | 11:15 AM | Brown |
| 101 | Elementary Spanish I - REC | T | 11:50 AM | 11:55 AM | Brown |
| 101 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | Komocki |
| 101 | Elementary Spanish I - REC | T | 9:40 AM | 10:30 AM | Komocki |
| 101 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Brown |
| 101 | Elementary Spanish I - REC | T | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Brown |
| 102 | Elementary Spanish II | MWF | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | Brown |
| 102 | Elementary Spanish II - REC | T | 9:40 AM | 10:30 AM | Brown |
| 151 | Intermediate Spanish I | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Rojas-Rimachi |
| 151 | Intermediate Spanish I | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05 PM | Rojas-Rimachi |
| 151 | Intermediate Spanish I | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Komocki |
| 152 | Intermediate Spanish II | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Komocki |
| 152 | Intermediate Spanish II | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Komocki |
| 159 | Spanish for Heritage Speaker | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 | Rojas-Rimachi |
| 161 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | TR | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Rojas-Rimachi |
| 200 | Advanced Spanish Composition | MW | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Rodriguez-Hernandez |
| 200 | Advanced Spanish Composition | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Prendergast |
| 200 | Advanced Spanish Composition | MW | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Alfaro |
| 215/415 | Don Quixote: Book, Myth, Image | MW | 2:00 pm | 3:15 pm | Prendergast |
| 262H/462H | Spanish-American Crime Fiction | MW | 10:25 AM | 11:40 AM | Alfaro |
| 288/488 | Spanish Film | TR | 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Schaefer |
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