Spring Term Schedule

2023 Courses

Below is comprehensive list of all courses associated with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) for the spring semester. This master list provides a summary of course offerings in all programs in MLC. Descriptions and room locations can be found in UR Student and CDCS.

If you have specific questions about individual courses, we recommend that you reach out to the instructor for the course. If you have general questions about clusters, minors or majors, please see our advising page to connect with a program advisor.

Courses and Modalities

CHINESE (CHIN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Chinese IITR3:25PM4:40PMTian
102Elementary Chinese IITR9:40AM10:55AMPian
102Elementary Chinese II RECMW3:25PM4:40PMTian
102Elementary Chinese II RECMWF10:25AM11:15AMPian
152Intermediate Chinese IIMW4:50PM6:05PMTian
152Intermediate Chinese IITR12:30PM1:45PMPian
152Intermediate Chinese II RECMW12:30PM1:45PMPian
152Intermediate Chinese II RECTR4:50PM6:05PMTian
203Advanced Intermediate Chinese IITR11:05AM12:20PMPian
206Advanced Chinese IIMW6:15PM7:30PMTian
222Gender, Sexuality and Desire in 20th Century Chinese LiteratureMW3:25PM4:40PMWeber
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CLTR)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
200Topics in Critical ThinkingMW11:50AM1:05PMWeber
212Post War Italian DirectorsMW2:00PM3:15PMKorn
214N/414NTourist JapanT2:00PM4:40PMBernardi
214RRussian FolkloreMW2:00PM3:15PMMaslennikov
224Gender, Sexuality and Deisre in 20th Century LiteratureMW3:25PM4:40PMWeber
229A/429ABiographies of Emancipation in the Black WorldMW12:30PM1:45PMKemedjio
229B/429BHumanitarianism and Social InsecuritiesMW10:25AM11:15AMKemedjio
230/240Film as ObjectTR2:00PM4:40PMBernardi
238/438Revolutions and Revolt: Germany in the 20th CenturyTR11:05 AM12:20 PMCerami
240A/440APhilosphy of MusicW4:50PM7:30PMDoran/Dunsby
242A/442APoe and HoffmannTR9:40AM10:55AMGustafson
248On the Move: Ethnographic FilmsMW12:30PM1:45PMHwang
228AWartime Love: Italian Novels of the 50's and 60'sMW11:50AM1:05PMKorn
238A/438ARevolutions and Revolt: Germany in the 20th CenturyTR11:05AM12:20PMCerami
252AKleist and KafkaTR12:30PM1:45PMGustafson
264EJapanese Science Fiction and Planetary Possible FuturesF4:50 PM7:30 PMBridges
289Dangerous TextsTR2:00PM3:15PMMaslennikova
389MLC Research SeminarTR4:50PM6:05PMCrisóstomo Tejada
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FRENCH (FREN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101Elementary French ITR9:40AM10:55AMNasra
101Elementary French I RECMW9:00AM9:50AMNasra
101Elementary French I RECMW10:25Am11:15AMNasra
102Elementary French II RECTR11:05AM12:20PMPapaioannou
102Elementary French IIMW11:50AM1:05PMNasra
102Elementary French IIMW12:30PM1:45PMPapaioannou
102Elementary French II RECTR11:05AM11:55AMNasra
102Elementary French II RECTR9:40AM10:55AMPapaioannou
102Elementary French II RECTR12:30PM1:20PMNasra
153Intermediate FrenchMW2:00PM3:15PMNasra
155French Conversation and CompMW9:00AM9:50AMSerrano
200Advanced FrenchMW10:25AM11:40AMPapaioannou
202Introduction to French LiteratureTR4:50PM6:05PMDoran
212/412French Literature in TranslationTR12:30PM1:45PMPapaioannou
228/428Humanitarianism and Social InsecuritiesMW10:25AM11:15AMKemedjio
257/457Sex, Lies, and Secrets: Libertinism in Early Modern FranceMW12:30PM1:45PMRosensweig
296/496Philosophy of MusicW4:50PM7:30PMDoran/Dunsby
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GERMAN (GRMN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary German IIMW10:25AM11:40AMBeljanski
102Elementary German IIMW2:00PM3:15PMKoeroglu
102Elementary German II RECR2:00PM3:15PMSari
102Elementary German II RECT11:05AM12:20PMSari
152Intermediate German IIMW2:00PM3:15PMBeljanski
202Introduction to German StudiesTR12:30PM1:45PMCerami
217Hildegard of Gingen and Her WorldMW12:30PM1:45PMMeconi
229/486Kleist and KafkaTR12:30PM1:45PMGustafson
230/430Poe and HoffmannTR9:40AM10:55AMGustafson
238/438Revolutions and Revolt: Germany in the 20th CenturyTR11:05AM12:20PMCerami
248/448On the Move:Ethnographic FilmsMW12:30PM1:45PMHwang
256Graphic NovelsMW10:25AM11:40AMHwang
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ITALIAN (ITAL)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Italian IIMWF2:00PM2:50PMMurano
102Elementary Italian II RECTR2:00PM2:50PMMurano
102Elementary Italian II RECTR3:25PM4:15PMMurano
114Conversational ItalianMW3:25PM4:40PMMurano
152Intermediate Italian IIMWF3:25PM4:15PMKorn
203Introduction to Italian LiteratureMW4:50PM6:06PMMurano
243Post War Italian Directors: Fellini, Antonioni, CavaniMW2:00PM3:15PMKorn
250Wartime Love: Italian Novels of the 50's and 60'sMW11:50AM1:05PMKorn
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JAPANESE (JPNS)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Japanese IIMW2:00PM3:15PMHardy
102Elementary Japanese IIMW12:30PM1:45PMTaguchi
102Elementary Japanese IIMW10:25AM11:40AMTaguchi
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR9:40AM10:55AMTaguchi
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR11:05AM12:20PMTaguchi
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR2:00PM3:15PMHardy
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR2:00PM3:15PMTaguchi
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR3:25PM4:40PMHardy
102Elementary Japanese II RECTR3:25PM4:40PMTaguchi
115Intermediate Conversational Japanese IIMW2:00PM3:15PMTaguchi
152Intermediate Japanese IIMW12:30PM1:45PMTamate
152Intermediate Japanese IIMW10:25AM11:40AMHardy
152Intermediate Japanese II RECTR9:40AM10:55AMHardy
152Intermediate Japanese II RECTR9:40AM10:55AMTamate
152Intermediate Japanese II RECTR11:05AM12:20PMHardy
152Intermediate Japanese II RECTR11:05AM12:20PMTamate
202Advanced Intermediate Japanese IIMW2:00PM3:15PMTamate
204Advanced Conversational Japanese IIMW4:50PM6:05PMHardy
206Advanced Japanese IIMW3:25PM4:40PMTamate
207Film as ObjectR2:00PM4:40PMBernardi
219Tourist JapanT2:00PM4:40PMBernardi
229Japanese Calligraphy and GraphologyF2:00PM4:40PMWilliams/Nishioka
245Japanese Science Fiction and Planetary Possible FuturesF4:50PM7:30PMBridges
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KOREAN (KORE)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Korean IIMWF10:25AM11:15AMCho
102Elementary Korean IIMWF9:00AM9:50AMCho
102Elementary Korean II RECT9:40AM10:30AMCho
102Elementary Korean II RECT11:05AM11:55AMCho
152Intermediate Korean IIMWF11:50AM12:40PMCho
152Intermediate Korean II RECT12:30PM1:20PMCho
202Advanced Intermediate Korean IIMW2:00PM3:15PMCho
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POLISH (POLS)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Polish IIMW12:30PM1:45PMWojciechowska
201Polish ReviewMW2:00PM3:15PMWojciechowska
220Polish Literature and Culture: Local Perspectives Global AmbitionsTR9:40AM10:55AMCzernikv
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PORTUGUESE (PORT)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Portuguese IITR11:05AM12:20PMValdez
102Elementary Portuguese II RECW10:25AM11:15AMValdez
152Intermediate Portuguese IITR12:30PM1:45PMValdez
152Intermediate Portuguese II RECW11:50AM12:40PMValdez
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RUSSIAN (RUSS)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
102Elementary Russian IITR9:40AM10:55AML. Givens
102Elementary Russian II RECMW11:50AM12:40PML. Givens
102Elementary Russian II RECMW10:25AM11:15AML. Givens
126Russia Now 4crMW3:25PM4:40PMN. Maslennikov
127Russia Now 2crW3:25PM4:40PMN. Maslennikov
152Intermediate Russian IIMWF9:00AM9:50AML. Givens
152Intermediate Russian II RECW2:00PM2:50PML. Givens
152Intermediate Russian II RECR11:05AM11:55AML. Givens
209Advanced Russia Through FilmMW3:25PM4:40PMA.Maslennikov
214Russian FolkloreMW2:00PM3:15PMN. Maslennikov
215Advanced Russian Literature in Original IITR3:25PM4:40PMA.Maslennikov
289Dangerous TextsTR2:00PM3:15PMA.Maslennikov
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RUSSIAN STUDIES (RSST)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
126Russia Now 4crMW3:25PM4:40PMN. Maslennikov
127Russia Now 2crW3:25PM4:40PMN. Maslennikov
214Russian FolkloreMW2:00PM3:15PMN. Maslennikov
289Dangerous TextsTR2:00PM3:15PMA.Maslennikov
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SPANISH (SPAN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101Elementary Spanish IMWF9:00AM9:50AMBrown
101Elementary Spanish I RECT12:30PM1:20PMBrown
101Elementary Spanish IMWF2:00PM2:50PMAlfaro
101Elementary Spanish I RECT2:00PM3:15PMAlfaro
102Elementary Spanish IIMWF10:25AM11:15AMBrown
102Elementary Spanish IIMWF9:00AM9:50AMKomocki
102Elementary Spanish IIMWF2:00PM2:50PMBrown
102Elementary Spanish II RECT9:40AM10:30AMKomocki
102Elementary Spanish II RECT11:05AM11:55AMBrown
102Elementary Spanish II RECT2:00PM2:50PMBrown
151Intermediate Spanish IMW2:00PM3:15PMRojas-Rimachi
151Intermediate Spanish IMW10:25AM11:40AMRojas-Rimachi
152Intermediate Spanish IIMW2:00PM3:15PMKomocki
152Intermediate Spanish IIMW12:30PM1:45PMKomocki
152Intermediate Spanish IITR4:50PM6:05PMRojas-Rimachi
152Intermediate Spanish IIMW3:25PM4:40PMKomocki
161Advanced Spanish GrammarTR12:30PM1:45PMRojas-Rimachi
162Advanced Conversational SpanishTR12:30PM1:45PMRojas-Rimachi
200Advanced Spanish CompositionTR11:05AM12:20PMAlfaro
200Advanced Spanish CompositionMW3:25PM4:40PMSchaefer
200Advanced Spanish CompositionMW12:30PM1:45PMRodriguez-Hernandez
203Early Modern Hispanic WorldTR3:25PM4:40PMPrendergast
249D/449DBuñuel, Dalí,LorcaMW12:30PM1:45PMSchaefer
275Marx and Freud in Latin AmericaTR2:00PM3:15PMRodriguez-Hernandez
282/482Si el Norte fuera el Sur: Latinx Literature and ThoughtTR2:00PM3:15PMCrisóstomo
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