Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
SLAVIC 245 explores various topics in Russian and Eastern European literature, including periods, genres, writers, and themes.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course involves a significant amount of reading, though reviewers note the material is not boring and enhances the lectures.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines how culture mediated the collapse of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe through literature and cinema.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleThird Year Russian I reviews Russian grammar and complex syntax while reading literary works and developing writing skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler report conflicting workload experiences, ranging from tests that grade hard to a final project described as super easy. Some students found readings straightforward.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleThird Year Polish I reviews Polish grammar and develops reading, oral, and composition skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Ewa Miernowska: Reviewers describe the homework volume as excessive and the readings as particularly difficult for non-Polish students, requiring all available time and effort.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleThird Year Polish II focuses on reviewing Polish grammar, reading, oral practice, and composition.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers noted that Borowski gave extensive feedback on assignments and was receptive to questions.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleAn honors seminar introducing Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures in a global context.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students report long readings and unclear project guidelines, alongside a significant volume of papers and writing assignments that require demonstrated effort.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFIFTH SEMESTER INTENSIVE POLISH reinforces vocabulary and grammar through literature, film, and journalism while discussing contemporary Polish society.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleSixth semester intensive Polish focusing on reading 20th century Polish literature and intensive writing.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Russian Language and Culture I emphasizes speaking and listening skills, focusing on stylistic levels and speech etiquette.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is described as very demanding, requiring significant effort to meet the instructor's high standards for success.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFourth Year Russian I improves Russian proficiency in all four skills through literature, media, and presentations.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFourth Year Polish I focuses on extensive reading, discussion, composition, and grammar review in Polish.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Fourth Year Polish II covers extensive reading, discussion, composition, and grammar review.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
An introductory course for graduate students covering the fundamentals of Slavic languages.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SLAVIC 420 examines Anton Chekhov's works within their literary, historical, and cultural contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SLAVIC 422 examines Dostoevsky's works within their literary, historical, and cultural contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Maksim Hanukai: The course requires strict attendance and long readings, with only a few short papers or essays. One reviewer found the reading load challenging, while another noted the grading is easy.
No recorded grade history
HISTORY OF RUSSIAN CULTURE explores key topics in Russian cultural history that underpin contemporary political and media discourse.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleThis course covers the history of Russian social and political satire in depth, taught entirely in Russian.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIndividual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SLAVIC 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleAn introduction to Russian Romanticism focusing on primary texts and secondary scholarship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SLAVIC 755 covers various topics in Russian and Slavic literature.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sampleSLAVIC 799 is an advanced independent study course arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleAn introduction to Slavic faculty, the Slavic field, and research methods.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SLAVIC 804 investigates foreign language instruction history, adult acquisition models, and Russian teaching methods.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleProfessional development in course design, lesson planning, and assessment for Russian teaching assistants.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sampleSLAVIC 900 is a graduate seminar exploring various topics in Slavic literature and culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSLAVIC 991 is an independent research course in Slavic literature involving supervised writing and research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Explores the sociology of the family through demographic, social-psychological, economic, and historical lenses.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students report conflicting difficulty levels, ranging from easy to very hard. Workload includes significant reading, two major exams, and two short papers, with exams often described as brutal or ambiguous.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025SOC 125 explains US performance in realizing freedom, fairness, and democracy through topics like capitalism, inequality, and politics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Erik Wright, Joel Rogers: Workload includes significant reading, a midterm, a final, and a paper. Some reviewers found the class easy if they read the book, while others reported hard tests with little curve and confusing lectures.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025SOC 134 examines inter-group relations, racism, discrimination, and white privilege, covering historical backgrounds and contemporary challenges of racial and ethnic minorities in the US.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course typically involves three to four papers and three to four non-cumulative exams with no final. Readings can be lengthy, and success requires attending lectures and completing assigned readings to prepare for tests.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026