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Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
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(Same as Asian M20, Indo-European Studies M20, Near Eastern Languages M20, and Southeast Asian M20.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Consideration of concrete means of language representation in writing systems. Earliest representations of language known are those of Near East dating to end of 4th millennium B.C. While literate civilizations of Egypt, Indus Valley, China, and Mesoamerica left little evidence of corresponding earliest developments, their antiquity and, in case of China and Mesoamerica, their evident isolation mark these centers as loci of independent developments in writing. Basic characteristics of early scripts, assessment of modern alphabetic writing systems, and presentation of conceptual basis of semiotic language representation. Origins and development of early non-Western writing systems. How Greco-Roman alphabet arose in 1st millennium B.C. and how it compares to other modern writing systems. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of three major historical branches of Christianity -- Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism, contrasting how history, dogma, culture, and community structures develop in the three traditions. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Variable topics course designed to explore themes and issues pertinent to Slavic literature and culture. Culminating project may be required. Consult "Schedule of Classes" or department for topics to be offered in specific term. Letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors Program. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introductory survey of social and cultural institutions of Slavic peoples and their historical background. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, 19 hours. Intensive basic course in Estonian equivalent to one year of language study. Use of series of thematically arranged, structurally graduated readings, conversation exercises, and individual and group assignments, as well as journal writing, to provide systematic overview of linguistic characteristics of Estonian language. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, 19 hours. Intensive basic course in Latvian equivalent to one year of language study. Use of series of thematically arranged, structurally graduated readings, conversation exercises, and individual and group assignments, as well as journal writing, to provide systematic overview of linguistic characteristics of Latvian language. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Analysis of selected novels, stories, plays, and essays of representative authors of the 1920s and 1930s in translation. Special attention to relation between literature and historical and ethnic concerns. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Examination of cultural politics of postwar Central and East Europe from 1947 to 1992 through analyses of novels, essays, photographs, and films. Special attention to relation between communist culture and ideology. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. General course for students interested in folklore and mythology and for those interested in Indo-European of antiquities. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to undergraduate lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors Program. Designed as adjunct to upper division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
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Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to juniors/seniors. Individual intensive study, with scheduled meetings to be arranged between faculty member and student. Assigned reading and tangible evidence of mastery of subject matter required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial, three hours. Course 198A is requisite to 198B. Limited to junior/senior departmental honors program students. Development of honors thesis under direct supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. Letter grading.
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Tutorial, three hours. Requisite: course 198A. Limited to junior/senior departmental honors program students. Completion of honors thesis under direct supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. Letter grading.
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Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to juniors/seniors. Supervised individual research under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating paper required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Required for M.A. (literature). Designed to prepare incoming graduate students for scholarly work by introducing them to resources (departmental, intramural, and extramural), methodologies, and techniques for analysis of literary materials and cultural studies. S/U grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Required for M.A. (linguistics). Introduction to synchronic and diachronic study of Slavic languages and to research tools and methodologies associated with Slavic linguistics. S/U or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Required for M.A. (linguistics, literature). Introduction to phonology and grammar; readings.
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Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 201. Required for M.A. (linguistics). Introduction to comparative phonology and grammar of Slavic languages.
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Lecture, three hours. Examination of linguistic differences between male and female speech and of language used to refer to females and males. Course contributes to understanding of language, literature, sociolinguistics, gender issues, and Slavic culture in general. S/U or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Requisites: Russian 102A, 102B, and 102C, or Ukrainian 101A, 101B, and 101C. Recommended: course 202. Introduction to structure and history of East Slavic languages. Letter grading.
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