Fall Term Schedule
2025 Courses
Below is comprehensive list of all courses associated with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for the fall semester. 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.
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, see the undergraduate advisors page to connect with a program advisor.
Fall Courses
Chinese (CHIN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| CHIN 101-2 | Elementary Chinese I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 101-3 | Elementary Chinese I | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 101-5 | Elementary Chinese I - Rec | MW | 10:25 | 11:15AM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 101-7 | Elementary Chinese I - Rec | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 151-2 | Intermediate Chinese I | MW | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 151-3 | Intermediate Chinese I | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 151-5 | Intermediate Chinese I - Rec | MWF | 11:50AM | 12:40PM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 151-6 | Intermediate Chinese I - Rec | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 202-1 | Advanced Intermediate Chinese | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 205-1 | Advanced Chinese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 216 | Writing Discontentment: Political Turmoil,
Social Critique, and Civic Responsibility in
Late Qing Literature | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Liz Weber |
| CHIN 221 | Laborers, Sojourners, Immigrants: Chinese
Journeys to the Americas | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Liz Weber |
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Courses taught in English (CLTR)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| CLTR 116 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| CLTR 200 | Topics in Critical Thinking (Fairy Tales) | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Lisa Cerami |
| CLTR 209D/409D | After the Quake: Introduction to Disaster Literature and Cinema in Japan | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| CLTR 216 | Writing Discontentment: Political Turmoil, Social Critique and Civic Responsibility in Late Qing Literature | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Liz Weber |
| CLTR 225/425 | Introduction to Women’s Literature in East Asia | R | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| CLTR 231E/431E | Black Paris | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Cilas Kemedjio |
| CLTR 242 | Capitalism, Culture, Controversy: The Revolutionary
Cinema of Pier Paolo Pasolini | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Andrew Korn |
| CLTR 247 | Politics and Culture in Fascist Italy | T | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| CLTR 253C | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| CLTR 252 | Bright Lights, Big Cities | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | June Hwang |
| CLTR 256B | Don Quijote: The Book, The Myth, The Image | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Ryan Prendergast |
| CLTR 257 | Hipsters, Rebels and Rock Stars in Russian Literature
and Culture | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Rita Safariants |
| CLTR 264 | Life and Anime | F | 4:50PM | 7:30PM | William Bridges |
| CLTR 280 | Aesthetics | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Robert Doran |
| CLTR 389 | MLC Research Seminar | T | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lisa Cerami |
| CLTR 480 | Aesthetics | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Robert Doran |
| CLTR 489 | MLC Research Seminar | T | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lisa Cerami |
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French (FREN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| FREN101-1 | Elementary French I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 101-2 | Elementary French I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 101-4 | Elementary French I - Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 101-6 | Elementary French I - Rec | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 102-1 | Elementary French II | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Carole Nasra |
| FREN 102-2 | Elementary French II Rec | MW | 9:00AM | 10:15AM | Carole Nasra |
| FREN 102-3 | Elementary French II rec | MW | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Carole Nasra |
| FREN 153-1 | Intermediate French | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Carole Nasra |
| FREN 153-2 | Intermediate French | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Carole Nasra |
| FREN 155-1 | French Conversation and Composition | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Staff |
| FREN 200-2 | Advanced French | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Staff |
| FREN 204-1 | Contemporary French Culture | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Anna Rosensweig |
| FREN 247-1 | Black Paris | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Cilas Kemedjio |
| FREN 265-1 | Aesthetics | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Robert Doran |
| FREN 270-1 | Women Write Women in French | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 293-1 | Modern French Theater | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Robert Doran |
| FREN 447-1 | Black Paris | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Cilas Kemedjio |
| FREN 465-1 | Aesthetics | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Robert Doran |
| FREN 470-1 | Women Write Women in French | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 493-1 | Modern French Theater | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Robert Doran |
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German (GRMN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| GRMN 101-2 | Elementary German I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Taja Beljanski/Staff |
| GRMN 101-3 | Elementary German I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | TBD |
| GRMN 101-5 | Elementary German I - Rec | R | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | TBD |
| GRMN 101-6 | Elementary German I - Rec | T | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | TBD |
| GRMN 151-1 | Intermediate German I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Taja Beljanski |
| GRMN 151-2 | Intermediate German I | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Taja Beljanski |
| GRMN 200-1 | Advanced Conversation and Comp | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | June Hwang |
| GRMN 203-1 | Intro to German Literature (Love Songs) | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Martin Dawson |
| GRMN 252-1 | Bright Lights, Big Cities | MW | 3:25Pm | 4:40PM | June Hwang |
| GRMN 226-1 | Modern Anti-Semitism in Germany | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Lisa Cerami |
| GRMN 258 | Planetary Perspectives: Utopias and Dystopias
in German Language Science Fiction | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Martin Dawson |
| GRMN 452-1 | Bright Lights, Big Cities | MW | 3:25Pm | 4:40PM | June Hwang |
| GRMN 470 | On Repeat | M | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | June Hwang |
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Italian (ITAL)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| ITAL 101-1 | Elementary Italian I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Staff |
| ITAL 101-2 | Elementary Italian I - Rec | F | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Staff |
| ITAL 114-1 | Conversational Italian | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Andrew Korn |
| ITAL 151-1 | Intermediate Italian I | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Staff |
| ITAL 195-2 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| ITAL 200-1 | Advanced Italian Composition and Conversation | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Andrew Korn |
| ITAL 220-2 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| ITAL 242-1 | Capitalism, Culture, controversy: The Revolutionary Cinema of Pier Paolo Pasolini | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Andrew Korn |
| ITAL 247-1 | Politics and Culture in Fascist Italy | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
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Japanese (JPNS)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| JPNS 101-1 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-2 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-3 | Elementary Japanese I - REC | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-4 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-5 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-6 | Elementary Japanese 1 - Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-7 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 101-8 | Elementary Japanese I -REC | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 101-9 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 114-1 - | Intermediate Conversational Japanese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 151-1 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-2 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-3 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-4 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 151-5 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 151-6 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 201-1 | Adv Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15pm | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 203-1 | Adv Conversational Japanese I | MW | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 205-1 | Advanced Japanese I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 209-1 | After the Quake: Introduction to Disaster Literature and Cinema in Japan | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| JPNS 225-1 | Introduction to Women’s Literature in East Asia | R | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| JPNS 229-1 | Japanese Calligraphy and Graphology | F | 2:00PM | 4:40PM | William Bridges |
| JPNS 293 | Life and Anime | | 4:50PM | 7:30PM | William Bridges |
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Korean (KORE)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| KORE 101-1 | Elementary Korean I | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 101-2 | Elementary Korean I | MWF | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 101-3 | Elementary Korean I - Rec | T | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 101-4 | Elementary Korean I - Rec | T | 11:05AM | 11:55AM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 151-1 | Intermediate Korean I | MWF | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 151-2 | Intermediate Korean I - Rec | T | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 151-3 | Intermediate Korean I | MWF | 3:25PM | 4:15PM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 151-4 | Intermediate Korean I - Rec | T | 3:25PM | 4:15PM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 201-1 | Advanced Intermediate Korean I | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Myounghee Cho |
| KORE 225-1 | Introduction to Women's Literature in East Asia | R | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
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Polish (POLS)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| POLS 101-1 | ElementaryPolish I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Malgorzata Wojciechowska |
| POLS 151-1 | Intermediate Polish | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Malgorzata Wojciechowska |
| POLS 391-1 | Independent Study | | | | |
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Portuguese (PORT)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| PORT 101-1 | Elementary Portuguese | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Teresa T. Valdez De F. Araujo |
| PORT 101-2 | Elementary Portuguese - Rec | W | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Teresa T. Valdez De F. Araujo |
| PORT 151-1 | Intermediate Portuguese I | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Teresa T. Valdez De F. Araujo |
| PORT 151-2 | Intermediate Portuguese I - Rec | W | 11:50AM | 12:40PM | Teresa T. Valdez De F. Araujo |
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Russian/Russian Studies (RUSS/RSST)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| RUSS 101-1 | Elementary Russian I | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | John Givens |
| RUSS 101-2 | Elementary Russian I - Rec | MW | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 101-3 | Elementary Russian I - Rec | MW | 11:50AM | 12:40PM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 126-1 | Russia Now | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RSST 127-1 | Russia Now | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RUSS 127-1 | Russia Now | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RSST 127-1 | Russia Now | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RUSS 151-1 | Intermediate Russian I | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 151-2 | Intermediate Russian I - Rec | W | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 151-3 | Intermediate Russian I - Rec | R | 11:05AM | 11:55AM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 156-1 | Russian Language Community Engagement Practicum | F | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 202-1 | Advanced Readings in Russian | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Laura Givens |
| RUSS 218-1 | Advanced Russian Literature and Culture in the Original III | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Rita Safariants |
| RUSS 227-1 | The Short Story in World Literature: The Evolution of
a Genre | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RUSS 252-1 | Hipsters, Rebels and Rock Stars in Russian Literature
and Culture | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Rita Safariants |
| RUSS 268-1 | Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | John Givens |
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Spanish (SPAN)| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| SPAN 101-1 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 101-2 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Staff |
| SPAN 101-3 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Staff |
| SPAN 101-4 | Elementary Spanish I REC | T | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 101-5 | Elementary Spanish I REC | T | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Staff |
| SPAN 101-6 | Elementary Spanish I -Rec | T | 11:05AM | 11:55AM | Staff |
| SPAN 102-1 | Elementary Spanish II | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Staff |
| SPAN102-2 | Elementary Spanish II - Rec | T | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | Staff |
| SPAN 151-1 | Intermediate Spanish I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Luisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi |
| SPAN 151-2 | Intermediate Spanish I | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Luisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi |
| SPAN 151-3 | Intermediate Spanish I | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Raquel Alfaro |
| SPAN 152-1 | Intermediate Spanish II | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 152-2 | Intermediate Spanish II | TR | 1:45PM | 1:45PM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 159-1 | Spanish for Heritage Speaker | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Luisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi |
| SPAN 200-1 | Advanced Spanish Composition | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Raquel Alfaro |
| SPAN 200-3 | Advanced Spanish Composition | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Claudia Schaefer |
| SPAN 214-1 | Don Quijote: The Book, The Myth, The Image | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Ryan Prendergast |
| SPAN 274-1 | Latin American Cultures in the Anthropocene | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández |
| SPAN 279 | Mediating Identity: Changing Cinematic Images of Spain | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Claudia Schaefer |
| SPAN 414-1 | Don Quijote: The Book, The Myth, The Image | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Ryan Prendergast |
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