Fall Term Schedule
2026 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 | 4:15PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 101-3 | Elementary Chinese I | TR | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 101-5 | Elementary Chinese I - Rec | MW | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | Ping Pian |
| CHIN 101-7 | Elementary Chinese I - Rec | TR | 3:25PM | 4:15PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 103-1 | Chinese for Heritage Speakers I | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Guoming Tian |
| CHIN 103-2 | Chinese for Heritage Speakers I - Rec | F | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | 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 | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | 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 214 | Dream of the Red Chamber | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Liz Weber |
| CHIN 215 | Snakes and Robots: The Non-Human in East Asian Literature and Media | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| CHIN 223 | Memory and Meaning in Post-Mao Literature | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Liz Weber |
| CHIN 228 | Global Chinese Media Cultures | TBD | TBD | TBD | Shiqi Lin |
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Courses taught in English: CLTR| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| CLTR 200 | Topics in Critical Thinking (Travelers) | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Martin Dawson |
| CLTR 208 | Boccaccio's Decameron | T | 3:35PM | 6:05PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| CLTR 209D | After the Quake: Introduction to Disaster Literature and Cinema in Japan | TR | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| CLTR 212 | Postwar Italian Directors: Fellini, Antonioni, Cavani | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Andrew Korn |
| CLTR 215/415 | Russian Cinema After the Fall | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Rita Safariants |
| CLTR 217 | Snakes and Robots: The Non-Human in East Asian Literature and Media | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| CLTR 220 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| CLTR 223/423 | Modern Anti-Semitism in Germany | WF | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Lisa Cerami |
| CLTR 228/428 | Topics in Critical Thinking (Travelers) | TBD | TBD | TBD | Shiqi Lin |
| CLTR 238 | Dream of the Red Chamber | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Liz Weber |
| CLTR 241 | Slow Reading (The Brothers Karamazov) | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | John Givens |
| CLTR 241A/421A | Performance Studies | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Anna Rosensweig |
| CLTR 243/443 | Revolution and Genre 1918|1968|1989 | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55 AM | Lisa Cerami |
| CLTR 248 | On the Move: Ethnographic Film | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | June Hwang |
| CLTR 255/455 | Intro to Continental Philosophy | W | 4:50PM | 7:30PM | Robert Doran |
| CLTR 263 | Speculative Fiction: East/West | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| CLTR 268 | Memory and Meaning in Post-Mao Literature | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Liz Weber |
| CLTR 282/482 | French Fantasy on Film | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Angeline Nies-Berger |
| CLTR 389/489 | MLC Research Seminar | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Vialcary Crisostomo Tejada |
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French| 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 101-5 | Elementary French I - Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | 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 | Julie Papaioannou |
| FREN 204-1 | Contemporary French Culture | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Angeline Nies-Berger |
| FREN 237/437 | Performance Studies | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Anna Rosensweig |
| FREN 245 | Revolution and Romanticism | TR | 4:50 PM | 6:05PM | Robert Doran |
| FREN 255 | Intro to Continental Philosophy | W | 4:50PM | 7:30PM | Robert Doran |
| FREN 282/482 | French Fantasy on Film | MW | 11:50AM | 1:05PM | Angeline Nies-Berger |
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German| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| GRMN 101-2 | Elementary German I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Taja Beljanski |
| GRMN 101-3 | Elementary German I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Staff |
| GRMN 101-5 | Elementary German I - Rec | R | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Staff |
| GRMN 101-6 | Elementary German I - Rec | T | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Staff |
| GRMN 151-1 | Intermediate German I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | 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 226/426 | Modern Anti-Semitism in Germany | WF | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Lisa Cerami |
| GRMN 238/438 | Revolution and Genre: 1918|1968|1989 | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55 AM | Lisa Cerami |
| GRMN 248/448 | On the Move: Ethnographic Film | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | June Hwang |
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Italian| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| ITAL 101-1 | Elementary Italian I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Lucia Casiraghi |
| ITAL 101-2 | Elementary Italian I - Rec | F | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | Lucia Casiraghi |
| ITAL 151-1 | Intermediate Italian I | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Lucia Casiraghi |
| ITAL 200-1 | Advanced Italian Composition and Conversation | TR | 2:00pm | 3:15PM | Andrew Korn |
| ITAL 220-2 | Dante's Divine Comedy I | MW | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| ITAL 222 | Boccaccio's Decameron | T | 3:35PM | 6:05PM | Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio |
| ITAL 243 | Postwar Italian Directors: Fellini, Antonioni, Cavani | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Andrew Korn |
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Japanese| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| JPNS 101-04 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 10:25AM | 1:45PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-05 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-06 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 101-07 | Elementary Japanese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 101-08 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 101-09 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 101-12 | Elementary Japanese I - Rec | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 102-11 | Elementary Japnanese II | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 102-12 | Elementary Japnanese II-Rec | TR | 3:25PM | 4:40PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 114-1 | Intermediate Conversational Japanese I | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Yuki Taguchi |
| JPNS 151-01 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-02 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-03 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 11:05AM | 12:20PM | Shizuka Hardy |
| JPNS 151-04 | Intermediate Japanese I | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 151-05 | Intermediate Japanese I-Rec | TR | 9:40AM | 10:55AM | Mariko Tamate |
| JPNS 151-06 | 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 | 4:50PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| JPNS 217 | Snakes and Robots: The Non-Human in East Asian Literature and Media | TR | 6:15PM | 7:30PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
| JPNS 235 | Japanese Calligraphy and Graphology | F | 2:00PM | 4:40PM | Keiko Nishioka |
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Korean| 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 217 | Snakes and Robots: The Non-Human in East Asian Literature and Media | R | 3:25PM | 6:05PM | Lin Meng Walsh |
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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 |
Portuguese| 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 | ElementaryPortuguese -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| 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 |
| 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 212 | Literature and Culture in the Original | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Rita Safariants |
| RUSS 234 | Slow Reading (The Brothers Karamazov) | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | John Givens |
| RUSS 263 | Speculative Fiction: East/West | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Dmitry Bykov |
| RUSS 269 | Russian Cinema After the Fall | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Rita Safariants |
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Spanish| Course # | Course Title | Day | Begin | End | Instructor |
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| SPAN 101-01 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 101-2 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 10:25AM | 11:15AM | TBD |
| SPAN 101-3 | Elementary Spanish I | MWF | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | TBD |
| SPAN 101-04 | Elementary Spanish I REC | T | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 101-5 | Elementary Spanish I REC | T | 2:00PM | 2:50PM | TBD |
| SPAN 101-6 | Elementary Spanish I -Rec | T | 11:05AM | 11:55AM | TBD |
| SPAN 102-1 | Elementary Spanish II | MWF | 9:00AM | 9:50AM | TBD |
| SPAN102-2 | Elementary Spanish II - Rec | T | 9:40AM | 10:30AM | TBD |
| 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 | MW | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 152-1 | Intermediate Spanish II | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 152-2 | Intermediate Spanish II | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Kirt Komocki |
| SPAN 159-1 | Spanish for Heritage Speaker | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Luisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi |
| SPAN 162 | Advanced Conversational Spanish | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Staff |
| SPAN 200-1 | Advanced Spanish Composition | TR | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Vialcary Crisótomo Tejada |
| SPAN 200-3 | Advanced Spanish Composition | MW | 2:00PM | 3:15PM | Raquel Alfaro |
| SPAN 203 | Representing Identities in the Early Modern Hispanic World | MW | 10:25AM | 11:40AM | Raquel Alfaro |
| SPAN 262/462 | Spanish-American Crime Fiction | TR | 12:30PM | 1:45PM | Ryan Prendergast |
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