2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Politics (Russian)

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit: Coursefinder

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Languages, Cultures and Societies:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Politics and International Relations: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-politics-15.pdf

Programme specification:

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct Russian language pathway. Those students with prior knowledge of the language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced Russian - see Coursefinder.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take 40 credits of PIED modules, a 20 credit MODL module and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in Russian, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. Students who have prior knowledge of Russian are required to take 40 credits in Russian. Students who have no prior knowledge of Russian are required to take 60 credits in Russian. Students combining Politics with advanced Russian will have 20 credits of Discovery modules. Students with no prior knowledge of Russian will have no space available for Discovery modules at level 1. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students with prior knowledge of Russian (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

Students with no prior knowledge of Russian will be required to study the following modules:

Discovery modules:

Students taking SLAV1101 and SLAV1120 should choose 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 1. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

Discovery modules:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Politics and a minimum of 40 credits in Russian. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Politics or Russian; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further Politics or Russian modules. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Students are required to study TWO of the following core Politics modules, one from each list.

List A

List B

Students may choose to take up to 40 credits from the below list of optional modules:

All students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Politics or Russian.

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Russian and Politics: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two subjects. Any remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in either Russian or Politics, or as Discovery modules.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.

Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:

Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.

Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional optional modules in Politics or Russian.

Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

Last updated: 18/08/2022 12:27:38

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