Languages and Culture UG Handbook (Russian + another language)

FIRST LANGUAGE RUSSIAN

30 credits compulsory Russian language:

EITHER: (when Russian is ab initio):

SERS0001: Comprehension of Russian (Year 1A) (15 credits) and
SERS0002: Use of Russian (Year 1A) (15 credits)

OR: (when Russian is post A Level or equivalent):
SERS0003: Comprehension of Russian (Year 1) (15 credits)
SERS0005: Use of Russian (Year 1) (15 credits)

15 credits compulsory core Russian Culture module:
SERS0008: Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism (15 credits)

15 credits from core culture modules:
SERS0010: The Making of Modern Russian Culture (15 credits)
SERS0012: Representations of Russia (15 credits)
SERS0014: Russian Cinema: History, Ideology, Society (15 credits)
SEEE or ELCS Interdepartmental module (15 credits)
(if taken from the SSEES side of the syllabus)

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SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SELCS - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory language in the second language
30 credits of content modules related to the second language - please see the SELCS web pages for guidance.

SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SSEES - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory in the second language

EITHER: Level 1, for students entering as beginners - all modules are 30 credits

SEEB0001: Bulgarian Language Level 1
SEEC0001: Czech Language Level 1
SEEF0001: Finnish Language Level 1
SEEH0001: Hungarian Language Level 1
SEEP0001: Polish Language Level 1
SEER0001: Romanian Language Level 1
SEEY0001: Serbian/Croatian Language Level 1
SEEU0001: Ukrainian Language Level 1

OR: Level 2, for students with A level or equivalent - all modules are 30 credits

All languages except Finnish
SEEE0013: Literature and Memory (15 credits)
An interdpartmental module from modules whose code begins SEEE

Finnish only:
SCAN0012 : History and Culture of the Nordic Regions (Term 1) (15 credits)
An interdpartmental module from modules whose code begins SEEE

SSEES Language and culture modules - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory Russian language modules:

EITHER (when you took Russian at ab initio Year 1A level in the previous year):
SERS0016: Comprehension of Russian (Year 2A) (15 credits)
SERS0018: Use of Russian (Year 2A) (15 credits)

OR: (when you took Russian at Year 1 level in the previous year):
SERS0020: Comprehension of Russian (Year 2) (15 credits)
SERS0022: Use of Russian (Year 2) (15 credits)

15 credits from core Russian Culture modules:
One 15-credit module from Year 2 Literature/Culture options, for example:
SERS0027 - Russian Cinema Men and Women
SERS0029 - Chekhov The Quest for Freedom
SERS0031 - The Person Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
SERS0034 - The Petersburg 'Text' in Russian Literature and Culture: From Romanticism to Modernism

15 credits from core culture modules:
EITHER: from Year 2 Russian Culture modules
OR: Interdepartmental module (codes beginning SEEE)

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SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SELCS - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory language in the second language
30 credits of content modules related to the second language - please see the SELCS web pages for guidance.

SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SSEES - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory in the second language

EITHER: Level 2 - all modules are 15 credits

OR: Level 3 - all modules are 15 credits

Your third year is split between Russia and your the country where your other language choice is spoken. You will normally spend this year studying at a university, but alternatives, such as work placements, may be possible. Further details are contained in the Year Abroad Handbook.

Students on a SSEES placement in Semester 1 should select SEES0138 and ELCS0096
Students on a SELCS placement in Semester 1 should choose ELCS0095 and SEES0139

By the end of Year 4 you need to have taken a minimum of 90 credits in Level 6 modules over Years 2 and 4 together.

SSEES Language and culture modules - 60 credits

15 credits compulsory Russian language module:

SERS0039: Use of Russian (Year 4) (15 credits)

45 credits from optional modules

EITHER: all 45 credits from Level 6 Russian Culture modules
OR: 30 credits from Level 6 Russian Culture modules and 15 credits from Level 5/6 modules with codes beginning SEEE

Optional modules may include a maximum of two language modules from the list below:
SERS0037 Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
SERS0106 - Reading and Discussion of Texts in Russian
SERS0107 - Writing, Editing and Blogging in Russian

SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SELCS - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory language in the second language
30 credits of content modules related to the second language - please see the SELCS web pages for guidance.

SECOND LANGUAGE FROM SSEES - 60 credits

30 credits compulsory in the second language

EITHER: Level 3 - all modules are 15 credits

OR: SESS0053 Freestanding Dissertation - 30 credits

Languages and Culture UG Handbook (Russian + another language)

Russian (delivered by SSEES) and another language (delivered by SSEES or SELCS)

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