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- You must register for exactly 120 credits per year of study;
- You must have taken and passed 90 credits of Level 6 modules by the end of the final year;
- You are not permitted to take more than 150 credits of Level 4 modules over the course of your programme;
- The Year Abroad must be passed
Please refer to the main module listings page to check if a module is running or not - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/undergraduate-module-listings
This programme features three tracks which allow for specialisation depending on your interests. You do not have to indicate your choice of track on application to the programme.
Track A - Literature and Culture
Track B - Politics and Culture
Track C - History and Culture
- Year One
SUMMARY
* Russian Language - 30 credits
* Core Track modules - between 45 and 75 credits depending on track
* Optional Track modules - between 15 and 45 credits depending on trackCompulsory Modules30 credits in Russian language:
Either (when Russian is ab initio):
SERS0001 - Comprehension of Russian (Year 1A) (15 Credits)
SERS0002 - Use of Russian (Year 1A) (15 Credits)Or (when Russian is post A Level):
SERS0003 - Comprehension of Russian (Year 1) (15 Credits)
SERS0005 - Use of Russian (Year 1) (15 Credits)
Core modules by track:Track A (Literature and Culture) (75 Credits)
SERS0008 - Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism (15 Credits)
SERS0010 - The Making of Modern Russian Culture (15 Credits)
SERS0012 - Representations of Russia (15 Credits)
SERS0014 - Russian Cinema: History, Ideology and Society (15 Credits)
SEEE0013 – Literature and Memory (15 credits)Track B (Politics and Culture) (45 Credits)
SESS0016 - Understanding Politics I: The Big Questions in Contemporary Europe (15 credits)
SESS0017 - Understanding Politics II: How Politics Works (15 credits)
SERS0010 - The Making of Modern Russian Culture (15 Credits)Track C (History and Culture) (45 Credits)
SEHI0003 - Frontiers of History (30 Credits)
SERS0010 - The Making of Modern Russian Culture (15 Credits)Optional Modules by track
Track A (15 Credits)
A Level 4 or 5 module (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS) (15 credits)
A Level 4 or 5 module from SSEES’s other programme areas, or a Level 4 module from another UCL department (subject to approval).Track B (45 credits)
At least two and a maximum of three from the following:
SERS0008 - Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism (15 Credits)
SERS0012 - Representations of Russia (15 Credits)
SERS0014 - Russian Cinema: History, Ideology and Society (15 credits)A maximum of one from the following:
A Level 4 or 5 module (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS) (15 credits)
A Level 4 or 5 module from SSEES’s other programme areas, or from another UCL department (subject to approval).Track C Options (45 Credits)
At least TWO and a maximum of THREE from the following:
SERS0008 - Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism (15 Credits)
SERS0012 - Representations of Russia (15 Credits)
SERS0014 - Russian Cinema: History, Ideology and Society (15 credits)A maximum of one from the following:
A Level 4 or 5 module (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS) (15 credits)
A Level 4 or 5 module from SSEES’s other programme areas, or from another UCL department (subject to approval).- Year Two
In your second year, you must choose a total of 120 credits
SUMMARY
* Russian Language - 30 credits
* Core Track modules - between 30 and 45 credits depending on track
* Optional Track modules - between 45 and 60 credits depending on track
Compulsory Modules30 credits in Russian language
Either (if you entered as a beginner):
• SERS0016: Comprehension of Russian (Year 2A) (15 credits)
• SERS0018: Use of Russian (Year 2A) (15 credits)
Or (if you entered with A Level or equivalent):
• SERS0020: Comprehension of Russian (Year 2) (15 credits)
• SERS0022: Use of Russian (Year 2) (15 credits)
Track A (Literature and Culture) (30 Credits)
15 credits core Russian culture
SERS0025 - Russian Poetry from Pushkin to Brodsky (15 Credits)
15 credits optional Russian culture - choose one 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
SERS0033 - Identities in Nineteenth- Century Russian Literature [R]
SERS0034 - The Petersburg 'Text' in Russian Literature and Culture: From Romanticism to ModernismTrack B (Politics and Culture) (45 Credits)
30 credits core Politics modulesSESS0030 - Russian Politics and Society (15 credits)
SESS0035 – Post-Soviet Politics and Society (15 credits)
15 credits optional Russian culture - choose one 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
SERS0033 - Identities in Nineteenth- Century Russian Literature [R]
SERS0034 - The Petersburg 'Text' in Russian Literature and Culture: From Romanticism to Modernism
Track C (History and Culture) (45 Credits)
30 credits core History modules
Survey, Thematic or Advanced Seminar modules in History (please see UCL History website)
15 credits optional Russian culture - choose one 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
SERS0033 - Identities in Nineteenth- Century Russian Literature [R]
SERS0034 - The Petersburg 'Text' in Russian Literature and Culture: From Romanticism to ModernismOptional Modules by track
Track A (Literature and Culture) (60 Credits)
• A minimum of 15 and a maximum of 60 credits can be chosen from optional Russian culture modules
• A maximum of 45 credits can be chosen from other optional modules. All 45 credits can be chosen from Interdepartmental Level 5 modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS) or 30 credits can be taken plus a maximum of 15 credits from Level 5 modules offered in SSEES’s programme areas, or from another UCL department (subject to approval).
Please make sure that you have the prerequisite if one is stated.
Track B (Politics and Culture) (45 Credits)
• you must choose at least 15 credits, and may choose a further 30 credits, from optional Level 5/6 Russian culture modules or Level 5 Politics modules.
• A maximum of 15 credits may be chosen from Level 5 interdepartmental modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS)
• A maximum of 15 credits may be chosen from Level 5 modules in SSEES’s other programme areas, or a Level 5 module from another UCL department (subject to approval). Please make sure that you have the prerequisite if one is stated.
Track C (History and Culture) (45 Credits)
• all 45 credits may be chosen from optional Level 5/6 Russian culture modules- up to 30 credits may be chosen from Survey/Thematic/Advanced seminar History modules
• up to 15 credits may be chosen from Level 5 interdepartmental modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS)
• A maximum of 15 credits may be taken from Level 5 modules in SSEES’s other programme areas, or a Level 5 module from another UCL department (subject to approval).- Year Abroad
Your third year is spent abroad at an institution in Russia, taking 120 credits. 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.
- Year Four
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.
SUMMARY
* Russian Language - 30 credits
* Optional Track modules - 90 credits
Compulsory Modules
• SERS0037 - Comprehension of Russian (Year 4) (15 Credits)
• SERS0039 - Use of Russian (Year 4) (15 Credits)Optional Modules
Track A (Literature and Culture) Options (90 Credits)
• A minimum of 60 and a maximum of 90 credits from optional Level 6 Russian culture modules
• A maximum of 30 credits from Level 5/6 modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS)
• A maximum of 15 credits from Level 5/6 modules from another UCL department (subject to approval).
Track B (Politics and Culture) Options (90 Credits)
• A minimum of 30 and a maximum of 90 credits from optional Level 6 Russian culture modules
• A maximum of 60 credits from optional Level 6 Politics modules
• A maximum of 30 credits from Level 5/6 modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS)
• A maximum of 15 credits from Level 5/6 modules from another UCL department (subject to approval).Track C (History and Culture) Options (90 Credits)
• A minimum of 30 and a maximum of 90 credits from optional Level 6 Russian culture
• A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 60 credits from optional Level 5/6 History modules delivered by UCL History
• A maximum of 30 credits from Level 5/6 modules (either SEEE**** delivered by SSEES or ELCS**** delivered by SELCS)
• A maximum of 15 credits from Level 5/6 module from another UCL department (subject to approval)