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Degree Programme Table: Russian Studies (MA Hons) (UTRUSST)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCR08005    Russian Studies 1A   40  
    ELCR08002    Russian Studies 1B   40  

     

    Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCR08003 Russian Language 2 As available 20
    ELCR08006 The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature (1820-1920s) As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCS08023    Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2   20  
    ELCF08003    Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe   20  
    ELCF08007    Introduction to European Cinema 2   20  
    ELCH08007    Culture and Society in the Portuguese Speaking World   20  
    LASC08007    Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages   20  
    ELCH08015    Catalan language for beginners   20  
    ELCH08014    Culture and Society in the Catalan World   20  
    CLLC08002    Introduction to European Theatre   20  
    CLLC08001    Prose Fiction in Comparative Perspective   20  
    ELCF08009    Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A   20  
    ELCS08010    Scandinavian Languages 2   20  

    Notes:No Previous knowledge of Portuguese in necessary; a pass in a modern foreign language or a classical language at SCE Higher grade or equivalent evidence of linguistic proficiency in normally required.
    Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France is only available to students who have passed French 1A or French 1B.
    Scandinavian Languages 2 is available to students who have taken a Scandinavian Studies language in year one.
    For Linguistics 2Lh students must have passed: English Language 1 or Linguistics 1A or Linguistics 1B
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Must be the second level of one of the courses taken in first year
     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: (i) Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are normally entitled to progress to honours.
    (ii) a mark of 50% or above in Russian Language 2 and The Golden and Silver ages of Russian Literature.

    At least 30 weeks spent in Russian-speaking country as appropriate.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCC10001 Language Acquisition through residence/study As available 60
    ELCC10007 Modern European Languages Year Abroad Work As available 40
    ELCC10005 MEL dissertation preparation As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Final Assessment: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.). 1. (Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1).
    2. (Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1). 3. (Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 2). 4. (Russian Oral). 5. (Year Abroad Work (Socrates Marks or Year Abroad Essay)). 6. (Year Abroad Work (Socrates Marks or Year Abroad Essay)). 7. (Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8)). 8. (Dissertation Completion). 9. (Honours option course in Russian Studies). 10. (Honours option course in Russian Studies). 11. (Honours option course in Russian Studies). 12. (Honours option course in Russian Studies).


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCR10003 Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1 As available 10
    ELCR10004 Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 2 As available 10
    ELCC10018 Oral for Russian As available 0
    ELCC10006 MEL dissertation completion As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCR10002    The Great Russian Novel   20  
    ELCR10014    The Post-Soviet Word, Image and Memory   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    ELCR10015    The History of the Russian Language   20  
    ELCR10018    The Russian Language Society from Proper use to Propaganda   20  
    ELCR10016    Imperial Nation as a Minority Population   20  

     

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