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Degree Programme Table: Russian Studies and Philosophy (MA Hons) (UTRUSPY)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHIL08015 Morality and Value As available 20
    PHIL08016 Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ELCR08005     Russian Studies 1A     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ELCR08002     Russian Studies 1B     (40 credits)

     


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL08004    Logic 1   20  
    PHIL08005    Philosophy of Science 1   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Level 7 language courses cannot be taken for credits on this degree programme.
     



    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 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
    PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language As available 20
    PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality 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
    PHIL08004    Logic 1   20  
    PHIL08005    Philosophy of Science 1   20  

     
    OR   

    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  
    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  
    LASC08018    LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods   20  
    LASC08019    LEL2C: English in Time and Space   20  
    LASC08020    LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories   20  
    LASC08021    LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages   20  
    ELCR08006    The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature (1820-1920s)   20  

    Notes: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 LEL2 courses students must have passed: Linguistics and English Language 1 or A Brief Introduction to Language.
     


    Year 3, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 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 Modern European Language second-year courses for their registered degree, and have met the Philosophy requirements below, are normally entitled to progress to honours.
    Progression to Philosophy Honours requires (1) an *average* of 50% across both the mandatory Philosophy courses standardly taken in the second year, Mind, Matter and Language (MML) and Knowledge and Reality (K&R) achieved at the first sitting and (2) a minimum of 40% in each course (MML and K&R) achieved at the first sitting.

    At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Philosophy and the relevant language in an approved establishment.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCC10001 Language Acquisition through residence/study As available 60
    PHIL10056 Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) As available 40




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



    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    ELCC10005     MEL dissertation preparation     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    ELCC10002     Modern European Languages Year Abroad Assessment     (20 credits)

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2013/14, 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. (Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL)). 6. (Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL)). 7. (MEL Dissertation Preparation OR Year Abroad Assessment (same mark as 8)). 8. (MEL Dissertation Completion OR MEL Long Essay). 9. (Honours option course in Russian Studies). 10. (Courses in Philosophy). 11. (Courses in Philosophy). 12. (Courses in Philosophy).


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 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




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 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  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCC10011    MEL Long Essay   20  
    ELCC10006    MEL dissertation completion   20  

     

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10014    The Philosophy of Wittgenstein   20  
    PHIL10017    Applied Ethics   20  
    PHIL10019    Meta-Ethics   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10115    Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10147    Environmental Ethics   20  
    PHIL10145    Epistemology in the Early Modern World   20  
    PHIL10148    Perception and Action: From Inner Zombies to the Predictive Brain   20  
    PHIL10143    Philosophy: Fun and Games   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10133    Logic, Computability and Incompleteness   20  

     


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