Undergraduate Course: The Post-Soviet Word, Image and Memory (ELCR10014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course provides an approach to post-Soviet Russian culture through a consideration of different media, including literature, cinema, television and newspapers. It encourages an interdisciplinary approach to post-Soviet Russian culture and, through textual analysis, the development of reading skills in Russian. The emphasis on individual project work enables students to pursue aspects of the subject that are of particular interest to them, while gaining the perspective offered by the wider cultural context. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Entry to Russian hons |
| Additional Costs | none |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | VS should be enrolled on ELCR09001. In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s) |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
exam 70%; essay (2, 500 words) 30%. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
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Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the unit, a candidate will be able to demonstrate:
! sophisticated knowledge and understanding of broad trends in the development of Russian culture since the end of the Soviet period;
! first-hand acquaintance with a number of key cultural products in a variety of media ;
! capacity for sophisticated analysis of specific cultural products in a variety of media and for presentation of that analysis in coherent written form;
! awareness of the basic concepts and principles associated with the study of Russian culture;
! ability to read and process written Russian at an appropriate linguistic level;
! capacity for independent study and efficient management of time;
! ability to locate relevant primary and secondary material, and to present and interpret this material coherently and in such a way as to demonstrate achievement of all the outcomes listed above.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DELC Post-Soviet Word |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
Email: Alexandra.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Julie Gifford
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: Julie.Gifford@ed.ac.uk |
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