Undergraduate Course: Russian Studies 1B (ELCR08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/russian/undergd.html | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Consolidation and extension of the knowledge of modern Russian, written and spoken.Introduction to Russian culture and literature - lectures and tutorials. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Russian Higher Grade (SCE) or equivalent 
 
A pass (40%) for Intermediate Russian Language (ELCR07002) | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
(
 Lecture Hours 11,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 77,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
301 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 3:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 3:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Students will have theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to the use of the Russian grammar of  nouns, pronouns, adjectives and some syntax. They will have a general understanding of the main periods and events and names in Russia's history, culture and literature. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 1 Culture essay; exercises, oral work.  Class work 50%; degree exam 50%. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | DELC Russian 1B | 
 
 
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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