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

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

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

    It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.


    • 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

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


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.


    • 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
    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  
    ELCH08015    Catalan language for beginners   20  
    ELCC08002    Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe   20  
    ELCC08003    Introduction to European Cinema   20  
    ELCS08037    Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment   20  
    ELCH08017    Basque Language for beginners   20  
    ELCS08038    Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model   20  
    ELCH08014    Culture and Society in the Catalan World   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.
     
    AND   

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

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into Honours: (1)students must pass courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years; (2)students must achieve 50% or more at first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree; (3)students must achieve at least 50% overall in the relevant second-year language course(s), including at least 50% in the language component of that course.

    At least 30 weeks must be 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 2016/17, 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 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly credits from European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies Level 10 courses, as available

     
    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CLLC10003     Thinking Translation: a Beginner's Guide     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CLLC10002     Film Criticism and Analysis     (20 credits)

     

    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies Level 10 courses, as available

     



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