| Russian Studies (MA) |
| Degree Type: Single Honours |
| UCAS Code: R700 |
| The following programme applies to students entering the Honours
cycle from session 2005-06. |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
CT |
| 1 |
ONE OF: |
|
|
|
|
Russian Studies 1A, OR |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
Russian Studies 1B |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
Further courses |
A-Q |
7/8 |
80 |
| 2 |
Russian Language 2 and Russian Literature 2 |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
TWO OF: |
|
|
|
|
Introduction to European Cinema/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-speaking World/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Portuguese Language for Beginners */ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
A second literature course in Italian and/or German/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian
Literature |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Linguistics 1a/ |
I |
7 |
20 |
|
Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European
Languages |
I |
8 |
20 |
|
Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
AND |
|
|
|
|
Further courses† |
A-Q |
8 |
40 |
| 3 |
At least 30 weeks spent in Russian-speaking country as appropriate: ‡ |
|
Language acquisition through residence/study |
G |
10 |
60 |
|
Year abroad work |
G |
10 |
40 |
|
Dissertation preparation |
G |
10 |
20 |
| 4 |
Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1 |
G |
10 |
10 |
| |
Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 2 |
G |
10 |
10 |
|
Honours option courses in Russian Studies |
G |
10 |
80 |
|
Oral |
G |
10 |
0 |
|
Dissertation completion |
G |
10 |
20 |
| 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 Long Essay) |
| 6. Year Abroad Work (Socrates Marks or Long 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 |
| *No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary: a pass
in a modern foreign language or a classical language at SCE Higher grade
or equivalent evidence of linguistic proficiency is normally required. |
| †Must be the second level of one of the courses taken
in first year |
| ‡ Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in
all six subjects taken in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50%
or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language. |
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