MA Russian Studies and Classics
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Russian Studies and Classics, a joint honours degree in Russian Studies and Classics exploring the languages, literature and cultures of both the classical world and Russia. The curriculum allows students to follow an Ancient Greek, Latin or non-language pathway through Classics study while developing advanced proficiency in Russian through streamed language courses. The first year covers foundational studies through the history and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, ancient Greek language, and Latin language. The second year introduces specialized literary and cultural topics through modules such as Transnational Russian Culture, The Golden Age of Russian Literature, and Utopia and Dystopia in 20th-century Russian Literature. Subsequent years focus on advanced linguistic development and specialized cultural contexts through modules including reading and writing (including translation), speaking and listening, and Culture and Power under Stalin.
Modules
- the history and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds
- or, ancient Greek language
- or, Latin language
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- if you took Russian Studies 1A in Year 1, you will take Russian Language 2A.
- if you took Russian Studies 1B in Year 1, you will take Russian Language 2B.
- Transnational Russian Culture
- The Golden Age of Russian Literature
- Utopia and Dystopia in 20th-century Russian Literature
- ancient history
- classical art and archaeology
- classical literature in translation
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- reading and writing (including translation)
- speaking and listening
- The Russian 19th-century novel
- Russian language in its social context
- Russian art
- Post-Soviet politics
- Culture and Power under Stalin