MA Russian Studies and Scandinavian Studies
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB (required: a language other than English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Russian Studies and Scandinavian Studies, a German and Russian Studies degree focused on the languages, literature and cultures of Russia and the Nordic region. The programme incorporates a full academic year abroad taken during the four-year undergraduate course structure. The first year covers introductory options including study Modern Icelandic, Scandinavian Civilisation, linguistics and language sciences, and philosophy, divinity and law. Year 2 introduces Russian Language 2A, Russian Language 2B, Transnational Russian Culture, The Golden Age of Russian Literature, and Introduction to European Cinema. Year 3 involves support services such as Student Wellbeing Service, Student Counselling, and Student Disability and Learning Support. Year 4 focuses on advanced topics including literature and culture, history and politics, and language in socio-political context.
Modules
- study Modern Icelandic
- take one, or both, of two courses in Scandinavian Civilisation. These provide an overview of important trends in the history, society, culture and politics of the Scandinavian and wider Nordic world, from the earliest times to the present.
- linguistics and language sciences
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- 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
- 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
- learn or continue with Modern Icelandic
- take a course in Ukrainian Language and Cultures
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- literature and culture
- history and politics
- language in socio-political context