MA Russian
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 (HL 6,6,5)
About this course
MA (Honours) in Russian, a degree in English and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Russian Studies focused on language acquisition and the study of Russian-language cultures. Students have the opportunity to apply to spend a semester studying abroad in a Russian-speaking country during their studies. The first year introduces the language through modules such as Elementary Russian Language 1, Elementary Russian Language 2, Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1, and Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2. The second year advances linguistic proficiency through Intermediate Russian Language 1, Intermediate Russian Language 2, Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 1, and Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 2. Later stages of the programme explore specialist cultural topics including Pre-revolutionary Russophone Women's Writing, Utopia/Dystopia in Russian Literature and Culture, The Russian Play, and Issues in Russian Cultural Memory. Further options span areas such as Russian Children’s Literature (1900 – 2015), Russian Crime Fiction, Worlds of Russophone Literature, and Russian Modernist Fiction 1900 - 1940. Additional modules include The City in Soviet and Russian Cinema, The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel, Theatre and Performance in Russophone Cultures, and The Fantastic in 19th-Century Russian Literature.
Modules
- Pre-revolutionary Russophone Women's Writing
- Utopia/Dystopia in Russian Literature and Culture
- The Russian Play
- Issues in Russian Cultural Memory
- Russian Children’s Literature (1900 – 2015)
- Russian Crime Fiction
- Worlds of Russophone Literature
- Russian Modernist Fiction 1900 - 1940
- The City in Soviet and Russian Cinema
- The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel
- Theatre and Performance in Russophone Cultures
- The Fantastic in 19th-Century Russian Literature
- Elementary Russian Language 1 : the module is aimed at students with no prior knowledge of Russian. It teaches the Cyrillic alphabet, essential points of grammar and relevant vocabulary for communication in various Russian-speaking contexts
- Elementary Russian Language 2 : this is the second-semester module for students beginning their study of Russian. We continue to develop the four key language skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking - and work on grammar and vocabulary acquisition
- Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 : reinforces and builds on the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary acquired at school. Develops translation and oral skills, and studies literary texts in Russian
- Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 : the module is aimed at students who have a prior high-school qualification (or equivalent) in Russian. It covers elements of grammar, translation, text analysis, the study of literature, and oral tuition
- Intermediate Russian Language 1 : this module is for those students who began their study of Russian in first year. It deepens knowledge of Russian grammar and vocabulary, develops communication skills in response to audio-visual material and increases writing proficiency
- Intermediate Russian Language 2 : the module builds on the grammar and vocabulary taught in RU2201. Alongside audio-visual and written communication and writing practice, students will translate texts from Russian into English which develop key vocabulary
- Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 1 : the module reinforces Russian grammar and syntax at a higher level. Students will translate texts into and out of Russian and develop communication skills in response to audio-visual material
- Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 2 : the module continues to build on the advanced grammar and syntax taught in Advanced Intermediate Russian 1. Audio-visual communication, translation and oral skills will continue to be developed