BA Bulgarian and Danish
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Bulgarian and Danish, a German and Russian studies degree centred on linguistic and cultural education across two academic departments. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad and a final-year dissertation. The first year covers language foundations through Introduction to Danish Language and Culture, Bulgarian Language Level 1, and War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema. The second year develops proficiency through Intermediate Danish Language and Culture, Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Writing from the Other Europe, alongside optional choices such as Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture. The third year consists of a period spent abroad. The final year concludes studies with Advanced Danish Language and Culture, Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, and Free-standing Dissertation, with further optional modules available including Translation: Theory and Practice and Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture.
Modules
- Introduction to Danish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Bulgarian Language Level 1
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: History, Ideology, Society
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture
- Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Bulgarian Culture and Literature
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture 1
- Nordic Literature in Context
- Intermediate Old Norse
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture 2
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Danish Language and Culture
- Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Free-standing Dissertation
- Northern Sites and Cities: Perspectives of Urban and Cultural Geographies of the Nordic Region
- Translation from the Scandinavian Languages
- Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture
- Viking-Age Scandinavia A
- Narratives of Exile
- Crossroads of Culture: Language and Identity in the Literatures of Ukraine from Crimea to the Shtetl
- Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Translation: Theory and Practice
- Perspectives on Nonbinary, Gender-inclusive and Genderqueer Language
- Contemporary Russian Cinema