BA Bulgarian and Finnish
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 Finnish, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focused on language acquisition and cultural studies. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory third-year period spent abroad and a final-year dissertation. The first year covers initial language acquisition and regional contexts through Bulgarian Language Level 1, Finnish Language Level 1, Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, and War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, alongside optional choices such as Representations of Russia. Year 2 advances linguistic proficiency and cultural understanding with Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Introduction to Bulgarian Culture and Literature, and Writing from the Other Europe, complemented by options like How Words Work: Sounds and Sense. Year 3 consists of a practical period abroad across two terms. The final year consolidates mastery through Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 3b - Production, Advanced Finnish Society and Culture, and a Free-standing Dissertation, with further specialization available via optional modules such as Translation: Theory and Practice and Narratives of Exile.
Modules
- 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
- Finnish Language Level 1
- Representations of Russia
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Bulgarian Culture and Literature
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 - 1930
- Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows
- Minority Languages of Russia: Cultural, Linguistic Diversity and Endangerment
- Staging Europe: Modern European Drama and Theatre
- Between the Alps and the Adriatic: Modern Slovene Culture and Literature
- Old Church Slavonic and Comparative Slavonic Grammar as a Language Learning Strategy
- Contemporary Performance and Activism in Europe
- Contemporary Polish Cinema
- Language and social justice: ideologies, politics, and participation
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 3b - Production
- Advanced Finnish Society and Culture
- Free-standing Dissertation
- Narratives of Exile
- Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Translation: Theory and Practice
- Perspectives on Nonbinary, Gender-inclusive and Genderqueer Language
- The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Innovation and Experiment