BA Czech 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 Czech and Danish, a German and RussianStudies degree centred on language acquisition alongside East European and Nordic cultural studies. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working. The first year establishes language foundations through Introduction to Danish Language and Culture, Czech Language Level 1 and Literature and Memory. The second year progresses with Intermediate Danish Language and Culture, Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension and Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture, alongside optional modules in subjects such as Intermediate Old Norse and Nordic Literature in Context. Year three consists of the SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the programme with Advanced Danish Language and Culture, Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension and Czech and Slovak Literature 3, complemented by optional studies in areas such as Translation from the Scandinavian Languages and Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture.
Modules
- Introduction to Danish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Czech Language Level 1
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture
- Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture
- 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
- Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 3b - Production
- Czech and Slovak Literature 3
- 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
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Innovation and Experiment