BA Czech 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 Czech and Finnish, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focusing on the acquisition of two distinct languages and their associated cultural landscapes. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spanning two terms to experience the language environments directly. The first year covers foundational acquisition through modules such as Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, Czech Language Level 1, and Finnish Language Level 1. The second year continues linguistic progression with Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture, alongside optional choices including Nordic Literature in Context and How Words Work: Sounds and Sense. The third year consists of Year Abroad Term 1 and Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year advances proficiency through Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension, and Advanced Finnish Society and Culture, with further options such as Nordic Cinema and Translation: Theory and Practice.
Modules
- 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
- Finnish Language Level 1
- Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture
- Nordic Literature in Context
- Nordic Politics and Society
- 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
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 3b - Production
- Czech and Slovak Literature 3
- Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 3b - Production
- Advanced Finnish Society and Culture
- Crime and Small Communities in Nordic Literature
- Nordic Cinema
- Nordic Landscapes
- 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
- The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Innovation and Experiment