BA Czech and Russian
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 Russian, a Russian Studies degree centred on the acquisition of advanced linguistic proficiency alongside regional history and culture. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year undergraduate programme incorporates a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working in the target language regions. The first year covers introductory foundations through modules such as Czech Language Level 1, Literature and Memory, and Introduction to Russian Studies I, alongside options like How Words Work: Sounds and Sense. The second year progresses with Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Czech Language Level 2b-Production, and Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture, while offering further choices including Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 - 1930. The third year consists of a compulsory year abroad across two terms. The final year involves advanced study through Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Czech Language Level 3b - Production, and Use of Russian (Year 4), complemented by optional modules such as Narratives of Exile, Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom, and the SSEES Research Project (Half).
Modules
- Czech Language Level 1
- Literature and Memory
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- 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
- Language and social justice: ideologies, politics, and participation
- Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture
- Writing from the Other Europe
- 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
- Language and social justice: ideologies, politics, and participation
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 2A)
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 3b - Production
- Czech and Slovak Literature 3
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
- Use of Russian (Year 4)
- Narratives of Exile
- Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia
- SSEES Research Project (Half)
- Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom
- The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
- Soviet Literature in Revolution: Experiments with Fictional Forms, 1917-1953
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Innovation and Experiment
- Contemporary Russian Cinema
- Russian Poetry in the Silver Age
- Late-Soviet and Post-Soviet Literature and Culture