BA Czech and Serbian/Croatian
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 Serbian/Croatian, a Russian Studies degree centred on the academic exploration of Central and Eastern European languages, histories, and cultural traditions. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete a compulsory year abroad between the second and fourth academic years. The first year introduces foundational linguistic skills and cultural contexts through modules such as Czech Language Level 1, Serbian and Croatian Language Level 1, Literature and Memory, and War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, alongside optional study in subjects like Narratives of Exile. The second year advances linguistic proficiency and literary analysis via Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Czech Language Level 2b-Production, Serbian and Croatian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture. The third year consists of a compulsory Year Abroad across two terms. The final year focuses on advanced mastery through modules including Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Czech and Slovak Literature 3, Serbian and Croatian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, and Serbian and Croatian Literature 3, with an optional Free-standing Dissertation.
Modules
- Czech Language Level 1
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Serbian and Croatian Language Level 1
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- Narratives of Exile
- 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
- Serbian and Croatian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Serbian and Croatian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Serbian and Croatian Literature
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- Narratives of Exile
- 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
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 3b - Production
- Czech and Slovak Literature 3
- Serbian and Croatian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Serbian and Croatian Language Level 3b - Production
- Serbian and Croatian Literature 3
- Free-standing Dissertation