BA Danish 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 Danish and Russian, a German and Russian studies degree centred on linguistic, literary and cultural traditions across northern and eastern Europe. Core topics include Research Methods. The course spans four academic years, incorporating a compulsory year abroad for language immersion. Teaching is split between the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the School of European Languages, Culture and Society. The first year covers foundational language and cultural modules through Introduction to Danish Language and Culture and Introduction to Russian Studies I. The second year progresses to intermediate language study alongside options such as Intermediate Danish Language and Culture and Viking-Age Scandinavia A. The third year is spent abroad. The final year focuses on advanced proficiency and specialized study, featuring compulsory modules such as Advanced Danish Language and Culture and Comprehension of Russian (Year 4). Optional modules allow specialization in areas such as Northern Sites and Cities: Perspectives of Urban and Cultural Geographies of the Nordic Region and Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia, supported by project work.
Modules
- Introduction to Danish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- Literature and Memory
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 1A)
- Use of Russian (Year 1A)
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 1)
- Use of Russian (Year 1)
- Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism
- Representations of Russia
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: History, Ideology, Society
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture
- 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
- Viking-Age Scandinavia A
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Danish Language and Culture
- Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
- Use of Russian (Year 4)
- 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
- 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