BA Finnish 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 Finnish and Russian, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focused on language acquisition and regional cultures. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory academic year abroad split across two terms in the third year. The first year covers foundational linguistic and cultural studies through Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, Finnish Language Level 1 and Introduction to Russian Studies I. The second year progresses with Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 2b-Production and Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture alongside options such as Nordic Politics and Society. The fourth year advances proficiency through Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Finnish Language Level 3b - Production, Advanced Finnish Society and Culture, Comprehension of Russian (Year 4) and Use of Russian (Year 4). Optional modules in later stages allow specialisation in areas such as Nordic Cinema, Translation: Theory and Practice, and Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia, with an option to complete an SSEES Research Project (Half).
Modules
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Finnish Language Level 1
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- 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
- 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
- Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 3b - Production
- Advanced Finnish Society and Culture
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
- Use of Russian (Year 4)
- 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
- SSEES Research Project (Half)
- Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom