BA Finnish and Ukrainian
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 Ukrainian, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focusing on the languages, societies and cultural contexts of Finland and Ukraine. Teaching takes place at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and the programme includes a compulsory third year spent abroad. The first year covers introductory language study alongside modules such as Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema and Finnish Language Level 1. The second year progresses to intermediate language instruction alongside compulsory topics like Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension and Ukrainian Culture and Text A, with optional choices covering areas such as Nordic Literature in Context and How Words Work: Sounds and Sense. The third year consists of a year abroad across two terms. The final year involves advanced study through modules including Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Advanced Finnish Society and Culture, and The Making of Modern Ukraine I, alongside optional selections such as Translation: Theory and Practice and Nordic Cinema.
Modules
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Finnish Language Level 1
- Ukrainian Language Level 1
- Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Finnish Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Finnish Society and Culture
- Ukrainian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Ukrainian Language Level 2b-Production
- Ukrainian Culture and Text A
- Ukrainian Culture and Text B
- 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
- The Making of Modern Ukraine I
- The Making of Modern Ukraine II
- Ukrainian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Ukrainian Language Level 3b - Production
- Crime and Small Communities in Nordic Literature
- Nordic Cinema
- Nordic Landscapes
- Narratives of Exile
- Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Translation: Theory and Practice
- Perspectives on Nonbinary, Gender-inclusive and Genderqueer Language