BA Hungarian and Romanian
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 Hungarian and Romanian, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focusing on the acquisition of two languages alongside Central and East European literature and history. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year undergraduate programme incorporates a compulsory year abroad during the third year. The first year builds initial language abilities through Hungarian Language Level 1 and Romanian Language Level 1 alongside literature studies in War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema and Literature and Memory. The second year progresses competency via Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture. The third year is spent abroad across two academic terms. The final year consolidates proficiency through Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension and Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, with options such as Free-standing Dissertation.
Modules
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Hungarian Language Level 1
- Romanian 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
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture
- Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 2b - Production
- Introduction to Romanian 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
- Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Hungarian Literature 3
- Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 3b - Production
- Romanian Literature 3
- Free-standing Dissertation