BA Hungarian 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 Hungarian and Russian, a Russian Studies and Modern Languages degree focusing on the acquisition of advanced language proficiency alongside the historical and cultural contexts of both regions. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year completing an assessed period abroad across two terms. The first year covers foundational linguistic and cultural analysis through compulsory modules such as War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, Literature and Memory, Hungarian Language Level 1, Introduction to Russian Studies I, and Introduction to Russian Studies II. The second year continues language acquisition and cultural study with Writing from the Other Europe, Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production, and Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture. The third year consists of Year Abroad Term 1 and Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year consolidates advanced proficiency through Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production, Hungarian Literature 3, Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Comprehension of Russian (Year 4), and Use of Russian (Year 4). Optional modules across the degree span topics such as narratives of exile, cinematic traditions, theatrical performance, minority languages, and literature, with a final-year research project available as an option.
Modules
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Hungarian Language Level 1
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- 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
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 1A)
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture
- 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
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
- Use of Russian (Year 4)
- 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
- Contemporary Russian Cinema
- Russian Poetry in the Silver Age
- Late-Soviet and Post-Soviet Literature and Culture