Programme Requirements for 2019/20 Session


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B.A. History and Russian Studies Full-time

Year: 1
2019/20 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Practising History (A): Skills in History 09 22609 10 Semester 1
Practising History (B): Skills in History 09 22608 10 Semester 2

Select as appropriate from the following:

The following are compulsory for students who have A Level Russian

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Russian Core I - Advanced: Beyond the Basics. Russian Language in Context 09 29748 20 Semester 1
LC Russian Core II - Advanced: Beyond the Basics. Russian Language in Context 09 29749 20 Semester 2

The following are compulsory for students who do not have A level Russian

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Russian Core I - Beginners: Cracking the Code: Russian Language, Russian Life 09 29761 20 Semester 1
LC Russian Core II - Beginners: Cracking the Code: Russian Language, Russian Life 09 29762 20 Semester 2

Choose 40 credits from the following [of which 20 credits should be taught in the Autumn term and 20 credits in the Spring]

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Discovering the Middle Ages 09 25898 20 Semester 1
LC Living in the Middle Ages 09 25896 20 Semester 2
LC The Making of the Contemporary World: Modern History c. 1800 to the Present 09 29546 20 Semester 2
LC War and Society 09 28693 20 Semester 2
Reformation, Rebellion and Revolution: the Making of the Modern World, c. 1500-1800. 09 22820 20 Semester 1

NB: To proceed from Stage I to Stage II, a student must have a minimum of 100 credits, to include the relevant Core II language module.

In addition to the core language modules, students follow additional Level C modules from Russian Studies to the relevant credit value for their respective programme, to a combined total of 120 credits. Depending on the number of credits students opt to take in each language, optional module choices may be restricted (please refer to the relevant language section in the BA Modern Languages handbook and language specific module choice information).

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Russia Unwrapped: Cultures, Contexts, Identities 09 30077 20 Semester 1
LC Tandem Learning Russian and English 09 31142 20 Full Term