Programmes & Modules Handbook

B.A. Russian Studies and International Relations Full-time

Year: 1
2021/22 Session

Not all modules listed as optional are available every year

The following must be taken:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Politics as a Vocation I	08 34004	10	Semester 1
LC Politics as a Vocation II	08 34005	10	Semester 2
LC Understanding International Relations	08 34202	20	Semester 2
LC Understanding Politics	08 26060	20	Semester 1

Select as appropriate from the following:

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

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

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).

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.

Optional Russian Modules:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Russia Unwrapped: Cultures, Contexts, Identities A	09 35109	10	Semester 1
LC Russia Unwrapped: Cultures, Contexts, Identities B	09 35110	10	Semester 2