Programme Requirements for 2024/25 Session


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

Year: 4
2024/25 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Russian Core VI - Language and Contexts 09 33730 10 Semester 1
LH Russian Core VII - Language and Contexts 09 33738 10 Semester 2

You are required to complete a Dissertation or Extended Essay in your Final year and depending on your programme you may be able to choose whether you write it in Russian Studies or in your other Department.

If in Russian Studies choose one of the following:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1 09 33503 20 Semester 1
LH Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 2 09 33505 20 Full Term
LH Joint Honours Link Dissertation 09 27515 40 Semester 1

POLSIS

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Dissertation 08 20905 40 Full Term

Independent Study Module:

Optional modules offered by the Department of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS). The following is an indicative list:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Contemporary International Political Economy 08 20911 20 Semester 1
LH Controversies in Contemporary Democracies 08 22555 20 Semester 1
LH Corruption and Clientelism: Global Perspective 08 36018 20 Semester 2
LH Global Security 08 36022 20 Semester 1
LH Topics in British Politics 08 20912 20 Semester 1

Options in POLSIS - Please ensure you are taking a total of 60 credits in POLSIS (i.e. If you are taking the POLSIS dissertation only choose 20 credits from those below:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Advanced Modern Asia 08 19471 20 Semester 1
LH Contemporary International Political Economy 08 20911 20 Semester 1
LH Topics in British Politics 08 20912 20 Semester 1

Students follow additional Level H 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).

Russian Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English 09 35144 20 Semester 2
LH Business Russian 09 37847 20 Semester 1