BA Russian with Czech

Institution University of Sheffield
Method At the institution
Location Sheffield
Type Undergraduate
Course fee By request

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BA Russian with Czech

Objectives Our language courses at Sheffield focus on small-group teaching, and you'll be taught by internationally-renowned experts in our field. Beginners and post-A Level Russian students follow separate language courses tailored to their levels for two full years. We offer a core programme in Russian culture and civilisation that complements language instruction at each level. All students follow either a beginners or advanced Russian course, depending on their qualifications, and modules in Russian culture. Russian with Czech offers a range of options, including Russian literature, art, cinema, social history and linguistics. The Czech side of your degree includes modules in the language and culture of the Czech Republic. You study Czech from level one and take modules in Czech history and Czech literature. You spend half your year abroad in Russia, and half in Prague or Brno through our Erasmus exchanges at those universities. The course lasts four years. You'll gain a thorough grounding in all aspects of spoken and written Russian and Czech, including conversation, reading, translating and oral presentation. We also hone your reading, presentation and writing skills in English.
Entry requirements Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBC Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BC Scottish Highers - ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 30 points including 5 points at Higher Level in a Modern Foreign Language - Russian if taken. Core Requirements - We do not require a qualification in Russian but it can affect the offer made. Applicants without A Level Russian should normally have at least C at A Level in another Modern Foreign Language. If you have taken A Level Russian we would normally require at least grade C.
Academic title BA Russian with Czech
Course description Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.

Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.

Important notice :
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.

This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.

Typical First Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Czech Language and Culture for Beginners 1 20

Czech Language and Culture for Beginners 2 20

Introduction to Russian Culture 20

Russian for Beginners (I) 20

Russian for Beginners (II) 20

Russian Language I 10

Russian Language II 10

Typical Second Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Studies in Czech Culture 20

Czech Intermediate I 10

Czech Intermediate II 10

Politics and Culture in the USSR 1917-38 20

Russian Approaches to Culture 20

The Structures of Russian 20

Visual Culture and Society in the Soviet Union, 1917-1991 20

Movements in Russian Culture: Realism, Modernism and Beyond 10

Russian Language (Course A): Translation Skills 10

Russian Language (Course B): Translation Skills 10

Russian Language Skills (I) Course A 10

Russian Language Skills (I) Course B 10

Russian Language Skills (II) Course A 10

Russian Language Skills (II) Course B 10

The Russian Novel in the 19th Century I 10

The Russian Novel in the 19th Century II 10

Typical Third Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad 40

Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad 40

Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad (Project) 20

Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad (Project) 20

Typical Fourth Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Project in Czech Studies 20

Aspects of Post-Soviet Russian Culture 10

Russian Language (Advanced): Comprehension and Communication Skills (I) 10

Russian Language (Advanced): Comprehension and Communication Skills (II) 10

Russian Language (Advanced): Translation Skills 10

Varieties of Written and Spoken Czech I 10

Varieties of Written and Spoken Czech II 10

Project in Russian Studies 20