BA Russian with Japanese

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

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BA Russian with Japanese

Objectives Russian courses at Sheffield focus on small-group teaching. You'll be taught by internationally-renowned experts and by native speakers of the language. All students follow either a beginners or an advanced (post-A Level) Russian course, depending on their qualifications. You will gain a thorough grounding in all aspects of spoken and written Russian, including conversation, reading, translating and oral presentation. At the same time you will hone your reading, research, presentation and writing skills in English. You will also follow a core programme of modules in Russian cultural and social history that complements language instruction at each level. You may also choose from an exciting range of optional modules, including literature, East European cinema, art and visual culture, linguistics, and other Slavonic languages (Czech or Polish). You'll gain a thorough grounding in all aspects of spoken and written Russian, including conversation, reading, translating and oral presentation. We also hone your reading, presentation and writing skills in English. This is a four-year single honours course. You will spend your third year abroad in Russia. As the minor subject on this degree, Japanese is taught non-intensively. Students acquire a good grounding in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in small-group teaching. Note that the School of East Asian Studies also offers a range of degree courses in which Japanese is taught intensively and a year is spent at a Japanese university. This course is run jointly with the School of East Asian Studies.
Entry requirements Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB + BC Scottish Highers - ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - BBBBB - ABBBB. Contact the department for more specific requirements. International Baccalaureate - 30 - 32 points. Contact the department for more specific requirements Core Requirements - Russian is not essential but can affect the other made. Applicants without GCE A Level Russian should normally have B/C GCE A Level in another language.
Academic title BA Russian with Japanese
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
Introduction to Russian Culture 20

Japanese for Non-Specialists I 20

Japanese for Non-Specialists II 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
Japanese for Non-Specialists III 20

Japanese for Non-Specialists IV 20

Contemporary Japanese Society 20

Critical Approaches to Japanese Cinema 20

Gendering Japan 20

Issues in Modern Japanese History 20

Japan in the World 20

Japan's Minorities 20

Literature and Society in Contemporary Japan 20

Politics and Culture in the USSR 1917-38 20

Postwar Japanese Politics 20

Russian Approaches to Culture 20

The Modern Japanese Novel (In translation) 20

The Structures of Russian 20

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

Work and Society in Japan 20

Czech I 10

Czech II 10

Czech Intermediate I 10

Czech Intermediate II 10

Movements in Russian Culture: Realism, Modernism and Beyond 10

Polish I 10

Polish II 10

Polish Intermediate I 10

Polish Intermediate II 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
Japanese for Non-Specialists V 20

Japanese for Non-Specialists VI 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