BA Modern Languages and Business (Russian)

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Year 1

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students on Route B must take 120 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 40 credits in Business and 80 credits in Russian. Overall, students on Route A and Route H must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students on Route A and Route H are required to take 40 credits in Business and 60 credits in Russian. Students on Route A and Route H may take the remaining 20 credits as discovery modules or as further options with Russian. All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
LUBS1001 Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 10 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
LUBS1140 Principles of International Business 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) PFP
LUBS1870 Behaviour in Organisations 10 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL1090 Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
SLAV1120 What is Russia? An Introduction to Russian Studies 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Optional Modules

Route A
Students entering with A level Russian or equivalent will be required to study the following module:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV1101 Core Russian Language 1 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Route H
Students entering with heritage knowledge of Russian language will be required to study the following module:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV1140 Russian Language for Heritage Speakers 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of Russian will be required to study the following modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV1010 Beginning Russian 1 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
SLAV1020 Beginning Russian 2 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) PFP

 

Route A/H
Students with prior knowledge of Russian (taking EITHER SLAV1101 OR SLAV1140) may take up to 20 credits of the following list of optional modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
MODL1060 Language: Structure and Sound 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL1070 World Histories 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL1100 Politics, Culture and Society 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL1150 Worlds of Literature 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL1401 Discourse, Culture and Identity 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Discovery Modules

Route A/H
Students with prior knowledge of Russian (taking EITHER SLAV1101 OR SLAV1140) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.


Year 2

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in Business and a minimum of 40 credits in Russian. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Russian. All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
LUBS2400 The International Economic Environment 10 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
LUBS2820 Contemporary Topics in International Business 10 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
LUBS2901 Managing Operations, Supply Chains and Digital Technologies 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
LUBS2910 Management Research and Analysis 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Optional Modules

Route A/B
Students who took SLAV1101 OR SLAV1010 and SLAV1020 in Level 1 will be required to study the following module:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2101 Core Russian Language 2 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Route A/B
Students taking SVAL2101 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from Basket 1 AND Baskets 2-3). Students can take only ONE module per Basket. (Basket 2 and Basket 3 are offered in alternate years):
Basket 1

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2103 Applied Russian Language 2 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Basket 2

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2111 The Sounds of Russian 20 Not running in 202425  
SLAV2411 The Spaces of Russian Literature 20 Not running in 202425  

 

Basket 3

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2120 The Structures of Russian 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
SLAV2430 Gender and Sexuality in Russia 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Route H
Students taking SLAV2230 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 2 OR Basket 3) (Basket 2 and Basket 3 are offered in alternate years):
Basket 2

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2111 The Sounds of Russian 20 Not running in 202425  
SLAV2411 The Spaces of Russian Literature 20 Not running in 202425  

 

Basket 3

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV2120 The Structures of Russian 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
SLAV2430 Gender and Sexuality in Russia 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules: 

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
MODL2001 Linguists into Schools 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL2015 Black Europe 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL2070 Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL2075 Global Environmental Humanities 20 Not running in 202425  
MODL2250 Digital Communications Across Cultures 20 Not running in 202425  

 

Discovery Modules

All students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.

 

Year 3

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
MODL9500 LCS Year Abroad 120 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Year 4

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Russian and a minimum of 40 credits in Business. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Russian. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Business OR Russian). Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
LUBS3003 Business Ethics 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
LUBS3053 Managing Social Media and Digital Work 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
SLAV3101 Core Russian Language 3 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Optional Modules

All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
LUBS3345 Dissertation/Project in Management 40 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP
MODL3300 Final Year Project: Dissertation 40 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP
MODL3340 Final Year Project: Extended Translation 40 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP
MODL3350 Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) 40 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Students who take their FYP in Business (LUBS3345) are required to take 20 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Baskets 2-3). (Baskets 2 and 3 are offered in alternate years).
Students who take their FYP in Russian (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Baskets 2-3). (Baskets 2 and 3 are offered in alternate years).
Basket 1

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV3114 Russian Advanced Translation 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Basket 2

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV3117 The Sounds of Russian 20 Not running in 202425  
SLAV3411 The Spaces of Russian Literature 20 Not running in 202425  

 

Basket 3

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
SLAV3120 The Structures of Russian 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
SLAV3430 Gender and Sexuality in Russia 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Students who take their FYP in Russian (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
MODL3200 Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL3410 Contemporary World Literature 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
MODL3600 Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption 20 Not running in 202425  
MODL3610 Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL3620 Decolonial Approaches 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL3630 Social Movements across Cultures 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
MODL3650 Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
MODL3800 Linguists into Schools 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Discovery Modules

Students who take their FYP in Russian (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.