Modern Languages and Philosophy (Russian)

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied on your chosen language pathway.

For information on typical modules for Philosophy, please check the course page.

These modules may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

Year 1

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
PHIL1260	How To Do Philosophy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SLAV1120	What is Russia? An Introduction to Russian Studies	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study ONE of the following modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
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)

Students will be required to study at least ONE of the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
PHIL1080	The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PHIL1090	Knowledge, Self and Reality	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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

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

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

Students taking SLAV1101 or SLAV1140 may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules from the list below.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
PHIL1005	The Mind	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PHIL1007	Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL1015	Thinking About Race	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL1022	Philosophy Meets the World	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Students taking 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.

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study at least 40 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
PHIL2615	How Do You Know? Topics in Epistemology	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL2631	God, Thought and the World: Topics in Philosophy of Religion	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PHIL2906	Do the Right Thing: Topics in Moral Philosophy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL2915	How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PHIL2925	Reality Check: Topics in Metaphysics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students who took SLAV1101 or 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

All students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules from the following baskets. Students who take SLAV2230 cannot take SLAV2103. (Baskets 2 and 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)

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

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
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

Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 3

For students entering from September 2024 onwards

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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

Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each language subject. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two language subjects. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two language subjects. Students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SLAV3101	Core Russian Language 3	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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
PRHS3000	Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
PRHS3001	Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students who take their Final Year Project in Russian may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2 OR Basket 3. Baskets 2 and 3 are offered in alternate years):

Students who take their FYP in Philosophy are required to take a minimum of 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2 or Basket 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, are required to take a minimum of 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 4 OR Basket 5).
Students who take their FYP in Philosophy may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 4 OR Basket 5).
Basket 4

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
PHIL3310	Philosophy of Sex and Relationships	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PHIL3723	War, Terror and Justice	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 5
- Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art - 20 credits

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
PHIL3125	Continental Philosophy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL3700	Feminist Philosophy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PHIL3855	Philosophical Issues in Technology	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

All students may choose to take 20 credits of the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
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 may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.