BA Russian with Japanese

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• 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

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