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Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Programme Catalogue 2008/09


UHEU-AKB11: BA (hons) Russian and Politics

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RUSSIAN AND POLITICS

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich


Year 1, Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1

Designated essential units
EU10635 Russian written & spoken language 1 (advanced entry) 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00021 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
ZZ10007 Approved 12 credit language option 12 Credits

Year 1, Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory units
EU10083 Russian cultural studies 1A: Introduction to Russian culture (post A level) 6 Credits
EU10505 Key concepts in politics 6 Credits
EU10712 Comparative politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00002 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC10008 The modern world economy 6 Credits
EC10077 Introduction to international development 6 Credits
EU10103 Introduction to European studies 6 Credits
ZZ10005 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
MN10071 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
SP10002 Social problems & social policy 6 Credits
SP10043 Introductory sociology A 6 Credits
ZZ10001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory units
EU10087 Russian politics & society 1A: Russia before 1917 - Directed study 3 Credits
EU10088 Russian politics & society 1B: Russia before 1917 3 Credits
EU10410 Political ideologies 6 Credits
EU10616 International relations and global politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC10078 Introduction to politics of development 6 Credits
EC10152 Introduction to social analysis of development 6 Credits
EU10104 Europe since 1945 6 Credits
EU10417 British politics 6 Credits
ZZ10006 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
MN10069 Introduction to business accounting 6 Credits
SP10001 Social policy, welfare and the state 6 Credits
SP10044 Introductory sociology B 6 Credits
ZZ10003 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 2, Academic Year

Compulsory units
EU20636 Russian written and spoken language 2 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00022 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
ZZ20008 Approved 12 credit language option 12 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Compulsory units
EU20090 Russian cultural studies 2A: Russian literature from Chekhov to Zoshchenko 3 Credits
EU20091 Russian politics & society 2A: Soviet Russia 1917-1985 3 Credits
EU20385 European political thought 6 Credits
EU20414 American politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00003 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC20023 Researching social change 6 Credits
EU20415 Media politics 6 Credits
EU20721 International organisation 6 Credits
EU20725 Conflict and security 6 Credits
EU20726 European integration 6 Credits
ZZ20005 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
SP20004 The sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
SP20047 Economic sociology and work relationships 6 Credits
SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
ZZ20001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Compulsory units
EU20093 Russian cultural studies 2B: Soviet Russian literature & cinema in the 1920s & 1930s 3 Credits
EU20094 Russian politics & society 2B: Reform & reconstruction in Russia since 1985 3 Credits
EU20724 Policies and policy-making in the EU 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC20154 Development policy and practice 6 Credits
EU20407 Border crossings: memory and identity in contemporary Europe 6 Credits
EU20416 Totalitarian politics 6 Credits
EU20424 Introduction to the teaching of English as a foreign language (TEFL) 6 Credits
EU20428 Film, politics & society 6 Credits
ZZ20006 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
SP20005 Power and policy: an introduction to critical policy analysis 6 Credits
SP20048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
SP20112 Structure and agency and other dualisms in social theory 6 Credits
ZZ20004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
EC20080 International politics of development 6 Credits
EU20720 Foreign policy-making and its analysis 6 Credits
EU20731 A history of international relations theory 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic Year

Compulsory units
EU20300 Year abroad 60 Credits

Year 4, Academic Year

Compulsory units
EU30637 Russian written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
EU30670 Politics dissertation 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00023 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU30643 European film 12 Credits
ZZ30009 Approved 12 credit language option 12 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Compulsory units
EU30101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika 6 Credits
EU30741 US global politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EU30099 Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia 6 Credits
EU30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
EU30294 In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 6 Credits
EU30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
EU30548 Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy 6 Credits
EU30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
ZZ30005 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
SP30011 Health policies & politics 6 Credits
SP30013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
ZZ30001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Compulsory units
EU20731 A history of international relations theory 6 Credits
EU30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
EC40165 Critical issues in social development 6 Credits
EU30108 European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? 6 Credits
EU30295 In search of Europe 2: nationalism, regionalism and convergence in Europe since 1989 6 Credits
EU30384 Russian national option R3: modern Russian cinema 6 Credits
EU30671 Italian national option IT11: Political terrorism and its legacy in Italy 6 Credits
EU30744 Anti-politics and direct action 6 Credits
EU30745 Culture and religion in international relations 6 Credits
ZZ30006 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
SP30012 European social policy: a comparative approach 6 Credits
SP30055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
ZZ30004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits