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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2012/13


UHPL-AYB11: BA (hons) Russian and Politics

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

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad

arrowYear 3 arrowYear 4

Years 1 & 2

Not available in 2012/13

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 8% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3

Compulsory Units
PL20300 Year abroad 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4

Designated Essential Units
PL30637 Russian written and spoken language 4 12 Credits
Compulsory Units
PL30670 Politics dissertation 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 Units from the following list:
AA00023 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
PL30643 European film 12 Credits
ZZ30009 Approved 12 credit language option 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units
PL30101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list:
FL30277 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
MN30040 European integration studies 1 6 Credits
PL30099 Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia 6 Credits
PL30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
PL30294 In search of Europe (1) - the cold war 1945 - 1989 6 Credits
PL30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
PL30548 Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy 6 Credits
PL30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
PL30741 US global politics 6 Credits
PL30755 Film and international relations 6 Credits
PL30864 Europe in global politics 6 Credits
PS30015 Economic & environmental psychology 6 Credits
SP30013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
SP30210 Global governance and the contemporary challenges of under-development 6 Credits
ZZ30001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units
PL30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 Units from the following list:
FL30278 Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) 6 Credits
MN30059 European integration studies 2 6 Credits
PL30108 European option E2: Politically committed European culture: the end of an era? 6 Credits
PL30295 In search of Europe 2: borders, regions and migration in Europe since 1989 6 Credits
PL30384 Russian national option R3: modern Russian cinema 6 Credits
PL30744 Anti-politics and direct action 6 Credits
PL30745 Culture and religion in international relations 6 Credits
PL30756 The politics of Latin America 6 Credits
PL30795 Europe and the Second World War: strategy, politics and society 6 Credits
PL30875 Comparative elections and voting 6 Credits
PS30100 Children and technology 6 Credits
SP30012 European social policy: a comparative approach 6 Credits
SP30055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 Credits
ZZ30004 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.