BA Russian and Hispanic Studies (RUSU05) ML

2019 - 2020

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Year 2

A student will take either 2Ai (Post A-Level Spanish Stream) or 2Aii (Non A-Level Spanish Stream).

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Ai

Post A-Level Spanish Stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS230 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS231 HSS3017 HSS3018 HSS335 HSS6803 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 HSS267 HSS267 + HSS130 and HSS131. This module is linked to HSS231.	Advanced Spanish Language I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS231 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: HSS230 Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 HSS335 HSS357 HSS6803 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 HSS260 HSS266 + HSS130 and HSS131. This module is linked to HSS231.	Advanced Spanish Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Aii

Non A-Level Spanish Stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS270 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + HSS140 and HSS141. This module is linked to HSS271.	Advanced Spanish Language	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS271 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + HSS140 and HSS141. This module is linked to HSS271.	Advanced Spanish Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take either 2Bi (Post A-Level Russian Stream) or 2Bii (Non A-Level Russian Stream).

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Bi

Post A-Level Russian Stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS205 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: RUS106 Is a pre-requisite for: RUS377 RUS397 (when the module is running)	Russian Language Skills (I) Course A	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS206	Russian Language Skills (II) Course A	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Bii

Non A-Level Russian Stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS207 ⇐PPre-requisites: RUS104	Russian Language Skills (I) Course B	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS208	Russian Language Skills (II) Course B	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from one of 2Cii, 2Ciii, 2Civ or 2Cv

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Ci

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS2013	Dostoevsky	AUT SEM	10 credits
RUS295	Contemporary Russian Society	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MDL212 + EMPTY.	Soviet Culture in the Era of the Great Terror	SPR SEM	20 credits
RUS2015	Reading the Revolution	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MDL2622 XCannot be taken with: RUS3622 + RUS104, RUS106 or equivalent. EMPTY.	The Structures of Russian	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

2Cii

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL206	Prague at the Crossroads of East and West	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Ciii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS223 + Not available to students who have taken RUS121.	Czech I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS224 + Not available to students who have taken RUS122.	Czech II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Civ

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS3071 + RUS114 or RUS308.	Czech Intermediate I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS3072	Czech Intermediate II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Cv

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MLT257 CCo-requisites: MLT217 + Students must have - GCSE grade A, or CEF A2 equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Intermediate 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MLT258 CCo-requisites: MLT217 + Pre-requisites - GCSE grade A*, AS level grade B/C, or CEF A2/B1 or equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Intermediate 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from one of 2Dii, 2Diii or 2Div

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Di

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HSS227	Tradition, Transition and Modernity	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS228 + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141 and/or HSS190 and HSS191. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271 and/or HSS290 and HSS291.	Promised Lands	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS236 + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141. HSS230 and HSS231.	Hispanic Film	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS237 + HSS130 and HSS131, or HSS140 and HSS141, and/or HSS180 and HSS 181.. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271 and/or HSS280 and HSS281 and/or HSS282 and HSS283.	Nation and Identity in the Lusophone World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS251 + HSS 130 and HSS 131 or HSS 140 and HSS 141.. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271.	Hispanic Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS252	Nation and Identities in Latin America	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS253	The Spanish Language: Structure and Use	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS254	Dictatorship, Revolution and Resistance	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Dii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS280C P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS281C (when the module is running) + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141.	Intensive Portuguese I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS281C ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS280C	Intensive Portuguese II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Diii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS282H P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS283H (when the module is running)	Further Portuguese: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS283H ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS282H	Further Portuguese: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Div

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS290C P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS291C (when the module is running) + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141.	Intensive Catalan I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS291C ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS290C	Intensive Catalan II	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 3

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend a half session in each of the relevant countries, either as a full time student at a university or other approved institution, or gaining appropriate academic or professional experience, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of School.

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

In respect of attendance for which no grades will be awarded

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS3900	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
Semester 2
HSS3901	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

in respect of attendance for which no grades will be awarded

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS3900 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: RUS3100 (when the module is running)	Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
Semester 2
RUS3901 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: RUS3100 (when the module is running)	Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL306 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MDL307 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	SPR SEM	20 credits

Grades awarded in respect of units listed at 3C above will carry the same weight as grades awarded at Level 2.

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (20 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
HSS330 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS331 HSS335 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS3018 HSS355 HSS379	Advanced Spanish Language III	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS331 ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS330 CCo-requisites: HSS3017 HSS335 HSS341 HSS378 + This module is linked to HSS330.	Advanced Spanish Language IV	SPR SEM	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS380	Advanced Russian Through Literary Texts	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS389 + Places on this module are limited.	Applied Russian Language Skills	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from one of 4Dii, 4Diii or 4Div.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Di

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HSS3001 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	Civilisation and Barbarism in Latin America	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3005 + Students need to have completed Spanish language at Levels 1 and 2.	The Idea of the Modern in Latin American Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3007	Barcelona: Culture of the City	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3008	Cultural Crosscurrents in the Lusophone World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3013 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	Political Culture in the Hispanic World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3014 + Students will normally have studied Spanish language at Level 2 and are studying Spanish language at Level 3..	Questioning Spain	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3017 ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS230 CCo-requisites: HSS331 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	History of the Spanish Language	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3018	Popular Music in the Hispanic World	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL313 + Core Level 1 & core Level 2 courses i.e. HSS 130 and HSS 131 or HSS 140 and HSS 141. HSS 230 and HSS 231. Core Level 3 language course HSS 330 and HSS 331. Yes, the students would need an advanced knowledge of Spanish as English translations are not available for vast majority of material..	Spanish Colonialism in North Africa and its Legacy	ACAD YR	20 credits

units in accordance with 4F below

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Dii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS380	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS381 XCannot be taken with: MLT133C MLT133H MLT133I MLT133M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Diii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS382 XCannot be taken with: MLT272C MLT272H MLT272I MLT272M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture III	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS383 XCannot be taken with: MLT273C MLT273H MLT273I MLT273M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture IV	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Div

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS390 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS391 (when the module is running)	Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS391	Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from one of 4Eii, 4Eiii or 4Eiv

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Ei

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS3013	Dostoevsky	AUT SEM	10 credits
RUS395	Contemporary Russian Society	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
RUS3015	Reading the Revolution	SPR SEM	10 credits
RUS368	Soviet Culture in the Era of the Great Terror	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
RUS3622 XCannot be taken with: MDL2622 + Familiarity with Cyrillic, and knowledge of Russian beyond beginner level.	The Structures of Russian	ACAD YR	20 credits

units in accordance with 4F below

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Eii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
RUS3071 + RUS114 or RUS308.	Czech Intermediate I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
RUS3072	Czech Intermediate II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Eiii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MLT257 CCo-requisites: MLT217 + Students must have - GCSE grade A, or CEF A2 equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Intermediate 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MLT258 CCo-requisites: MLT217 + Pre-requisites - GCSE grade A*, AS level grade B/C, or CEF A2/B1 or equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Intermediate 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Eiv

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MLT307 + Student should have A level grade A-C, or CEF B1+ equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Advanced 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MLT308 + Students should have A level grade A, or CEF B1+/B2- equivalent learning experience in the language..	Polish Advanced 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

NOTE: A student may take a unit to a maximum value of twenty credits in respect of 4Di and 4Ei above

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL301	Social Approaches to Multilingualism	AUT SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
MDL304	Dissertation	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL305	Learning and Teaching Foreign Languages	ACAD YR	20 credits

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2019/20 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.