The programme will:
- Allow students to study the disciplines of Italian and Russian to the same depth as Single Honours students of the disciplines, but with less breadth in each. This means that Joint Honours students will normally be required to take compulsory and a subset of the optional modules that are also part of the corresponding Single Honours degree programmes, and that they will be assessed on those modules using criteria identical to those applied to Single Honours students. Joint Honours students will reach the same levels of fluency and accuracy in their target language(s) as Single Honours students.
- At Level One, allow students the flexibility to extend their intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, EITHER by means of a 'cornerstone' module, exploring a particular aspect of the field of modern languages and cultures with reference to a range of global cultures, OR by studying a further language.
- At Levels Two and Three, allow students to choose, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing.
- Require students to undertake two periods of residence abroad: a Year Abroad in Russia at the end of Level One, and a Year Abroad in Italy at the end of Level 2. The Year Abroad in Russia will normally take the form of a course of study.
- Allow students the option at Level Three of undertaking an autonomous research project in either discipline, potentially linking the two disciplines by bringing knowledge and understanding gained in one discipline to bear in the other.
- Require students to acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- Provide a basis for further advanced study in either Italian or Russian, or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.
- Have the flexibility to allow students to change programme upon successful completion of Level One, subject to approval. It is normally possible to switch from Joint Honours Italian & Russian into Single Honours in either discipline.
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In Level 1 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Italian and 40 credits in Russian, plus a 20 credit cornerstone module (or 20 credits of language modules).
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL1025 | Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL1030 | Beginners Italian (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1032 | Lower Intermediate Italian (A2+ of the CEFR) | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| SLAV1101 | Core Russian Language 1 | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| SLAV1120 | What is Russia? An Introduction to Russian Studies | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students are required to study 20 credits from the following Cornerstone modules.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1070 | World Histories | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) |
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Candidates will spend the second year of the programme studying in Russia.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
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In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL2027 | Upper Intermediate Italian (B1/B2 of the CEFR) | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| SLAV2101 | Core Russian Language 2 | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILM2202 | Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2025 | Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ITAL2500 | Modern Italian Identities Across Cultures | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2045 | From Inferno to the world. Reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in a global context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in level 2 including ITAL2016.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLAV2103 | Applied Russian Language 2 | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| SLAV2111 | The Sounds of Russian | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLAV2113 | The Spaces of Russophone Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLAV2114 | The Others of Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture | 20 | ||
| SLAV2120 | The Structures of Russian | 20 | Not running in 202526 |
- FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Russian module if the project undertaken relates to Russian and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
SLAV2114 available from 2026-27
Students may also choose to study the below module, as long as they are not already enrolled onto Linguists into Schools.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject, pursue additional modules in the two named subjects or take the above FOAH module.
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The candidate will spend the fourth year of the programme in Italy.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9501 | LCS Year Abroad 2 | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
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In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take at least 40 credits in Italian and 60 credits in Russian: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two languages. The remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in the other language to the Final Year Project or as MODL modules. Candidates taking the Final Year Project in Russian may also choose to take 20 credits of Discovery modules.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL3010 | Italian Language 3 | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3050 | Final Year Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| SLAV3101 | Core Russian Language 3 | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Italian will be required to choose 40 credits from the options below.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAV3114 | Russian Advanced Translation | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| SLAV3117 | The Sounds of Russian | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLAV3118 | The Spaces of Russophone Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLAV3119 | The Others of Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| SLAV3120 | The Structures of Russian | 20 | Not running in 202526 |
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Russian will be required to choose at least 20 credits from the options below. The following modules can be taken in and count towards either Italian or Russian credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of ITAL/SLAV optional modules.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL3200 | ‘Femminismi’. Theories and practices of gender in the Italian context | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL3400 | Made in Italy. Italian for Business | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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 202526 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| 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 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates taking their Final Year Project in Russian may also choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules instead of further optional/MODL modules.
Last updated: 21/07/2025 17:00:44
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