BA Portuguese and Russian A

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.

Year 1

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In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in Russian, 60 credits in Portuguese and a 20 credit cornerstone module (or 20 credits of language modules).

Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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)
SPPO1035	Introduction to Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese Speaking Africa	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1080	Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1081	Portuguese for Beginners 1B	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP

Students with prior knowledge of Portuguese may, subject to a placement test, study the more advanced language module SPPO1083 instead of SPPO1080 and SPPO1081.

Optional Modules

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)

Year 2

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Candidates will spend the second year of the programme in Russia.

Compulsory Modules

Students will spend the second year of their programme in Russia. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL9500	LCS Year Abroad	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 3

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In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in each of Portuguese and Russian

Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SLAV2101	Core Russian Language 2	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO2090	Portuguese Language Skills	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

NB. Students who have completed SPPO1083 and have performed exceptionally well in that module, may, at the discretion of the programme manager, take MODL2001/5 Linguists into Schools and teach Portuguese in a local school, instead of taking SPPO2090/1.

The Term Abroad module SPPO9002 will not be available for students starting their programme from September 2023 onwards.

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL2001	Linguists into Schools	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2020	Film and Literature in the Portuguese-speaking World	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2412	Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study 40 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)
SLAV2120	The Structures of Russian	20	Not running in 202526

- Not all modules will be available every year.

Year 4

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In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Portuguese and 60 credits in Russian: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects. Any remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in either of the named subjects, or as Discovery modules.

Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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
SPPO3110	Advanced Portuguese Language	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Candidates who choose to focus on the Russian side of their programme for their Final Year Project will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL3800	Linguists into Schools	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3701	Urban Realities and Representations in the Portuguese Speaking World	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Portuguese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Portuguese in the final year including SPPO3110.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates who choose to focus on the Portuguese side of their programme for their Final Year Project will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following options:

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

Not all modules will be offered in each year.

The following modules can be taken in and count towards either Portuguese or Russian credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of SPPO/SLAV optional modules.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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)

Last updated: 24/07/2025 15:44:29

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