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2 School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction This booklet is intended for prospective students of Russian and/or Serbian/Croatian or Slovene at The University of Nottingham. You have probably already looked at our website which gives some information about the courses we offer. We find that prospective students are often interested to find out more about the modules taught in the Department, and so we have compiled a more detailed list of the modules we teach. Please be aware that in any one year, the selection of optional modules will vary; however, there will always be a range across the different fields of Russian and Slavonic Studies represented in our Department. If you study Russian as a single honours subject, then you will select optional modules to a value of 40-80 credits each year in addition to your core modules. Students studying Russian in combination with another subject or subjects will take 40-60 credits in total in Russian, comprising core language modules as well as some optional modules. The History and East European Cultural Studies course includes no core language modules, and students select 40-60 credits of optional modules in each year.

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School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Introduction This booklet is intended for prospective students of Russian and/or Serbian/Croatian or Slovene at The University of Nottingham. You have probably already looked at our website which gives some information about the courses we offer. We find that prospective students are often interested to find out more about the modules taught in the Department, and so we have compiled a more detailed list of the modules we teach. Please be aware that in any one year, the selection of optional modules will vary; however, there will always be a range across the different fields of Russian and Slavonic Studies represented in our Department. If you study Russian as a single honours subject, then you will select optional modules to a value of 40-80 credits each year in addition to your core modules. Students studying Russian in combination with another subject or subjects will take 40-60 credits in total in Russian, comprising core language modules as well as some optional modules. The History and East European Cultural Studies course includes no core language modules, and students select 40-60 credits of optional modules in each year.

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School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Degree programmes involving subjects taught in the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies (Russian, Serbian/Croatian and Slovene): Single Honours R700 Russian Studies | Russian with Serbian/Croatian | Russian with Slovene Joint and Combined Honours R900 Modern Languages RT71 Russian and Contemporary Chinese Studies VRB7 History and Russian VRD7 History and East European Cultural Studies R9N1 Modern Languages with Business (MLB) 74Q9 Modern Languages with Translation (MLT) T900 Modern Language Studies (MLS) R906 Modern European Studies (MES) Related Combined Honours degrees from other Schools/Departments L1R7 Economics with Russian

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School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Modules from the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies: (Language modules depend on a student’s level and programme of study) Year 1 Core modules (depending on your degree programme) R82100 Russian 1 – Beginners A R82101 Russian 1 – Beginners B R83096 Russian 1 R82088 South Slavonic Language 1 R81106 Nation, Myth, Identity: Introduction to Russian and Slavonic Studies Optional modules R82088 South Slavonic Language 1 R81003 Modern Russian Literature: Texts, Contexts, Approaches R81009 From Tsarism to Communism: Introduction to Russian History and

Culture R81108 The Clash of Empires: Introduction to Balkan Cultural Identities Year 2 Core modules (depending on your degree programme) R83096 Russian 2 – Beginners R83023 Russian 2a R83022 Russian 2b R83099 South Slavonic Language 2 Optional modules R82018 Multimedia Russian R82088 South Slavonic Language 1 R83099 South Slavonic Language 2 R82094 The Russian Novel R82073 History of Yugoslavia and Successor States since 1941 R82103 Screening Russia: Film and Society from the Tsars to Putin R82098 The World of Orthodox Sainthood R82091 Repression and Resistance: Dissidents and Exiles in Russian Culture R82084 Serbian and Croatian Literature

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Final Year Core modules (depending on your degree programme) R83112 Russian 3 R83098 South Slavonic Language 3 Optional modules R83075 Russian Interpreting R83099 South Slavonic Language 2 R83061/ R83062 Serbian/Croatian for Linguists R83049/ R83050 Slovene for Linguists R83107 The Petersburg Text R83109 Myths and Memories: Histories of Russia’s Second World War R83114 Russian Popular Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries R83072 East European and Balkan Cultural Studies R83085 Serbian and Croatian Cinema R83111 The History of the Byzantine Empire, 300-1453 AA3002 Communicating and Teaching Languages for Undergraduate

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“One of the best things about studying languages at the University of Nottingham is the variety of modules available. I studied everything from literature, poetry and history to translation, linguistics and cinema. There is definitely something for everyone. The year abroad was also a particular highlight of my degree.” Kate Gardiner BA Modern Languages (French and Russian; beginners’ Russian pathway)

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Year 1 modules

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Russian 1 – Beginners A (R82100) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); class tests (10%); oral exam (20%);

written and oral coursework (20%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 2 hours duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Workshops - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

The module provides the opportunity to learn Russian to approximately GCSE level as a basis for study to honours degree level. Students study grammar and syntax, acquire vocabulary, read simple texts, and engage in simple conversations on personal subjects. They also learn about daily life in Russia.

Russian 1 – Beginners B (R82101) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); class tests (10%); oral exam (20%);

written and oral coursework (20%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 2 hours duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Workshops - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This module continues the development of Russian language skills begun in Russian 1 (Beginners) A, continuing the focus on grammar, syntax, vocabulary and communication skills. Students reach approximately A-level standard by the end of the semester.

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Russian 1 (R83096) Credits 20 Assessment 3 hour exam (50%); ongoing written and listening

coursework assessment (35%); oral exam (15%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Tutorials - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Workshops - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

In this module students consolidate and develop the knowledge of Russian which they gained at A level. This module focuses on practical application of language skills, including reading, writing, listening comprehension and oral communication. Students also study some grammar topics in depth. The module involves practical classes, workshops and tutorials, and is taught by experienced teachers, including native speakers of Russian.

South Slavonic Language 1 (R82088) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); class tests and assignments (20%); oral

comprehension test (10%); oral exam (20%) Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This year-long module introduces the study of Serbian/Croatian (track A) or Slovene (track B) and can be a basis to study the language to degree level. Students reach approximately A level standard at the end of the year. Both track A and track B use a textbook of the relevant language and supplementary materials. Each unit introduces different points of grammar (syntax and morphology) and vocabulary through everyday situations. Both tracks cover all basic case and verb patterns and build up to more complex grammatical points, such as modal verbs and the conditional. The module also includes aspects of daily and cultural life.

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Nation, Myth, Identity: Introduction to Russian and Slavonic Studies (R81106) Credits 20 Assessment Exam (50%); 1,500 words essay (50%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This year-long module, which is taken by all students taking Russian within a single honours or joint honours degree as well as students studying History and East European Cultural Studies, introduces the study of Russia and Eastern Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective, examining important aspects of the histories and societies of the region, as well as its languages, cultures and literary traditions. Students learn to analyse and discuss a wide range of cultural phenomena, including images, music, film, literary texts and other kinds of written sources.

“Studying a new language at University is very different from learning a language at school. The teaching I had was intensive, but always well thought-out. Learning two new languages, Russian and Serbian/Croatian, was tough, but I never felt I was unable to ask for help and that makes the difference. The language teachers in the Department have experience in teaching all sorts of beginners. It is a two-way partnership, which requires personal input but which meant my skills improved rapidly.” Laura Todd BA Russian with Serbian/Croatian (beginners’ Russian pathway)

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Modern Russian Literature: Texts, Contexts, Approaches (R81003) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); 2,000 word essay (50%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 2 per week, 1 hour duration This module introduces Russian literature of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries through study of texts by canonical writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Zamiatin, Mayakovsky, Akhmatova and Solzhenitsyn, as well as exciting contemporary authors. Alongside insights into the changing culture of Russia over this dynamic period of history, the module equips students with skills for analysing and discussing literary texts, whether prose, poetry or drama.

From Tsarism to Communism: Introduction to Russian History and Culture (R81009) Credits 20 Assessment 2,000 word essay (60%); presentation (20%);

1,000 word book review (20%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 2 per week, 1 hour duration This module introduces the development of Russian history and culture, starting with the reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725), following the development of Russia into a modern state through to the end of the 19th century, and ending with a survey of the Bolshevik Revolution and the Soviet period (1917-1991). Alongside the history of Russia, students learn about aspects of Russian culture relevant to different periods of its history (such as painting, architecture, music, folklore and religious beliefs).

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The Clash of Empires: Introduction to Balkan Cultural Identities (R81108) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); 2,000 word essay (50%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 2 per week, 1 hour duration This module introduces the cultural history of the South Slavs and the legacy of great empires such as the Ottomans, and the Habsburgs on the Balkan Peninsula. By focusing on the visual cultures of the three key religious traditions – Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Islamic – the module explores the common features and differences in alphabet, architecture, sculpture and painting across the region. The module brings an understanding of how living under empires informed the self-understanding of Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks and other South Slav nations.

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Year 2 modules

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Russian 2 – Beginners (R83096) Credits 20 Assessment 3 hour exam (50%); ongoing written and listening

coursework assessment (35%); oral exam (15%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Tutorials - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Workshops - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

In this module, students consolidate and develop the knowledge of Russian gained in the year one beginners’ course. The module focuses on practical application of language skills, including reading, writing, listening comprehension and oral communication, with some grammar topics taught in depth. The module involves practical classes, workshops and tutorials, and is taught by experienced teachers, including native speakers of Russian.

Russian 2a (R83023) Credits 10 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); coursework (20%); oral exam (30%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration In this module, students develop their comprehension of Russian and their communicative skills, including reading, oral fluency in Russian, and translation from Russian into English. The module also includes writing in Russian and study of more sophisticated grammar topics.

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Russian 2b (R83022) Credits 10 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); coursework (30%); oral exam (10%);

2 in-class oral presentations (10%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This module gives students the opportunity to develop their practical language skills further, via exercises in translation, comprehension and composition. It includes intensive work on spoken Russian skills in oral classes.

Multimedia Russian (R82018) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); on-going language work: written

comprehension (20%); on-going language work: listening comprehension (30%)

Delivery Workshops - 1 per week, 3 hours duration This is an optional language module that allows students to explore the Russian media from the Soviet era to the present day. Different types of media are investigated, via translation, transcription or précis. The module aims to improve linguistic skills and comprehension of a wide range of media sources and give an appreciation of the historical background of the media and insights into style, register and language use.

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South Slavonic Language 1 (R82088) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); class tests and assignments (20%); oral

comprehension test (10%); oral exam (20%) Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

Summary This year-long module introduces students to the study of Serbian/Croatian (track A) or Slovene (track B), taking students to approximately A level standard at the end of the year. Both track A and track B use a textbook of the relevant language and supplementary materials. Each unit introduces different points of grammar (syntax and morphology) and vocabulary through everyday situations. Both tracks cover all basic case and verb patterns and build up to more complex grammatical points, such as modal verbs and the conditional. The module also includes aspects of daily and cultural life.

South Slavonic Language 2 (R83099) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); four assignments (20% total);

two oral exams (30% total) Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This year-long module builds on the skills in Serbian/Croatian or Slovene acquired in South Slavonic Language 1 with more emphasis on independent learning and preparation. The module develops abilities to break down complex linguistic structures in order to facilitate comprehension and communication skills. Teaching uses materials from written, audio, video sources, and includes grammar classes. There are exercises in comprehension, translation, guided composition writing, and presentations in the target language.

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The Russian Novel (R82094) Credits 20 Assessment 4,000 word essay (100%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Summary This module offers an in-depth analysis of world classics of the novel genre - from nineteenth-century pioneers of realism such as Pushkin and Gogol, through the masterpieces of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, to the revolutionary advances of Russian prose fiction in the twentieth century.

History of Yugoslavia and Successor States since 1941 (R82073) Credits 20 Assessment Two 2,000 word essay (50% each) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration Summary The aim of this module is to examine developments in the political, social and diplomatic history of Yugoslavia after 1941 leading towards an understanding of the reasons behind the collapse of the country and the subsequent violence in the 1990s.

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Screening Russia: Film and Society from the Tsars to Putin (R82103) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); 2,000 word essay (50%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Screenings - 1 per week, 2 hours duration Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

This module helps students to acquire an in-depth understanding of developments in Russian society and culture as reflected in popular and influential films from the period 1900 to 2010, covering a variety of genres (including melodrama, adventure, biopics, youth film, musical comedy). Lectures and seminars examine historical context and reception, as well as how films are constructed technically. Students develop skills in analysing cinema in its historical and social contexts, from late imperial Russia through the avant-garde and socialist realism to films produced since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The World of Orthodox Sainthood (R82098) Credits 20 Assessment 1hr 30mins exam (35%); 1,500 word essay (35%);

seminar presentation and bibliography (20%); seminar participation (10%)

Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

In this module, students gain an understanding of the growth and development of the cult of saints in the Eastern Christian world in the context of the history and culture of late antiquity and the middle ages. The module focuses on the interpretation of original written sources and icons, allowing students to master the basic tools for conducting research in the field.

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Repression and Resistance: Dissidents and Exiles in Russian Culture (R82091) Credits 20 Assessment 1,500 word commentary (30%); 2,000 word essay (50%);

presentation (20%) Delivery Lectures - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This module provides an introduction to the themes of dissidence and exile, central notions in Russian literature, culture and thinking, using the examples of the life and work of four major Russian writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Nabokov, Bulgakov). Lectures and seminars also cover the theory of different literary forms (verse narrative, novel, short story and drama).

Serbian and Croatian Literature (R82084) Credits 20 Assessment 2,000 word essay (50%); 2,500 word essay (50%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This module examines major literary movements in Serbia and Croatia during the 20th century, from Modernism to the socially engaged literature of the 1930s, socialist realism, literary politics under the Communists in Yugoslavia and the emergence of critical literature in the 1980s and 1990s. Students undertake a textual analysis of representative works from 20th century literature: for example, works by Milos Crnjanski, Ivo Andrić, Miroslav Krleža, Danilo Kiš and Slobodan Selenić (all works may be studied in English translation).

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Final Year modules

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Russian 3 (R83112) Credits 20 Assessment 3 hour exam (50%); written assignments (20%);

presentation (10%); oral exam (20%) Delivery Practicals - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Workshops - 4 per week, 1 hour duration This module allows students to develop a high level of Russian language skills, both written and oral. The written skills include English-Russian and Russian-English translation, business Russian, summaries and creative writing in Russian. Oral presentations draw upon and extend the practical language experience of the year abroad. Students also cover the most advanced grammar topics of Russian.

Russian Interpreting (R83075) Credits 10 Assessment Vocabulary test (10%); in-class liaison interpreting (25%);

text analysis (25%); oral exam (40%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Practicals - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This is an optional language module that introduces different modes and models of interpreting as well as the issues that are often encountered by professional interpreters. It offers opportunities to explore the different techniques/skills required for both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation. The main difficulties of interpreting will be examined, along with strategies to deal with them. The module is seminar-led in order to maximise practice in class.

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South Slavonic Language 2 (R83099) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); four assignments (20% total);

two oral exams (30% total) Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This year-long module builds on the skills in Serbian/Croatian or Slovene acquired in South Slavonic Language 1 with more emphasis on independent learning and preparation. The module develops abilities to break down complex linguistic structures in order to facilitate comprehension and communication skills. Teaching uses materials from written, audio, video sources, and includes grammar classes. There are exercises in comprehension, translation, guided composition writing, and presentations in the target language.

South Slavonic Language 3 (R83098) Credits 20 Assessment 3 hour exam (50%); four written assignments (5% each);

two oral exams (10% and 20% each) Delivery Practicals - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

This is an advanced language module designed for students who took South Slavonic Language 2 and spent some time in Serbia, Croatia or Slovenia during their year abroad. You will develop expertise in summarising texts in the target language, comprehension of both written and spoken material, translation, guided composition writing and oral presentations in the target language. The module includes study of the different cultural, social and historical factors which influence language use.

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Serbian/Croatian for Linguists (R83061/R83062) Credits 10 Assessment 1 hour exam (50%); two assignments (20% each);

oral exam (30%) Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This module is a fast-track course of study for students in their final year who wish to acquire a new language from scratch. The module is based on the textbook Teach Yourself Serbian and introduces everyday use of the language. Students tackle different points of grammar (syntax and morphology) as well as vocabulary for varied situations.

Slovene for Linguists (R83049/R83050) Credits 10 Assessment R83049: 1 hour exam (50%); three assignments (50% total)

R83050: 1 hour exam (50%); two assignments (20% total); oral exam (30%)

Delivery Practicals - 3 per week, 1 hour duration This is a fast-track course of study for students in their final year who wish to acquire a new language from scratch. The module is based on materials and teaching methods developed by the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language, and its aim is to introduce everyday use of the language using a communicative approach. Students tackle different points of grammar (syntax and morphology) as well as vocabulary for varied situations.

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The Petersburg Text (R83107) Credits 20 Assessment 1hr 30mins exam (30%); two seminar presentations (10%

and 20%); 2,500 word essay (40%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 2 hours duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This module offers an in-depth analysis of the Russian imperial capital, St Petersburg and its artistic representations. It presents the development of the image of St Petersburg in Russian poetry (Pushkin, Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam) and prose (Gogol, Dostoevsky, Bely, Bitov) of both the 19th and 20th centuries. Students gain a historical overview of the evolution of the legend of St Petersburg, its representations in folklore, and readings of its urban landscape.

Myths and Memories: Histories of Russia’s Second World War (R83109) Credits 20 Assessment 1,500 word essay (30%); 2,000 word essay (50%);

presentation (20%) Delivery Lectures - 3 per week, 1 hour duration

This module introduces the construction of national and collective memory of the Second World War in Soviet and Russian culture and society. The lectures and seminars focus on contemporary and subsequent artistic and social responses to the experience of war, but also examine individual acts of remembering (diaries, reports, letters) in the context of a wider cultural memory.

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Russian Popular Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries (R83114) Credits 20 Assessment 2 hour exam (50%); seminar presentation and summary plus

bibliography (10%); 2,000 word essay (40%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 2 hours duration The module offers an in-depth study of popular music in Russia in the 20th and 21st centuries. Students gain knowledge of the popular musical culture of the late Tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet eras in its broad social contexts, and learn to analyse songs and performances by applying concepts such as authorship, performance, technology and ideology. The types of music covered include pre-revolutionary popular song and gramophone culture, the assimilation of jazz, patriotic and propaganda songs, rock and pop-rock. With guidance students develop their own essay topics focusing on an area of their choice. No prior study of music is required for this module.

East European and Balkan Cultural Studies (R83072) Credits 20 Assessment 3,000 word essay (80%); seminar presentation and 500

word seminar write-up (20%) Delivery Lectures - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 2 per week, 1 hour duration The module examines issues covering the division of Europe into East and West, the West’s construction of Russian, East European and Balkan identities in its own imagination, relations between dominant and subordinate cultures in Europe, and theoretical frameworks in which to examine intercultural relations (semiotics, orientalism). Discussion focuses on examples of such constructions in travelogues, popular fiction, film and journalism. The module also includes study of the influence of such largely negative views on identity formation within Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

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Serbian and Croatian Cinema (R83085) Credits 20 Assessment 2,000 word essay (40%); seminar presentation (10%);

2,500 word essay (40%); mini presentation (10%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Practical - 1 per week, 3 hours duration Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration

This module focuses on the representation of Balkan Roma in Serbian and Croatian cinema. It examines the ways in which the themes, motifs and narrative structures of films combine to produce semantically complex interfaces through which they also reflect the cultural circumstances of their production. The films examined include feature films and documentaries. Students learn to apply theories from film studies (montage, framing and acting) and cultural theory (including postcolonialism and trauma studies) and also learn about Romani life and culture.

The History of the Byzantine Empire, 300-1453 (R83111) Credits 20 Assessment 3,000 word essay (50%); seminar presentation and 1000

word write-up (40%); seminar attendance (10%) Delivery Lectures - 2 per week, 1 hour duration

Seminars - 1 per week, 1 hour duration This module offers advanced study of the history of the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Constantine I to the fall of Constantinople. The course is structured chronologically, focusing on particular themes for each period: religion and heresy in late antiquity; warfare and the arts in middle Byzantium; and politics and international relations in late Byzantium.

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Communicating and Teaching Languages for Undergraduate Ambassadors (AA3002) Credits 20 Assessment 3,000-word essay (100%) which will give a reflective

account of the planning and delivery of the teaching project. Plus Project Log (compulsory, but ungraded; if not submitted module cannot be passed)

Delivery Tutorials - 1 per week, 2 hours duration Practical - 1 per week, 2 hours duration

The module will enable students to gain confidence in communicating their subject, develop strong organisational and interpersonal skills, and to understand how to address the needs of individuals. Students will learn to devise and develop projects and teaching methods appropriate to engage the age and ability group they are working with.

“I can safely say that Russian is the principal reason that I was offered a graduate scheme contract. With Russian, your opportunities will be limitless, you can apply yourself to anything you want, and you will be in demand.” Will Harrison BA Modern Languages (French and Russian; beginners’ Russian pathway)

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Your Year Abroad

All students studying Russian, Serbian/Croatian or Slovene for their degree spend the third year abroad. Our students study on one of our university exchanges or at a language school with which we have a partnership. We plan carefully with our partner institutions to ensure that your year abroad studies will benefit your language(s) and broader understanding. We have year abroad partners in: Moscow, Petrozavodsk, Rostov-on-Don, Vladimir (Russia), Belgrade (Serbia), Rijeka (Croatia) and Ljubljana (Slovenia). The University of Nottingham covers students’ tuition fees for all approved courses in Russia and Serbia during the Year Abroad. The Malcolm Warwick Year Abroad Scholarships provide £2,500 each to two students spending their entire third year in Russia or Serbia.

Where will your Year Abroad take you? Check out our Instagram hashtag #uongoingplaces to see what current students are doing.

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Year 1 – let’s go! Take a look at our Year 1 website designed especially for our Freshers. You’ll find hints, tips and stories from former newbies as well as information on what to do before, during and after your arrival. Your academic journey at Nottingham starts here – it’s #MeantToBe!

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