This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
If you are selecting optional units, ensure that you have a balanced workload through the year.
Students must take at 80 CP of RUSS-coded units.
Mandatory unit RUSS20070 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| List A: Mandatory Units - Students must take at least 80 CP's of RUSS coded units. MODL20031 counts towards the 80 CP requirement as the Independent Research project is completed in conjunction with your Subject Specific Showcase unit. | ||||
| Russian Language and Cultures 2 | RUSS20070 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| List B: Showcase units - select one unit from this list | ||||
| General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List C: Cultural Optional units - you must take one unit from this list | ||||
| The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel | RUSS20069 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List D: Showcase units - you must take RUSS20060 | ||||
| Engineers of the Human Soul: Soviet Culture and Politics 1917 - 1941 | RUSS20060 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| List E: Cultural Optional units - if you have only select one unit from list C above then you must take MODL20031 from this list in conjuction with your Subject Specific Showcase unit in list D). | ||||
| Historical Linguistics | MODL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Fairy Tales Across Borders | MODL20029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Independent Research Project | MODL20031 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| List F: Contextual units - select one from this list, Or select an additional unit from List B, C or E above | ||||
| Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| From Judgement to Trial: Selected Works by Franz Kafka | GERM20049 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Germany and Austria in Motion: Film, Society, and Identity | GERM20054 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Contemporary Latin(x) American Poetry | HISP20115 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Barcelona: Culture and Representations | HISP20117 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dante's Inferno | ITAL20047 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B-E above CODE | OPEN | 20 | Optional | |
| Diploma of Higher Education | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
Please note not all optional units will be available in every academic year
