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Russian Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2023

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Overview

Currently, there is no pure honours program in Russian Studies. This means that students must combine fourth-year honours in Russian Studies with another program in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

The honours program in Russian Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in one specific field of Russian studies (such as Russian linguistics, Russian literary studies or Russian cultural studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing skills, presentation and communication skills, language skills and cultural awareness.

The prerequisites for entry to Russian Studies honours are completion of all the requirements for the BA, completion of a major in Russian and an average of at least H2B (70%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

Intended learning outcomes

See course objectives.

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Last updated: 3 May 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking combined honours in Russian Studies and another area of study must complete:

  • RUSS40009 Russian Thesis Part 1, and RUSS40010 Russian Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
  • RUSS40006 Russian Language and Culture 4A (12.5 points);
  • Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • One honours subjects in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
  • RUSS40006 Russian Language and Culture 4A (12.5 points);
  • Two honours elective subjects in Russian Studies (25 points)

Total 100 points

Subject Options

Compulsory subjects:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
RUSS40006 Russian Language & Culture 4A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
RUSS40009 Russian Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
RUSS40010 Russian Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Russian Studies Honours Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO40002 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40003 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics B
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
RUSS40007 Russian Language & Culture 4B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40001 Introduction to European Critical Theory
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
HIST90037 Russia and the World
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 3 May 2024