Italian B and Russian A

A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but you’ll take fewer options and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects. You’ll study one of our cornerstone modules in Year 1 to draw your two subjects together, and apply your knowledge and skills to a major research project in either subject in your final year.

Italian B

Core modules in your first year will develop your Italian language skills and introduce you to Italian culture and history. You will spend time abroad in Italy, before you return to continue your language study and also choose from optional modules such as Dante or regional identities in Italy. A variety of optional modules alongside these will allow you to continue pursuing your own interests. Your time abroad will bring a new perspective to advanced language classes in your final year.

Russian A

In your first year you’ll study core modules that will improve your written and spoken Russian, and you’ll also be introduced to Russian culture and literature. You’ll then spend a year studying in Russia to refine your skills and gain a deeper insight into Russian life. When you return, you’ll take advanced language classes over the next two years, and choose from optional modules on topics such as 19th century literature, new media in Russia and translation.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Beginners Italian 1 20 credits
• Beginners Italian 2 20 credits
• IT for LCS Students 5 credits
• Core Russian Language 1 20 credits

Optional modules

• Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction 10 credits
• Italy from Fascism to the Present 10 credits
• Fictions of Fascism (B): Watching the Detectives 10 credits
• Italian Cinema: An Introduction 10 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

• Year Abroad 120 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

• Italian Language 20 credits
• Core Russian Language 2 20 credits

Optional modules

• Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy 20 credits
• Power, Pain and Beauty: Introduction to the Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance 20 credits
• Italy: Regions, Identities and Nation 20 credits

Year 4

Compulsory modules

• Year Abroad in Italy 120 credits

Year 5

Compulsory modules

• Italian Language 3 20 credits
• Core Russian Language 3 20 credits

Optional modules

• Italian Cinemas/Italian Histories 20 credits
• 'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern 20 credits