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STA Programme Requirements 2025/26

10. Modern Languages - Russian

10.5. Russian and Politics

First Year 2025-26 Second Year 2025-26 Final Year 2025-26
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • RUS4203 Introductory Russian (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • RUS4204 Russian I Intensive (30 credits POST GCSE)
  • RUS4201 Russian I (30 credits POST A-LEVEL)
  • RUS4202 Russian I N (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • SML4006 Culture and Language (30 credits)
  • POL110 Thinking Politically (30 credits)
  • EITHER:
  • POL105 Political Analysis (30 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL108 Background to British Politics (15 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL109 Global Histories (15 credits)
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • RUS5202 Russian II Intensive (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • RUS5200 Russian II (30 credits POST GCSE/POST A-LEVEL)
  • RUS5201 Russian II N (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • POL263 Modern Political Thought 1 (15 credits)
  • 45 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 5
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 5
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Level 4, 5 or 6
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • RUS6200 Russian III (30 credits BEGINNERS/POST GCSE/POST A-LEVEL)
  • RUS6201 Russian III N (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 6
  • 60 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 6
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Level 5 or 6

    • All students are required to take 120 credits in each academic year. It is not possible to take less, or more than 120 credits.
    • Students should normally take a balance of 60-60 credits worth of modules in each semester. A 75-45 split might be accepted as an exception, but it will mean a workload-heavy Semester 1 that students may find challenging. A 45-75 split is not permitted.
    • Some programmes allow modules to be taken at a different level of the student’s programme of study (first year = Level 4, second year = Level 5, final year = Level 6), but we strongly recommend that students going into their second year choose all their credits to be at Level 5, and students going into their final year choose all their credits to be at Level 6. This is to ensure that students meet their progression and/or degree classification requirements as explained in the Academic Regulations.