RU5017 Specialised Research in Russian Studies (15)

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr J D S Gardiner

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Module Staff

various

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module offers students the opportunity to draw on the expertise of the Department of Russian in order to explore a topic of their choice in depth. Depending on staff availability, potential subjects of study include: the English Novel in Russia; Issues in Russian Cultural Memory; Narratology and the Short Story; Russian Crime Fiction; Russian Romantic Prose; Russian and Polish Modernism; Russian Formalism in context; the Soviet Writing Self; Socialist Realism Inside and Out; Andrei Platonov; Race and Ethnicity in Russian and Russophone Literature; Russian Literary Peripheries; and Russian Cinema in the Putin Era. Students taking the module as part of the MLitt in Modern Languages (Russian pathway) will be expected to complete readings in the original.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

STUDENTS CANNOT TAKE ALONGSIDE ANY OTHER CREDIT VERSIONS OF MODULE - SPECIALISED RESEARCH IN RUSSIAN STUDIES.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 hours seminars (3 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

4

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

150

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module students will have: gained an in-depth knowledge of their specialist topics.
  • Acquired practical skills in research work.
  • Developed their writing skills.
  • Developed their presentation skills.