ObjectivesStudents who complete the graduate diploma should: * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values; * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts; * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force; * Communicate effectively; * Commit to continuous learning; * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma in Arts (Russian)
Course descriptionSpecialisation Requirements:
* Six compulsory Russian language subjects at the beginners level
* Two electives subjects
Compulsory subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-151 Russian Language & Culture 1A
This is a beginners subject covering all areas of the language, ie. reading, writing, aural comprehension and oral skills, and including use of computer-aided language learning. This subject covers the basic grammatical system of Russian; teaches stu... Semester 1 12.50
126-153 Russian Language & Culture 1B
This is a beginners subject covering all areas of the language, ie. reading, writing, aural comprehension and oral skills, including use of computer-aided language learning. The subject covers the basic grammatical system of Russian; teaches students... Semester 2 12.50
126-230 Russian Language and Culture 2A
This subject involves consolidation of basic Russian grammar, formal grammar exercises, and use of computer-aided language learning. By the end of the subject, students should be able to demonstrate a solid control of the basic grammatical system; sh... Semester 1 12.50
126-231 Russian Language and Culture 2B
Students completing this subject will have developed their knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary; improved their reading knowledge through translation of authentic Russian texts involving a reader-response approach; improved their aural ... Semester 2 12.50
126-320 Russian Language and Culture 3A
This subject involves advanced grammar, translation in both directions, composition, and close study of literary texts. By the end of the subject, students should demonstrate a very solid control of the grammatical system; demonstrate a fairly large ... Semester 1 12.50
126-321 Russian Language and Culture 3B
This subject involves advanced grammar, translation in both directions, composition, and close study of literary texts. By the end of the subject students should demonstrate a very solid control of the grammatical system; demonstrate a fairly large a... Semester 2 12.50
Elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
116-028 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
119-201 European Modernism
European modernism refers to a wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in literature and arts at the end of the 19th and early 20th century and has proven a major influence on current (Western) literature, film and the arts. This course int... Semester 2 12.50
119-211 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable to... Semester 1 12.50
131-082 Age of Stalin 1924 - 1953
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-050 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50