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Programme structure: Philosophy and Russian (BA) - what's running in 2022/23

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

Russian Language units are must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
List A (Philosophy)
Logic and Critical Thinking PHIL10032 20 Mandatory TB-1
List A (Russian) - RUSS10036 is mandatory unless there are exceptional circumstances
Russian Language (ab initio) RUSS10001 40 Optional TB-4
Russian Language (for qualified entrants) RUSS10036 20 Mandatory A TB-4
List B - Take 40 CP
Introduction to Philosophy A PHIL10005 20 Mandatory TB-1
Understanding Russia: History & Identity RUSS10041 20 Mandatory TB-1
List E - Take PHIL10006. If you take RUSS10036 in list A, also take RUSS10042
Understanding Russia: Literature & Visual Culture RUSS10042 20 Optional TB-2
Introduction to Philosophy B PHIL10006 20 Mandatory TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education   120      

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a particular unit or units provided this meets the conditions in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

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