POLITICS AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
POLITICS AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES WITH A YEAR ABROAD
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This degree allows you to develop expertise and understanding in Politics and to apply it to the study of Eastern and Central Europe, Russia and Central Asia. You will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language, if you choose to, and to gain deeper insights into the major political, international relations and social issues involved in the process of institutional change.
The course requires you to take 12 course-units over 3 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to a quarter of a year’s workload. You will also write a dissertation based on your own research related to a topic in the Politics, International Relations or Sociology linked to the region.
YEAR 1
Compulsory units (2.5 course units (cu) in total):

SESS1205 Understanding Politics1: The Big Questions in Contemporary Europe (0.5 cu, term 1)

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SESS1206 Understanding Politics 2: How Politics Works (0.5 cu, term 2) 
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SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, term 2)


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SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu, term 2)



SESS1204 Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (0.5 cu, term 1)

Plus course options to a value of 1.5 course selected from the following:

SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1) highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths 


SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths



SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 (1.0 cu) this is a prerequisite course for all second year History courses. 

 SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)

Please note. The politics and sociology courses above are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective fields.
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Languages and Culture, SSEES

 SERS1011 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)
SERS1009 Russian Level 1 (A) (0.5 cu, taught over term 1 and 2)

 SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)

SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows (0.5 cu, term 2)
SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, (0.5 cu, term 2)

 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2)
 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1)
Languages at SSEES or the Language Centre UCL (French or German)
 Language Course (0.5 cu) **

Please note. In order to proceed to year 2 students must pass at least 3.0 course units including both Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions and Understanding Politics 2:
How Politics Works.
YEAR 2

Two compulsory core course (1.0 cu):
 SESS2106 Comparative Political Analysis (0.5 cu)

 SEES2107 Researching Politics and Society (0.5 cu)
 and at least two compulsory courses chosen from the following (1.0 cu in total):
 SESS2102 Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5 cu)


 SESS2103 Russian Politics and Society (0.5 cu) 

 SEES2108 Post-Soviet Politics and Society (0.5cu)

 SEES2109 South-East European Politics and Societies (0.5 cu)

(Prerequisites for all the above courses: Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions or
Understanding Politics 2: How Politics Works )
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Plus course options to a maximum value of 2.0 course units selected from the following
(P=prerequisite course):
Politics and social sciences, SSEES

 SESS2101 History of European Political Ideas (1.0 cu)


 BASC2052 Migration and Health (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) (if not taken in Year 1) highly recommended that students taking this module have A level in Maths


SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) (if not taken in Year 1) highly
 recommended that students taking this module have A level in Maths 


SESS2012 Economic History and Ideas (1.0 cu) 

SESS2104 The Making of Modern Ukraine (1.0 cu) 

 SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2)

 o Introduction to Microeconomics
 SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies in Russia and Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)

 o Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2006 European Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1)

 o Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2105 Democracy and Democratization (0.5 cu, term 2) 

 SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration (1.0 cu)

 o Introduction to Microeconomics or Introduction to Macroeconomics
 Language Course (0.5 cu)*

History, SSEES
NB. SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 is a pre-requisite course for all second year History courses.

SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia (1.0 cu)


 SEHI7012 Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes (0.5 cu, term 2) 


SEHI2008 The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 (1.0 cu)



SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 (1.0 cu)


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SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs (1.0 cu)



SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SEHI6008 History of Russia to 1598 (1.0 cu) 



SEHI7009 The Age of Extremes in the Balkans (0.5 cu, term 1)




SEHI 7011 Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia (0.5, term 2) 
SEHI7005 Themes in Romanian History: From Dacians to Democrats 
SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890-1970 
Languages and Culture, SSEES
 SERS2009 Russian Language Level 2 (B) (0.5 cu) for students who have studied Russian for 1-2 years
 SERS1012 Representations of Russia (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SERS2012 Russian Cinema: Men and Women (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SEEE2010 Tales of the unexpected: the supernatural and fantastic in literature, 1800-1930
(0.5 cu, term 1)
 SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows (0.5 cu, term2)
 SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, (0.5 cu, term 2)
 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1)
 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2)
 SEEE2008 Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond (0.5 cu, term 2)

* Language courses are normally offered at two levels in Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Romanian, Russian (offered at 3 levels), Serbian/Croatian, and Ukrainian. German and
French courses may be taken from the UCL Language Centre. We cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year.
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.
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Please note students must be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year 1, and have passed at least 7.0 course units from Years 1&2 including:
- Comparative Political Analysis
At least one of Politics and Society of Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Politics and Society, Post-Soviet Politics, South-East European Politics and Societies
Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions, and Understanding Politics 2: How
Politics Works
YEAR 3
NB. Students must take three course units at advanced level in their second and third years combined in order to be awarded an honours degree.
One compulsory units:
 SEZZ4901 10,000 word Free-Standing Dissertation (1.0 cu)

Plus a minimum of 0.5 course unit and a maximum of 3.0 cu from this group (P=prerequisite course):
Politics and social science, SSEES
 SESS3103 European Security (1.0 cu) o Introduction to International Relations
 SESS3102 Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy (1.0 cu)
 SESS2104 Making of Modern Ukraine (1.0 cu)
 SESS3202 Baltic Politics and Society (0.5 cu)

SESS3107 Poland in the UK
 SESS3203 Social Change in Central and Eastern Europe o Introduction to Political Sociology
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 SESS2101 History of European Political Ideas (1.0 cu)
 SESS2006 European Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1) If not taken in Year 2 P:
Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) If not taken in Year 2 P: Introduction to Microeconomics
 SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration (1.0 cu) P: Introduction to
Microeconomics or Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2012 Economic History and Ideas (1.0 cu)
 SESS3011 Economics of the Family (0.5 cu, term 1)
 SESS3007 Health, Economics and Policy (0.5 cu) P: Introduction to Microeconomics
 SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I (0.5 cu, term 1) P: Topics in Microeconomics
 SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II (0.5 cu, term 2) P: Topics in Financial
 Management I
 Language course (0.5 cu)
A maximum of 2.5 course units (including your floating option/s may be taken from:
History, SSEES
NB. SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 is a prerequisite for all second year
History courses.
 SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia (1.0 cu) 

 SEHI7012 Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SEHI2008 The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 (1.0 cu)


 SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 (1.0 cu) 

 SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs (1.0 cu)


 SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SEHI6008 History of Russia to 1598 (1.0 cu)


 SEHI7009 The Age of Extremes in the Balkans (0.5 cu, term 1)


 SEHI7005 Themes in Romanian History: From Dacians to Democrats



SEHI7008 The Balkans from Empires to Nation States 

SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890-1970 
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Languages and Culture, SSEES
 SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought (0.5 cu) taught over two terms 
 SERS4016 Russian Cinema: Innovation and Experiment (0.5 cu) taught over two terms


 SERS4017 Contemporary Russian Cinema (0.5 cu) taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required)


 SERS4027 Russian Literature from the Death of Stalin to the Present: Dissent and
Discovery (0.5 cu) taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required; limited places)

 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1) 

 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SERS1012 Representations of Russia (0.5 cu)


 SERS2012 Russian Cinema Men and Women (0.5 cu) 

 SEEE2010 Tales of the unexpected: the supernatural and fantastic in literature, 1800-1930
(0.5 cu, term 1) 


SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema (0.5 cu, term 2) 
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.
New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the region.
Progression
The basic principle of the three-year BA PEES degree is progression from one year to the next along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building blocks for more advanced study in each subsequent year.
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This degree allows you to acquire understanding and expertise in Politics and International
Relations and apply these skills to the study of Russia and Eastern Europe. You will also be strongly encouraged to learn an Eastern European language with a view to spending a year studying in a country or countries of the region. You will gain insights into the major political and social issues these societies face. During your year abroad you will be expected to develop your language skills where appropriate, to take courses (in English) related to your degree and to develop an enhanced understanding of country-level issues relevant to your degree. The course
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 requires you to take 16 course-units over 4 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to a quarter of a year’s workload. You will also:
 Be strongly encouraged to develop skills in a language of the region.
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 Produce a year abroad assignment reflecting your own perceptions of the key political issues in the country or countries you study in.

 Write a dissertation based on your own research related to al topic in the Politics, Sociology and/or International Relations relating to the region.

YEAR 1
Compulsory units, 2.5 course units (cu) in total

SESS1205 Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions in Contemporary Europe (0.5 cu, term 1)


  SESS1206 Understanding Politics 2: How Politics Works (0.5 cu, term 2)

 SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SESS1204 Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (0.5 cu, term 1)


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Plus course options to a value of 1.5 course units selected from the following:

SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1) highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths


 SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths


 SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 (1.0 cu) this is a prerequisite course for all second year History courses.



SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)

Please note: The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective fields.
Languages and Culture, SSEES
 SERS1009 Russian Level 1 (A) (0.5 cu, taught over term 1 and 2)


 SERS1011 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)


 SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)


 SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows (0.5 cu, term 2) 


SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, (0.5 cu, term 1) 

 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1)


 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2)

Languages at SSEES or the Language Centre UCL (French or German)
 Language Course (0,5 cu) **
Please note. In order to proceed to year 2 students must pass at least 3.0 course units including both Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions and Understanding Politics 2:
How Politics Works
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YEAR 2
Two compulsory core course (1.0 cu):
• SESS2106 Comparative Political Analysis (0.5 cu)

 SEES2107 Researching Politics and Society (0.5 cu)
 and at least two compulsory courses chosen from the following (1.0 cu in total):

SESS2102 Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5 cu)



SESS2103 Russian Politics and Society (0.5 cu)



SEES2108 Post-Soviet Politics and Society (0.5 cu)



SEES2109 South-East European Politics and Societies (0.5 cu)

(Prerequisites for all the above courses: Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions or
Understanding Politics 2: How Politics Works )
Plus course options to a maximum value of 2.0 course units selected from the following
(P=prerequisite course):
Politics and social sciences, SSEES

 SESS2101 History of European Political Ideas (1.0 cu)


• BASC2052 Migration and Health (0.5 cu, term 2)

SESS2104 The Making of Modern Ukraine (1.0 cu) 


SESS1003 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1) (if not taken in Year 1) highly
 recommended that students taking this course have A level in Maths) 
SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) (if not taken year 1) highly
 recommended that students taking this course have A level in Maths) 

 SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2)

 o Introduction to Microeconomics
 SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies in Russia and Eastern Europe (1.0 cu) 
 o Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2006 European Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 1)

 o Introduction to Macroeconomics
 SESS2105 Democracy and Democratization (0.5 cu, term 2)


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 o Introduction to Microeconomics or Introduction to Macroeconomics

 Language Course (0.5 cu)*
History, SSEES
NB. SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 is a pre-requisite course for all second year History courses.

SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia (1.0 cu)



SEHI7012 Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes (0.5 cu, term 2)


 SESS3006 Political Economy of European Integration (1.0 cu)

 SEHI2008 The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 (1.0 cu) 


SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 (1.0 cu)



SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs (1.0 cu)


 SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union (0.5 cu, term 2) 


SEHI6009 History of Russia to 1598 (1.0 cu)



SEHI7009 The Age of Extremes in the Balkans (0.5 cu, term 1)

 SEHI7011 Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia (0.5, term 2) 

SEHI7005 Themes in Romanian History: From Dacians to Democrats


 SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890-1970 

Languages and Culture, SSEES
• SERS2009 Russian Language Level 2 (B) (0.5 cu) for students who have studied Russian for 1-2 years
 SERS1012 Representations of Russia (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SERS2012 Russian Cinema: Men and Women (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought (0.5 cu) taught over two terms
 SEEE2010 Tales of the unexpected: the supernatural and fantastic in literature, 1800-1930
(0.5 cu, term 1)
SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows (0.5 cu,
 term 2)
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SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema (0.5 cu, term 2)

 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1)
 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2)

SEEE2008 Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond (0.5 cu, term 2)
* Language courses are normally offered at two levels in Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian/Croatian, Slovak, and Ukrainian. German and French courses may be taken from the UCL Language Centre. We cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year.
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.
Please note. In order to proceed to year 3 students must be complete in the 4.0 course units
 from Year 1, and have passed at least 7.0 course units from Years 1&2 including:
 Comparative Political Analysis

 At least one of Russian Politics and Society, Post-Soviet Politics and Society, South-
East European Politics and Societies, or Politics and Society in Central and Eastern
Europe

 Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions , and Understanding Politics 2: How
Politics Works

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YEAR 3

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
YEAR ABROAD
Compulsory units:
 Year Abroad Assignment (1 cu)

 Performance Certificate (1 cu)

 Progress Portfolio (1 cu)



Self-Evaluation (1 cu)


Please note. In order to progress from Year 3, students must be complete in the 8.0 course units from Years 1&2, and have passed at least 11.0 course units, including the 3 Year
Abroad shell units
When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or failure to achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must transfer
 to an equivalent degree where there is no study abroad requirement.
YEAR 4
Please note Students must take three course units at advanced level in their second and fourth years combined in order to be awarded an honours degree.
One compulsory units:
 SEZZ4901 10,000 word Free-Standing Dissertation (1.0 cu)

Plus course options to a minimum value of 1.0 course unit and a maximum value of 2.0
 course units from this group (P=prerequisite course):
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Politics and social science, SSEES

SESS3103 European Security (1.0 cu)


P: Introduction to International Relations

SESS3102 Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy (1.0 cu)



SESS2104 Making of Modern Ukraine (1.0 cu)



SESS3202 Baltic Politics and Society (0.5 cu)



SESS3203 Social Change in Central and Eastern Europe


 SESS3107 Poland in the UK 


SESS2101 History of European Political Ideas (1.0 cu)

P: Introduction to Political Sociology


SESS2006 European Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) if not taken in Year 2 P: Introduction to
Macroeconomics

SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2) if not taken in Year 2 P: Introduction to

Microeconomics

SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration (1.0) P: Introduction to Microeconomics





 or Introduction to Macroeconomics

SESS2012 Economic History and Ideas (1.0 cu)

SESS3011 Economics of the Family (0.5 cu, term 1)

SESS2010 International Macroeconomics (0.5 cu, term 2)

SESS3007 Health, Economics and Policy (0.5 cu) P: Introduction to Microeconomics

SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I (0.5 cu, term 1) P: Topics in Microeconomics

SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II (0.5 cu, term 2) P: Topics in Microeconomics and

Topics in Financial Management I



Language course (0.5 cu)

A maximum of 1.0 cu (or 2 x 0.5cu) may be taken from:
History, SSEES
NB. SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 is a prerequisite for all second year
History courses.
 SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia (1.0 cu) 


SEHI7012 Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes (0.5 cu, term 2)

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 SEHI2008 The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 (1.0 cu) 


SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 (1.0 cu)



SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs (1.0 cu)



SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union (0.5 cu, term 2)



SEHI6008 History of Russia to 1598 (1.0 cu)




SEHI7009 The Age of Extremes in the Balkans (0.5 cu, term 1)




SEHI7005 Themes in Romanian History: From Dacians to Democrats 
SEHI7008 The Balkans from Empires to Nation States 
SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890-1970 

Languages and Culture, SSEES

SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought (0.5 cu) taught over two terms



SERS4016 Russian Cinema: Innovation and Experiment (0.5 cu) taught over two terms


 SERS4017 Contemporary Russian Cinema (0.5 cu) taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required)


 SERS4027 Russian Literature from the Death of Stalin to the Present: Dissent and
Discovery (0.5 cu) taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required; limited places) 



SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu, term 1)


 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu, term 2) 
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
SERS1012 Representations of Russia (0.5 cu)
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SERS2012 Russian Cinema Men and Women (0.5 cu)
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 SEEE2010 Tales of the unexpected: the supernatural and fantastic in literature, 1800-1930
(0.5 cu, term 1)
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 SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema (0.5, term 2) 
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0
course units in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.
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New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the region.
Progression
The basic principle of the three-year BA PEES degree is progression from one year to the next along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building blocks for more advanced study in each subsequent year.
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SCHEME FOR THE AWARD OF HONOURS TO STUDENTS REGISTERING IN OR AFTER
2005
BA Politics and East European Studies (PEES)
Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising courses to the value of 4.0 course units in each year.
In order to proceed to the second year, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third and final year of the programme, students must have passed a minimum of 7.0 course units. In each year, students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression.
In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units from Year one and have passed at least 7.0 Course Units.
Courses deemed compulsory for progression are: Year 1: Understanding Politics 1: The Big
Questions and Understanding Politics 2: How Politics Works; Year 2: Comparative Political
Analysis and any one of the following : Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe or
Russian Politics and Society or Post-Soviet Politics and Society or South-East European Politics and Societies .
The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.
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Award of degree
To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 12.0 course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 11.0 course units, fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.
To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award, according to local rules.
Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 11.0 or more course units, but who have nevertheless completed at least 11.0 course units and passed a minimum of 10.0 course units, including at least two at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.
Classification
The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of the results obtained in 9.0 course units, to be selected as follows: a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units); b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules; c) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 3.
Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from the 9.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1: 3 : 5, as follows: d) Year 1: 1 e) Year 2: 3 f) Year 3: 5
Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if that is different.
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Consideration of borderlines
Candidates falling within 1% of a class boundary may be considered for raising to the higher class. Such consideration will be at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. Candidates within the 1% borderline zone are subject to the following factors:
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an analysis of the mark distributions for candidates and consideration given to a preponderance of marks of a class, such as half of the marks or the majority of marks, where appropriate;
 a consideration as to whether there is “exit velocity” in the candidates’ performance;
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particular emphasis placed on course units of higher value or those with a significant research element;
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attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification.
Where a student has validated Extenuating Circumstances
( http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/extenuating-circumstances/sum ), and the student’s weighted average mark falls within the 1% borderline zone, the
Faculty/Departmental Extenuating Circumstances Panel may recommend that the student be exempted from some or all of the borderline criteria.
Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual
( http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview ) on page 39.
Application of classification scheme
In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may exercise discretion in the application of this Faculty Scheme. The general Regulations of the College and of the University are assumed to apply in conjunction with the above Scheme, as are the local rules and guidelines produced by the relevant Department(s).
BA Politics and East European Studies with a Year Abroad (PEESYA)
Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising courses to the value of 4.0 cu in each year.
In order to proceed to the second year of the programme, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third year of the programme, all students must have passed a minimum of 7.0 course units. In order to proceed to the final year, all students must have passed a minimum of 10.5 course units. In each year, students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression.
In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units from
Year 1 and have passed at least 7.0 Course Units.
In order to progress from Year three, students must be complete in 12.0 Course Units, have passed at least 11.0 Course Units, and have met all Year two and three progression requirements.
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These are: Year 1: Understanding Politics 1: The Big Questions and Understanding Politics 2:
How Politics Works; Year 2: Comparative Political Analysis and any one of the following :
Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe or Russian Politics and Society or Post-
Soviet Politics and Society or South-East European Politics and Societies ; Year 3: Year Abroad
Assignment.
The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.
Work to the value of 4.0 cu will be undertaken during the third year of the degree. To consist of:
Year abroad assignment (1.0 cu); Performance Certificate (1.0 cu); Progress portfolio (1.0 cu) and Self-evaluation report (1.0 cu). The year abroad assignment is assessed at SSEES and contributes 1.0 cu towards the final degree classification.
Award of degree
To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 16.0 course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 14.5 course units, fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.
To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award, according to local rules.
Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 14.5 or more course units, but who have nevertheless passed a minimum of 13.0 course units, including at least three at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an
Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an
Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.
Classification
The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of the results obtained in 10.0 course units, to be selected as follows: a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units), b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules; c) The 1.0 Year-Abroad unit (1.0 course unit); d) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 4.
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Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from the 10.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1: 3: 5: 5, as follows: e) Year 1: 1 f) Year 2: 3 g) Year 3: 5 h) Year 4: 5
The Year-Abroad unit (SESS 3901: Year Abroad Assignment) will be given a Year 4 weighting of 5.
The Year Abroad “Shell” units (SESS 3902: Performance Certificate; SESS 3903: Progress
Portfolio; SESS 3904: Self-Evaluation) are Pass/Fail only and do not count towards classification, but only progression.
Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if different.
Consideration of borderlines
Candidates whose median mark falls within 1% of a class boundary may be considered for raising to the higher class. Such consideration will be at the discretion of the Board of
Examiners and will take into account one or more of the following:
(i) the mean of class marks across the units selected;
(ii) the distribution and preponderance of class marks across the units selected;
(iii) the results achieved in the final year of study.
Reports of academic performance may be taken into account.
Reference may be made to medical gradings agreed in an appropriate pre-meeting of a special committee in cases where there are good reasons for supposing a candidate’s performance may have been adversely affected by illness, bereavement or similar circums tances. The committee’s decisions will be based on available medical certificates and related documentation. Full details of any such circumstances MUST be submitted by candidates well IN ADVANCE of the final Board of Examiners Meeting in order for them to be considered.
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Application of classification scheme
In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may exercise discretion in the application of this
Scheme. The general Regulations of the College and of the University are assumed to apply in conjunction with the above Scheme, as are the local rules and guidelines produced by the relevant Department(s).
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