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Czech (with Slovak) and East European Studies (4 years) BA (Hons)

University College London

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UCAS CODE: R782

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    UCL (University College London)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Czech is a Slavonic language, largely mutually comprehensible with Slovak and spoken by approximately 11 million native speakers. This programme offers the opportunity to gain excellent language skills and a profound knowledge of Czech literature, history and culture that will prepare you for a wide variety of careers in Europe.

Degree benefits

  • You will gain a thorough grounding in the Czech language and culture, supplemented by a choice of optional culture, history and social science modules. You will spend your third year abroad.

  • The UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies (SSEES) is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia. The SSEES Library contains over 400,000 books, journals and film resources.

  • You will benefit from frequent visits and lectures by prominent political, artistic and academic figures including prime ministers, foreign ministers, professors and writers.

Your learning

In language teaching you will benefit from dedicated resources, including technological support through computer-aided language learning facilities, video and DVD materials, and the Internet. The methods we will use to teach and assess you are varied, to ensure that they are best suited to the knowledge and skills being imparted or measured.

Assessment

Assessment will include written, oral and aural examinations, presentations, extended essays and a dissertation.

Careers

The programme is designed to equip you with language fluency, cultural competence, historical knowledge and social understanding. Your ability to consider issues from an international perspective will be greatly enhanced and you will learn how to conduct research and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

With developed skills in critical reasoning, independent thinking and application of theoretical concepts you will be strongly placed to find employment in international organisations, particularly careers which cross international boundaries and use languages. Career prospects are likely to include finance, media, diplomacy, education, translation, research, and consultancy.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
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£ 28,100per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University College London

  • University League Table

    9th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London), Gower Street, London, Camden, WC1E 6BT, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    3rd out of 15

    10th out of 101

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    177 86%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    90.0 90%

    2nd

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    2nd

    3
  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    183 89%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    82.0 82%

    4th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.03 76%

    44th

    23

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