Department of Slavonic Studies

Part IA

Option A and Option B

In your first year of study, which is known as Part IA, the papers you will be required to take are determined by your knowledge of your chosen languages on entry. In Russian the majority of students are beginners and near-beginners, while between a quarter and a third have already studied the language at school to A-level (or equivalent standard), i.e., post A-level. It is an indication of the quality of what is known as the ab initio course (and of those who take it) that in their second year of study students take the same language classes as incoming A-level students in their post A-level course and frequently go on to achieve outstanding results in their Final Examinations (helped by their Year Abroad - for which there are now many exciting variants available in Russia).

All Part IA students must attend the relevant meetings on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY at the beginning of term (click here for more details). Students receive details in their information packs from Directors of Studies or can contact the Departmental Secretary for details.

The Department invites all freshers to the party each year on Tuesday before the Michaelmas teaching term begins, at 5.30 pm. The students will be sent more information in due course.