Japanese and Russian A BA

Learn two major world languages and deepen your understanding of the modern world by exploring the history and culture of the nations that speak them on this fascinating 5-year course. If you have A-level Russian or equivalent, this degree will improve and refine your language skills, and introduce you to various aspects of Russian culture, history and politics. If you have never studied Japanese before, this degree will allow you to learn it from scratch.

You will have the opportunity to spend two years abroad, with a year in Russia and another in Japan, which will provide you with invaluable first-hand experience of the languages and let you fully immerse yourself in the cultures of the regions.

A combination of core and optional modules will give you a firm grounding in both languages while you study the topics that suit your interests including Sino-Japanese relations and East Asian religions. Dostoevsky or the language of the Russian media.