Nations and Cultures Academic Taster Day: Polish, Russian & Ukrainian
Calling all Slavonic-curious linguists, literary critics, cultural historians and political scientists!
Applications are open until 9 June, for the Cambridge University Slavonic Studies Taster Day on Wednesday 3 July.
This event is followed by the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Open Day on Thursday 4 July 2024.
This taster visit opportunity as a collaboration between the Cambridge University Slavonic Studies department, Christ’s College and Trinity College.
- Wednesday 3 July: Nations and Cultures: Academic Taster Day at Christ's College (application form available)
- Overnight: Optional accommodation at Trinity College (request this on the Taster Day application form)
- Thursday 4 July: Cambridge University Open Day (a separate booking required)
There will be a particular focus on the three Slavonic languages and cultures that are currently taught at Cambridge: Polish, Russian and Ukrainian. We will offer language “taster” sessions and two sample lectures, designed to provide a glimpse into the academic life of the Slavonic Section.
If you are thinking of applying for any of the following courses and/or language combinations, then this might be the perfect opportunity for you:
- Modern and Medieval Languages French/Spanish/German/Italian/Portuguese + Russian*
- History and Modern Languages History + Russian*
- MML and Classics Classical Latin/Classical Greek + Russian*
- MML and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Arabic/Hebrew/Persian + Russian*
*NB you can apply for all of these combinations having never studied Russian before. We welcome both those looking to take Beginners’ Russian (ab initio) and Russian post-A Level. We also welcome applications from those who are considering taking a language-based course but still undecided. Polish and Ukrainian are offered as optional ‘papers’ (modules) in the second and fourth year of study; you do not need to apply for these at the point of submitting your UCAS application
