Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies MSc / PgDip

Course description

This is an advanced and progressive programme that presents you with a unique opportunity to understand historical and contemporary developments in the economy, politics, culture, and society of Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**

- This programme is for those planning careers in government, global and local media, and international organisations, who wish to acquire a specialised knowledge of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia and proficiency in one of the region’s languages.

- Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia are some of the world’s most intriguing regions right now: think of politics, migration, and energy. You can learn about this region, its history, and its languages.

- You will have the unique opportunity to study in one of the world’s leading centres in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, with teaching staff who have first-hand knowledge of the region and deliver cutting edge courses on politics and society in the region.

- The University Library holds one of the best Russian, Central and East European collections in the world.

**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**

You will take four core courses and one optional course, as well as complete a dissertation as a piece of independent research. You will select a specialist pathway, which includes a specialist core courses and a language. (Choices vary depending on pathway).

**Core Courses**

**All Pathways**
Issues in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies
Research design **OR** qualitative methods

**Central and East European Studies**
Geopolitics of Central Europe **OR** Statehood and nationality in Central and Eastern Europe
Language options: Czech, Hungarian **OR** Polish

**Russian Studies**
Post-Soviet Russia: renegotiating global and local identities **OR** Russian foreign policy
Language: Russian

**Eurasian Studies**
Contested states: The Caucasus after 1991 **OR** Rethinking Central Asian security
Language options: Russian

**Western Balkan studies**

Yugoslavia and after: themes and controversies
Language options: Russian

**Optional Courses may include:**

Cultural history of communism
Contested states: The Caucasus since 1991
De facto states in the Post-Soviet space
Developments in Czech society since 1989
Media and democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Rethinking Central Asian security
Russian foreign policy
Russia, China and international politics of Eurasia
Statehood and nationality in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe
The geopolitics of Central Europe.

Subjects

• East European studies
• European languages
• Russian studies