IntM Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (International Master)

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in International Relations, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Philosophy, War Studies, Museum Studies, Law, Journalism, Economics, Linguistics, Cultural and Literary studies with relevant regional focus.

Applicants should provide a completed Self-Funded application form, which includes a personal statement.

You will be prepared for careers in policy-making in government, foreign ministries, the EU, Intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations. Other career opportunities include higher education, journalism, and business.

Year 1
Semester 1
Core courses:

Introduction to Central and East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Research Design and Methods for Area Studies
Regional languages: Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Kazakh, Polish, Romanian, or Russian (language class availability varies per academic year)

Semester 2
Optional courses may include:

Crime and Corruption in the Former Soviet Union
De Facto States in the Post-Soviet Space
Decolonisation Agenda and CEERES
Energy, Politics and Society in Eurasia
Europe-Russia Relations since the Collapse of the USSR
Media and Democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Post-Soviet Russia: Renegotiating Global and Local Identities
Rethinking Central Asian Security
Russia, China and International Politics of Eurasia
Russian Foreign Policy
Russian Politics and Society
Statehood and Nationality in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe
War-making and Peace-making in the Former Soviet Union
Yugoslavia and after: Themes and Controversies