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Integrated year abroad Russian MA (Honours) 2023 entry

It is possible for students applying for the MA (Hons) in Russian to study abroad in a Russian-speaking country between their second and third year of study. This adds an extra year to the MA (Hons) course, making it a total of five years in length.

Students who spend a year abroad develop their linguistic skills, intercultural competence, and self-confidence. 

There are no teaching assistantships or other work placements available for students of Russian choosing the integrated year abroad programme. Instead, students spend their year studying on an academic programme in a Russian-speaking country.

It is possible either to spend a full year abroad studying in a Russian-speaking country or, for students studying multiple languages, to split the year abroad between a semester studying in a Russian-speaking country and a semester on an industrial work placement in France, Germany, Italy or Spain.

Places are granted on merit during the second year of study and do not take into account the initial UCAS application. If students are unsuccessful with their year abroad application, they will be moved to the four-year Russian MA single Honours degree programme.

To find out more information, or to discuss the possibility of an integrated year abroad, please contact the Department of Russian.

UCAS code
R711
Start date
September 2023
End date
September 2028
Duration
Five years full time
School
School of Modern Languages

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for Russian with a year abroad are the same as the Russian MA (Hons) degree.

To be eligible for Russian with a year abroad, students must gain Honours entry in all subjects that they intend on taking at Honours level. Students who do not achieve entry to Honours level in their chosen subjects must withdraw from their selected year abroad destination at that point.

Beginners in Russian are normally expected to spend a year abroad in a Russian-speaking country in order to advance to Honours years (fourth and fifth year). If you are a beginner in Russian and another language (through a joint degree), please consult your year abroad coordinators in both departments.

Course details

Joint Honours degrees

You can also take Russian (WIYA) as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.

"With" degrees

You can take Russian (WIYA) as part of a "with" Honours degree in which the majority of the course deals with the first name subject. St Andrews offers the following "with" degrees in Russian (WIYA):

  • Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Russian (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code L1RR
  • Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Russian - UCAS code L1RT
  • Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics with Russian (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code G1R9
  • Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics with Russian - UCAS code G1RT
  • Master of Arts (Honours) Russian with Geography (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code R7L7
  • Master of Arts (Honours) Russian with Geography - UCAS code R7LR

"With" degrees taken with Russian are also available 'With Integrated Year Abroad'.

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Contact us

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 2948
Email
russianhod@st-andrews.ac.uk
Address
Department of Russian
Buchanan Building
Union Street
St Andrews
KY16 9PH

Department of Russian website

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