Russian

Entry requirements

MPhil: An upper second-class degree (or international equivalent). Please note, acceptance will also depend on evidence of your readiness to pursue a research degree.

MPhil/PhD: A master's qualification, or be working towards a master's qualification, or international equivalent. Applicants without a master's qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis provided they hold a first-class undergraduate degree (or international equivalent). Applicants with a non-traditional background may be considered provided they can demonstrate substantial equivalent and relevant experience that has prepared them to undertake their proposed course of study.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. We pride ourselves on our strong, active research culture, and the research interests of staff span a broad range of disciplinary emphases.

We can support postgraduate research in many areas within the following broad fields:

• Russian literature from the 19th century to the present;
• Russian intellectual history from the 19th century to the 20th century;
• Russian film and visual culture;
• Soviet history;
• British-Soviet relations;
• Literary and cultural theory;
• Issues of cultural identity (semiotics of space, perceptions of time and of modernity);
• Urban studies;
• Russian Orthodox theology and culture;
• Gender in Russian literature and culture;
• Translation studies;
• Media studies.

Our postgraduates are a key part of the research community and are integrated into the research activities of the School of Modern Languages and the faculty.

Information for international students

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Fees and funding

The University of Bristol is part of the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWW DTP), which offers studentships annually. For information on other funding opportunities, including University-funded studentships, please see the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences funding pages.

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.