Russian and Ukrainian UCL

Overview

Knowledge of Russian gives you direct access to a fascinating cultural and historical tradition and brings you closer to one of the world's most dynamic geopolitical regions. Ukraine is one of Europe's oldest and most complex countries with a territory that has constantly been occupied and rewritten. 

Your Russian and Ukrainian degree will train you to the highest level of proficiency in speaking, writing and understanding in your chosen languages. As you progress through the degree, compulsory language modules are tailored to your existing knowledge. You will also take compulsory modules on literature and culture.

Your third year is spent abroad. This will not only bring the language and culture you are studying to life, but also strengthen your resourcefulness and self-reliance.

Immersing yourself in the language and culture will significantly improve your language fluency and the depth of your understanding. 

What this course will give you

The programme is highly compatible with students with little or no previous knowledge of Russian (Mode One), and also for students with Russian A level or equivalent (Mode Two).

You will spend your third year abroad.

This will not only bring the language and culture you are studying to life, but also strengthen your resourcefulness and self-reliance. You will normally spend this year studying at a university in a relevant country.

The  University College London (UCL) School of Slavonic & Eastern European Studies (SSEES) is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia. The SSEES Library contains over 400,000 books, journals and film resources.

Employability

• The programme is designed to equip you with language fluency, cultural competence, historical knowledge and social understanding.
•  Your ability to consider issues from an international perspective will be greatly enhanced and you will learn how to conduct research and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.