Overview

Key facts

Glasgow has a long history of teaching Russian and Slavonic languages and we offer excellent materials in our dedicated language resource library.
Career Prospects
Graduates of the Russian programme of the University of Glasgow pursue rewarding careers in the media, teaching, journalism, tourism, translating and interpreting, and the Civil Service. Russian is one of six languages in use by the United Nations, and Russia’s economic and diplomatic links with the UK and Europe provide excellent opportunities in the UK and abroad.

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Programme Structure

Courses include

Previous knowledge of Russian is not required to take the course in year 1 but you should have some flair for language learning. You will develop your communicative skills of speaking, writing, reading and understanding the spoken word. You will also be introduced to grammar and Russian texts.

You will deepen your knowledge of Russian language and continue to focus on communicating confidently in spoken and written Russian. You will also learn about Russian culture.

If you progress to Honours you will spend your third year abroad, usually enrolled at a university, which we will help to arrange.

We place a strong emphasis on achieving a high degree of competence in the language. You will study literature, history and culture in depth, and can choose from a wide range of options to reflect your own interests. Russian may only be taken as a Joint Honours degree, so you will also study another subject.

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Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

600 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

SQA Higher Entry Requirements (by end of S6)

AAAAA Higher or AAAA Higher+B Advanced Higher (BBBB S5 minimum for consideration)

Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject.

SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements (by end of S5 or S6)

MD20 – BBBB (also other target groups)

MD40 – AABB

Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.

A-level Standard Entry Requirements

AAB – BBB

Additional requirements: one A-level Humanities subject.

IB Standard Entry Requirements

36 (6,6,5 HL) – 32 (6,5,5 HL)

Additional requirements: HL English and HL Humanities subject.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27720 GBP / year

≈ 27720 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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