Integrated year abroad Russian MA (Honours) 2025 entry

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 encouraged to spend a year abroad in a Russian-speaking country before advancing 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

The MA (Hons) in Russian with an integrated year abroad follows the same course structure as the Russian MA (Honours) degree, with the addition of a year abroad in between second and third years of study.

During their integrated year abroad, students are required to take the following compulsory module:

• Russian Integrated Year Abroad: language learning and cultural familiarisation through a study or work placement in a Russian-speaking country.

The assessment for this module includes a supervised research project chosen in consultation with the module coordinator, and an oral exam in Russian which is sat upon the student’s return to St Andrews after their year abroad, during which the year abroad experience will be presented and discussed.

More information about the Russian modules currently on offer can be found in our module catalogue.

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'.

Careers

Russia’s political and economic significance in the world means ever-multiplying career prospects for those who can communicate in Russian.

Graduates of Russian have gone on to successful careers in: 

• accountancy
• the armed services
• the British Foreign Office
• Civil Service
• finance
• journalism
• law
• management consultancy
• translation and interpreting 
• teaching. 

Others work as educators in Russia and Eastern Europe or pursue graduate study.

The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.

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