Russian

MPhil: a standalone, one-year (full-time) research degree. Students will undertake their own research project, concluding in the submission of a 25,000-word dissertation. Students may have the option to audit units from our taught master's programmes if they are relevant to their research.

PhD: a research project undertaken across four years (full-time, minimum period of study three years), culminating in an 80,000-word thesis. As well as having the option to audit taught units, there may be the potential for PhD students to teach units themselves from their second year of study onwards.

The MPhil and PhD are available via distance learning.

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.

Research staff in Russian studies have been involved in the following initiatives at Bristol:

• The Bristol Poetry Institute.
• The Gender Research Centre and Gender Interdisciplinary Group, which promote research into gender issues across the University.
• The Romantic and Victorian Studies Research Group, which is an interdisciplinary research group focusing on culture, history, and politics in the 19th century.
• The Screen Research Group, which is an interdisciplinary group of academics across the University working on film, television, and digital media.