Postgraduate Master’s (two-year) educational program Russian Studies

„Russian Studies (Boris Nemtsov Education Program)“ – A postgraduate Master’s (two-year) educational program in Russian, which also includes a number of relevant required and optional lectures and seminars in English. The educational program focuses on the study of Russia with an emphasis on the post-Soviet period.

The curriculum includes several compulsory courses representing the methodological and theoretical foundations of specialized academic disciplines, as well as thematic blocks of compulsory and elective courses with a variable offering of lectures and seminars (society, domestic politics and economy of post-Soviet Russia; Russian foreign policy after the collapse of the USSR; language and symbols of contemporary Russian politics, culture and identity; journalism and mass media in post-Soviet Russia).

The purpose of the Postgraduate Master’s degree program „Russian Studies (Boris Nemtsov Education Program)“ is to train qualified specialists capable of working both in the commercial sphere focused on Russia and the post-Soviet space, and in international organizations, government agencies of democratic countries at various levels, non-governmental organizations and media focused on the Russian-speaking environment, the post-Soviet space or Russian-speaking communities outside Russia. The postgraduate Master’s degree program „Russian Studies (Boris Nemtsov Education Program)“ is open to all interested persons with at least a Bachelor’s degree.

The prerequisite is also Russian language proficiency of at least C1 level (according to CEFR for languages), English language proficiency of at least B2 level (according to CEFR for languages), basic knowledge of Russian history and knowledge of political and social realities of contemporary Russia.

The curriculum can be viewed here.

Information on the admission procedure for the Master’s programme in Russian Language and Literature here.

Admission requirements and information about the entrance exam

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in any discipline
• Russian language at C1–C2 level
• English language at least B2 level. Will be tested in the form of a motivation to study (maximum 20 points).
• The entrance exam will be held EXCLUSIVELY in an oral, present format
  • Basic knowledge of Russian history (maximum 40 points)
  • Knowledge of political and social realities after the collapse of the USSR (maximum 40 points).
• The maximum score on the entrance exam is 100 points. The minimum passing score for participation in the competition is 50 points.

At the entrance exam, it is necessary to present a list detailing literature you have read.

The list of recommended literature and a tentative list of questions for the exam are available here.