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Full time | University of Bristol | 4 years | SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

4 years

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Russian Language

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Programme overview

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. We pride ourselves on our strong, active research culture, while the research interests of staff span a broad range of disciplinary emphases.

We can support postgraduate research in many areas within the following broad fields:

Russian literature from the 19th century to the present
Russian intellectual history from the 19th century to the 20th century
Russian film and visual culture
Soviet history
British-Soviet relations
Literary and cultural theory
Issues of cultural identity (semiotics of space, perceptions of time and of modernity)
Urban studies
Russian Orthodox theology and culture
Gender in Russian literature and culture.

This research degree is also available via distance learning.

Careers

A large number of graduates from this programme develop careers in higher education or work on high-level research projects in the field of Russian and Czech; some graduates take up careers in translating and interpreting.

Modules

Research project undertaken across three years (full-time, plus a writing up period), culminating in an 80,000 word thesis.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,758

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£20,700

Entry requirements

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.