Degree benefitsThis is an exciting time to study a region that is in a process of almost continuous change. Many central European countries are now members of the enlarged European Union while Russia is re-emerging as an assertive power with major international consequences.
Gain knowledge of theoretical frameworks in social and political science and how to apply them to understand the processes of political and social change in Russia, the former Soviet Union and central and Eastern Europe.
The programme is taught by acknowledged experts in the field, all of whom speak one or more of the languages of the region.
The department is regularly consulted by organisations such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union.
Careers
This is an exciting time to study a region that is in a process of almost continuous change. Many central European countries are now members of the enlarged European Union while Russia is re-emerging as an assertive power with major international consequences.
Gain knowledge of theoretical frameworks in social and political science and how to apply them to understand the processes of political and social change in Russia, the former Soviet Union and central and Eastern Europe.
The programme is taught by acknowledged experts in the field, all of whom speak one or more of the languages of the region.
The department is regularly consulted by organisations such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union.
After graduating from this programme you will have expert knowledge relating to a region where complex issues of political change, economic development and international relations are reshaping national and social expectations.
Career destinations of previous graduates include government service, international agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), consultancy (economic, political risk, security, marketing), banking, financial services, law, media, teaching and the leisure industry, as well as further study.
