Postgraduate Prospectus

Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
This is a one-year (two year part-time) programme. The degree can be stand-alone or may serve as preparation for a doctoral research programme. The MA consists of a training course in research methodology (library, archival, bibliographical and presentation skills) and a course of directed study under the supervision of a member of staff’s experienced research team leading to a 30,000-word dissertation. MA candidates are expected to be involved with the Department’s staff-postgraduate seminars and they have access to extensive computer facilities. All postgraduate students undertake the generic research training modules offered by the Graduate School.

This programme gives students the opportunity to study two modern languages at Masters level. It is ideal for candidates who hope subsequently to register on a research degree programme. Students undertake a training course in research methodology and presentation and two courses of supervised guided reading in agreed fields of study within the School of Modern Languages, leading to the preparation of a dissertation of 30,000 words. Applicants will normally hold a degree in the two modern languages to be studied at Masters level.

Download the MA in Modern Languages (by research) leaflet for more information.

The Department offers excellent research supervision for both MPhil and PhD, full-time and part-time and has internationally-recognised expertise in Russian culture and South East European studies. Specific areas of research on the Russian side are: 20th/21st century literature and culture (humour and satire; poetry; the Russian canon; early 20th century literary movements; Soviet and post-Soviet cultural studies); theatre (in Russian and in exile); and gender studies (women’s writing).

Expertise in South East European Studies includes: Serbian/Croatian literature, literary and cultural theory and cultural studies; and narratives of national identity (literature, theatre and film).

As well as excellent facilities, including a dedicated postgraduate area, students enjoy interdisciplinary links with Schools such as Politics, History and Geography, by means of the Nottingham Institute for Russian and East European Studies, and Nottingham is a partner in the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES), funded by AHRC, ESRC, HEFCE and SHEFCE and spearheaded from Glasgow. CRCEES awards studentships at all postgraduate levels and runs an annual Research Forum and Summer School especially for the postgraduates of its member institutions.

We also have strong links with academic institutions in Russian and Serbia, which our students are able to utilise. Further travel opportunities exist through the Universitas 21 programme.

Download the Russian and Slavonic Studies MPhil and PhD leaflet for more information.

Research staff profiles can be found on the Departmental website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic

Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
This is a one-year (two year part-time) programme. The degree can be stand-alone or may serve as preparation for a doctoral research programme. The MA consists of a training course in research methodology (library, archival, bibliographical and presentation skills) and a course of directed study under the supervision of a member of staff's experienced research team leading to a 30,000-word dissertation. MA candidates are expected to be involved with the Department’s staff-postgraduate seminars and they have access to extensive computer facilities. All postgraduate students undertake the generic research training modules offered by the Graduate School.

Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
This is a one-year (two year part-time) programme. The degree can be stand-alone or may serve as preparation for a doctoral research programme. The MA consists of a training course in research methodology (library, archival, bibliographical and presentation skills) and a course of directed study under the supervision of a member of staff’s experienced research team leading to a 30,000-word dissertation. MA candidates are expected to be involved with the Department’s staff-postgraduate seminars and they have access to extensive computer facilities. All postgraduate students undertake the generic research training modules offered by the Graduate School.