PhD in Russian

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Overview

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. We pride ourselves on our strong, active research culture, and 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;
• Translation studies;
• Media studies.

Our postgraduates are a key part of the research community and are integrated into the research activities of the School of Modern Languages and the faculty.

Key Information

Programme Duration

• MPhil: one year full-time; two years part-time
• PhD: up to four years full-time; up to eight years part-time

Start Date

• January 2025, September 2025, January 2026

Application Deadline

• January 2025 start: 1 December 2024 for all applicants
• September 2025 start: Overseas applicants: 25 July 2025, Home applicants: 1 August 2025
• January 2026 start: 1 December 2025 for all applicants

Delivery Method

• Distance Learning, On-Campus

Location

• Clifton

Awards Available

• PhD, MPhil

Programme Structure

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

World-Leading Research

• The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK (Times Higher Education)
• 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent

Entry Requirements

MPhil

• An upper second-class degree (or international equivalent)
• 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

Fees and Funding

Home

• Full-time: £4,850 per year
• Part-time: £2,425 per year

Overseas

• Full-time: £21,300 per year

Alumni Discount

• University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study

Funding and Scholarships

• The University of Bristol is part of the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWW DTP), which offers studentships annually
• For information on other funding opportunities, including University-funded studentships, please see the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences funding pages

Career Prospects

• 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
• Some graduates take up careers in translating and interpreting

Meet Our Supervisors

• Dr Ruth Coates
• Dr Connor Doak
• Dr Claire Knight
• Professor Andreas Schonle
• Dr Julia Sutton-Mattocks

Research Groups

• The Bristol Poetry Institute
• The Gender Research Centre and Gender Interdisciplinary Group
• The Romantic and Victorian Studies Research Group
• The Screen Research Group

How to Apply

• Apply via our online application system
• For further information, please see the guidance for how to apply on our webpages

Start Your Application

• Select your award type and start date to begin your application
• Award type: Russian and Czech (MPhil), Russian and Czech (MPhil) (Distance Learning), Russian and Czech (PhD), Russian and Czech (PhD) (Distance Learning)

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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; some graduates take up careers in translating and interpreting.

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Other:

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. We pride ourselves on our strong, active research culture, and 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;
• Translation studies;
• Media studies.

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UK: full-time £4,758 per year UK: part-time £2,379 per year Overseas: full-time £20,700 per year For programs that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.