MSt in Slavonic Studies

at University of Oxford

Good knowledge of Russian or another Slavonic language from your first degree course is expected. Applicants selected for this course will have shown clear evidence of linguistic potential and a serious interest in acquiring new knowledge and skills. You will take a selection of subject options individually related to your requirements and educational background; these options are organised in a way which encourages study in depth, while maintaining some degree of breadth. Courses typically available for study include Slavonic Languages, and options in Methodology, Slavonic Philology, History and Structure of Slavonic Languages, Russian Literature, Culture and History, Central European Literature, Culture and History. A full list of courses can be consulted on the Faculty's website. 
 

Because numbers of students are small, teaching can be tailored to the particular choices which a student makes and is done through a mixture of classes and tutorials, requiring meetings with tutors or supervisors, usually on a once a week basis, in addition to weekly language classes. The normal mode of teaching is the one-to-one or paired tutorial, though students are also encouraged to attend lectures and seminars as appropriate.
 

Each student has a supervisor who advises on and arranges teaching and normally teaches at least one of the options taken. The sub-faculty of Russian and other Slavonic Languages offers a range of relevant lecture courses for undergraduates and graduates, and a series of research seminars which enable graduates to present their own work and discuss that of others.
 

The MSt in Slavonic Studies offers you an appropriate introduction to higher research in a DPhil or PhD programme in this area.

Degree-level qualifications
 

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:
 

• a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant course of academic study.
   

Degree-level competence in at least one Slavonic language is a requirement for admission.
 

Entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a high first-class degree or the equivalent.
 

For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.75 out of 4.0.
 

GRE General Test scores
 

No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.
 

Other qualifications, evidence of excellence and relevant experience

• Applicants selected for this course will have shown clear evidence of linguistic ability and a serious interest in acquiring new knowledge and skills.

• Details of any publications would be of interest to the assessors and should be included in the application.

Home    
£13,550

Overseas    
£30,910
 

Many MSt students proceed to doctoral degrees at Oxford or at other universities. Other graduate destinations include teaching, journalism, law, publishing and the civil service.