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Postgraduate study

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Postgraduate taught

Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (International Master) IntM

There will be no intake to this programme for September 2026 entry.

This International Master in Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies offers you the unique opportunity to undertake study (in English) and research in at least three different countries at our renowned partner institutions, culminating in the award of a multiple degree according to your chosen pathway.

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Year of entry 2026 2027 2028

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Why this programme

Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies programme overview

Programme structure

The programme is structured around three predefined mobility periods at three different universities across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. The mobility periods are designed to enable you to engage with a variety of perspectives on the programme’s core themes and to acquire a hands-on experience of studying and living in the region of your professional interests. This will also allow you to access primary data while undertaking your independent study in the fourth semester, and to spend four weeks at an external organisation as a trainee.

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Year 1

Semester 1: University of Tartu, Estonia

You will spend your first semester at the University of Tartu, Estonia. This semester will equip you with the basic toolbox to study in the CEERES curriculum and prepare you for MA thesis writing. You will take two core courses and start learning two regional languages.

Core courses:

Semester 2: University of Glasgow, Scotland

You will spend your second semester at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. This semester provides you with an opportunity to immerse yourself into more specialised knowledge that spans both thematic and country/regional foci, as well as the chance to continue with two languages. You will also choose two optional courses to deepen your knowledge of a particular subject matter or region. This semester also provides a non-credited semester-long professional skills development programme that concludes with an employability-focused Summer School.

Optional courses may include:

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Year 2

Semester 1

Depending on your professional interests, you will spend your second year at one of our five partner universities listed below. You will also continue with one of the two regional languages studied during the first year, and will undertake a credit-bearing placement to develop hands-on practical experience. If you are interested in:

International Development and Central and Eastern Europe

Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Core courses:

Optional courses may include:

Central and East European Studies

Jagellonian University, Poland

Core courses:

Optional courses may include:

South Caucasus - History, Politics and Society

Ilai State University, Georgia

Optional courses may include:

Greater Central Asian Studies

KIMEP University, Kazakhstan

Optional courses may include:

Western Balkans and Southeast Europe: Political Science, International Relations, and Diplomacy

University of Sarajveo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Optional courses may include:

Semester 2

You will continue on the mobility study track started in semester 1. You will complete your dissertation under the principal supervision of the mobility partner institution, with Glasgow and Tartu as co-supervisors. You will also have the opportunity to present your preliminary results at the annual CEERES student conference, which will provide you with valuable peer and faculty feedback.

Programme alteration or discontinuation\ The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.

Career prospects

You will be prepared for careers in policy-making in government, foreign ministries, the EU, Intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations. Other career opportunities include higher education, journalism, and business.

Fees & funding

Tuition fees for 2026-27

IntM

Fees for the 2 year programme:

International:

Home:

EU/EEA:

The EU/EEA fee value reflects the difference in fee status at the EU partners in the programme consortium.

The fees listed here cover tuition only. The University of Glasgow can only collect fees in Pound Sterling at the published GBP values and subject to exchange rates at the time of payment. As the programme contains various mobility periods, students (funded and self-funded) will need to cover their own airfares between each chosen partner.

Fee status

Deposits

All applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 when an offer is made.

Deposits: terms & conditions

The following guidelines will apply in determining whether a deposit will be refunded. Where the deposit is refunded, a 25% administration fee will be deducted unless otherwise stated.

a: Deposits WILL be refunded to applicants under the following circumstances:

  1. Where the University is unable to offer you a place on the programme as specified on the offer. A full refund will be issued in this case.
  2. Death of a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
  3. SERIOUS ill health of the applicant or a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
  4. Applicant does not meet conditions of offer. This may be academic or language test requirements. Satisfactory evidence must be uploaded to the student’s applicant self-service to prove that they have not met the conditions of their offer (note that applicants who do not meet the language condition of their offer must show reasonable attempt to meet this, i.e. they must provide at least two language tests which were taken after the date the deposit was paid).
  5. Visa / ATAS refusal: we will only consider a refund if the visa / ATAS refusal was based on matters outside of the applicant’s control.
  6. If a refund request is received within 14 days of the deposit being received a full refund will be issued under the Consumer Protection Regulations.

b: Deposits WILL NOT be refunded to applicants under the following circumstances:

  1. An applicant decides not to attend the University for any reason not outlined above.
  2. Personal financial constraints / unsuccessful scholarship application.
  3. Applicant has decided to defer – in this situation the University will retain the deposit and hold it against the applicant’s account to secure their place for the following year of entry. You may defer twice. After the second deferral standard conditions will apply.
  4. There is still time to meet the English language test requirement before the final upload date. Please see section a) 4.
  5. Visa / ATAS was applied for too late. Please see section a) 5.
  6. Any documents used for admission are proven to be fraudulent. We work in partnership with Qualification Check to check academic qualifications. English language qualifications are verified with the provider.
  7. The refund request is received more than 30 days after the official course start date as outlined in your offer email.

Timeframe for requesting a refund

Refund requests must be received no later than 30 days after the official course start date as outlined in your offer email. As per section b)7 above the request will be denied.

Receiving a refund

  1. To comply with Money Laundering Regulations, the University will pay all refunds to the original payer using the source payment details. This is known as a “return to source” payment.
  2. All appropriate documentation and evidence relating to the original payment must be provided, when requested.
  3. All payments and refunds are in GBP currency - the University is not responsible for any exchange rate fluctuations or beneficiary bank charges associated with the refund.
  4. Where University approved payment methods have not been used, this may cause significant delays or prevent payment altogether.
  5. We will aim to issue the deposit refund within 8 weeks of receipt of information per point 2 above. At peak times this may be longer.

How to request a deposit refund

Please go to our enquiry form and select 'Fees and Deposit' as the enquiry reason and then 'Can I have a deposit refund?'.

Please upload all supporting documentation to your applicant self-service portal before submitting the above request.

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Additional fees

Funding opportunities

Banco de Mexico

The Mexican National Bank (Banco de Mexico) provides special loans for students who wish to undertake a programme of postgraduate study. The University of Glasgow in partnership with Bank of Mexico FIDERH is offering a fee discount to holders of a Bank of Mexico FIDERH loan. See the FIDERH website for further information.

ANID (la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo)

The University of Glasgow offers a 25% discount to all successful ANID scholars who enrol at the University of Glasgow to complete a postgraduate programme.

(Please note that this scholarship was previously known as CONICyT)

The scholarships above are relevant to this programme. For more funding opportunities search the scholarships database

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in International Relations, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Philosophy, War Studies, Museum Studies, Law, Journalism, Economics, Linguistics, Cultural and Literary studies with relevant regional focus.

Applicants should provide a completed Self-Funded application form, which includes a personal statement.

English language requirements

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

Common equivalent English language qualifications accepted for entry to this programme:

TOEFL (ibt, mybest or athome)

Tests taken up to 20 January 2026

Tests taken from 21 January 2026

Pearsons PTE Academic

Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)

Oxford English Test

LanguageCert Academic/ Academic Online

Password Skills Plus

Trinity College Integrated Skills in English II

Kaplan Test of English

University of Glasgow Pre-sessional courses

Tests are accepted for 2 years following date of successful completion.

Alternatives to English Language qualification

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept UKVI approved Secure English Language Tests (SELT) but we do not require a specific UKVI SELT for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.

Pre-sessional courses

The University of Glasgow accepts evidence of the required language level from the English for Academic Study Unit Pre-sessional courses. We would strongly encourage you to consider the pre-sessional courses at the University of Glasgow's English for Academic Study (EAS) Unit. Our Pre-sessional courses are the best way to bring your English up to entry level for University study. Our courses give you:

More information on our Pre-sessional courses.

We can also consider the pre-sessional courses accredited by the below BALEAP approved institutions to meet the language requirements for admission to our postgraduate taught degrees:

For further information about English language requirements, please contact the Recruitment and International Office using our enquiry form

International students

We are proud of our diverse University community that includes students and staff from more than 140 different countries.

How to apply

For information on applications and to apply, please see the consortium website:

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