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Subject: [BASEES-MEMBERS] MLitt degree in Russian Studies and PhD
Scholarships at the University of St Andrews

Dear all,
please find below an advert for MLitt degree in Russian Studies and PhD
Scholarships at the University of St Andrews.

 
The Department of Russian at the University of St Andrews invites
applications for its one year full time MLitt (Master of Letters) degree in
Russian Studies, as well as a number of Phd Scholarships.

MLitt in Russian Studies 

The Master’s programme in Russian Studies offers students the opportunity to
deepen their knowledge of inter-related fields of Russian literature,
culture and history from the eighteenth century to the present day.
 
The Department of Russian and the Centre for Russian, Soviet, Central and
East European Studies (CRSCEES) at St Andrews offers undergraduate and
graduate programs in Russian language, literature and culture. The
Department of Russian is a flourishing community with an intake of around 60
undergraduates each year. It is ranked first in the UK for Teaching Quality
and Experience (Times University Guide 2017). With seven permanent members
of staff the Department has a proven track record of excellence in teaching
and combines this with internationally recognised research in a range of
fields including literature, cinema, and cultural studies from the
eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
 
Russian MLitt students study a number of taught modules and write a
dissertation of 15,000 words with a supervisor at the department. The taught
modules give students the opportunity to develop their skills of literary
and textual analysis through directed reading on a topic of their choice.
Potential subjects of study include: the English Novel in Russia; Issues in
Russian Cultural Memory; Narratology and the Short Story; Russian Crime
Fiction; Russian Romantic Prose; Russian and Polish Modernism; Russian
Formalism in context; Femininity, Masculinity and Queer in Russian
Literature and Culture; Russian Women Writers; Russian Enlightenment;
Russian Gothic; the Soviet Writing Self; Socialist Realism Inside and Out;
Andrei Platonov; Race and Ethnicity in Russian and Russophone Literature;
Russian Literary Peripheries; and Russian Cinema in the Putin Era.
 
Applications are accepted until shortly before teaching starts in September
2017. A limited number of scholarships for outstanding EU/Home candidates is
available. Applicants should apply as early as possible to be eligible for
certain scholarships and for international visa purposes. For further
information on course structure and application requirements please go to
our website,
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/pg/taught-programmes/russian-studies/#d.e
n.472796

 
PhD Scholarships

The Department of Russian as well as the School of Modern Languages at the
University of St Andrews invites applications from outstanding PhD
candidates for the following scholarships:
1)   Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities
St Andrews belongs to the Scottish Graduate School, a consortium of Higher
Education institutions which has been awarded AHRC funding to support
postgraduate studentships and training in the Arts and Humanities in
Scotland:
http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/dtp/       
AHRC scholarships cover both fees and a stipend for successful applicants
who satisfy the UK eligibility criteria.
The closing date for AHRC applications is Friday 6th January 2017. 

2)   School of Modern Languages PhD Scholarship

We invite applications for one fully-funded PhD scholarship (EU/overseas
fees plus £10k per annum maintenance) to be awarded from the beginning of
session 2017/18.  Applications may cover any area of research currently
offered by the School. The closing date for applications is 1 June 2017. 

3)   Carnegie-Caledonian PhD Scholarships

The prestigious Carnegie PhD Scholarship scheme supports a limited number of
graduates, with first class Honours undergraduate degrees from a Scottish
university, who wish to pursue three years of postgraduate research leading
to a PhD at a university in Scotland. Further information is available at:
http://www.carnegie-trust.org/schemes/postgraduate-schemes/carnegie-caledoni
an-scholarships.html
The deadline for initial applications to reach us is 27 January 2017.

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Further information about these three funding opportunities can be found at:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/prospectivepostgraduates/funding/

The School of Modern Languages is home to a lively international
postgraduate community. Around 50 students from all over the world are
currently reading for taught or postgraduate degrees in an exceptional
variety of areas, including Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian,
Central and Eastern European Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies,
Comparative Literature, as well as Language and Linguistics, Medieval
Studies and Cultural Identity Studies. 
 
For further information please contact:
 
Victoria Donovan (Head of Russian): [log in to unmask]
 
Margarita Vaysman (Lecturer in Russian and post-graduate coordinator):
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Dr Margarita Vaysman
University Lecturer in Russian
University of St Andrews
Buchanon Building, Union St, St Andrews, KY16 9PH
Tel. +44 (0)1334 462958; [log in to unmask]

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