MRes in the Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe

The MRes in the Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe is a one-year, research training degree in methods and approaches for studying politics, economics and society in post-communist Europe (including Russia and other post-Soviet states). It is intended primarily for applicants planning to do a PhD or MPhil or make a professional career in research, who already have a good knowledge of one or more of the languages of the region as well as some background in the social sciences.

The MRes in the Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe is recognized by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and forms part of our 1+3 programme. UK residents and EU nationals accepted onto the programme may therefore be able to apply for ESRC funding. The ESRC deadline for receipt of application is the 1 May of the year in which you plan to start the programme. Approval by SSEES/UCL is needed before an ESRC application can be made. If you wish to be considered, for an ESRC 1+3 studentship, please contact the Programme Tutor in the first instance. Further information on ESRC funding can be found on its website under Postgraduate Funding

SSEES also offers a two-year MRes in East European Studies programme which provides broad interdisciplinary training and language tuition.

Curriculum

• Compulsory Research Dissertation (90 credits)

The following compulsory courses:

• Research Skills for Area Studies (0 credits) Dr Titus Hjelm
• Interdisciplinary approaches: (0 credits) Workshop Dr Richard Mole and others
• MASR I: Introduction to Qualitative Methods (10 credits) Dr Eric Gordy
• Quantitative Methods (20 credits) Dr Allan Sikk
• Advanced Quantitative Methods (20 credits) Dr Svetlana Makarova
• Advanced Qualitative Methods (20 credits) Dr Alexander Titov

Students taking the one year MRes must also attend the following course without taking a formal assessment:

• Theory and Practice of Social Research (0 credits) Dr Alexander Titov

One elective option (20 credits) chosen from:

• Comparative Analysis in Social and Political Research (20 credits) Dr Seán Hanley
• Corruption and Governance: Causes, Consequences and Control (20 credits) Prof. Alena Ledeneva
• Economics of Transition (20 credits) Dr Randolph Bruno
• How to Read/Interpret Texts: Introduction to Hermeneutics (20 credits) Dr Zoran Milutinović
• Nation, Identity and Power in Central and Eastern Europe (20 credits) Dr Catherine Baker
• Political Economy of International Business (20 credits) Prof. Slavo Radošević
• Political Economy of Health, Development and Welfare (20 credits) Dr Chris Gerry
• Security, Identity, Polarity (20 credits) Dr Felix Ciută

Entry Requirements

Normally an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent, although we shall consider applicants with high lower second-class honours degrees or equivalent on their merits. For papers in certain course options, appropriate background knowledge in the relevant subject is expected and there are special language requirements for certain papers.

Non-native English speakers should achieve a score of 7.0 overall and at least 6.0 in each element of the IELTS test.

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This page last modified Wednesday 28 September 2011.