Evening classes Full time courses Summer courses
Evening classes usually occur once a week and last for two to three hours. A wide variety of courses are available catering for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. As well as learning Russian out of interest, for business, or simply for fun, you can also study for formal qualifications such as GCSE, A Level, and Institute of Linguists certificates.
London
The City
Lit
Provides a range of courses from beginner to advanced.
Stukeley Street, Drury Lane, WC2.
Tel: 020 7-831-9631 (1200 - 1700)
Fax: 020 7-405-3347.
Kingsway College
Provides courses leading to GCSE, AS and A Level.
RLE -
Courses start throughout the year, links with colleges in Russia, all
levels, native-speaker teachers, small groups.
The Russian Language Experience,
53-56 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DE
Tel: 020 7 608 3794
e-mail: Russian_Language@compuserve.com
Russian Language in London
Courses start throughout the year, native-speaker tutors.
4 St James's Gardens
W11 4RB
Tel: 020 7 603 0256
SCR - Society for Co-operation in
Russian & Soviet Studies.
Offers Russian language courses and can arrange courses in Russia. They also
have a range of cultural events throughout the year.
320 Brixton Road, SW9 6AB
Tel: 020 7 274 2282
Fax: 020 7 274 3230
University College
Beginners, Post-beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced
University of North London
General courses.
Based at the Learning Centre, 236-250 Holloway Rd, N7
Tel: 020 7-753-3355
Fax: 020 7-753-3272
University of Westminster
Provides eight different language grades from beginner to advanced and
has courses in literature, history and culture.
It is the only university which offers a degree course to part time students.
Cost is ~150 pounds a year for a weekly three hour lesson.
Enrolment is in September.
Tel: 020 7 911 5000
Russian
site
Southern England
Bracknell
and Wokingham College -
Evening classes are held at Waingel's Copse School, Woodley
Tel:01344 420411
Fax: 01344 860720
e-mail:study@bracknell.ac.uk
Chichester College of Arts, Science & Technology -
Westgate Fields, Avenue de Chartres, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1SB
Tel: 01243 786321
Fax: 01243 539481
e-mail:
info@chichester.ac.uk
website:http://www.chichester.ac.uk
University of Sussex Language Institute -
Falmer, Brighton
East Sussex BN1 9QN
Tel: (01273) 606755
Direct Line: (01273) 678006
Fax: (01273) 678476
e-mail lang.centre@sussex.ac.uk
Midlands
Bilston Community College
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Westfield Road
Bilston
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV14 6ER
Tel:01902 353877
Northern England
Gosforth Community Education
Russian at Basic level to GCSE
Gosforth High School
Knightsbridge
Gt North Road, Gosforth
Fax: 0191 284 1867
e-mail:gosforthced@btinternet.com
General Information
Full time Russian degree courses generally last for four years with one year in Russia.
Entry requirements can vary considerably, but on average are three A levels with grades of BBC. One of the subjects should be in a foreign language but not necessarily Russian, as most universities offer a separate first year for those who have not taken Russian A Level.
As well as language study there are usually courses in the history, literature, politics and culture of Russia and the former Soviet Union.
List of Universities offering Russian
School of Slavonic & East European
Studies -
A very wide variety of courses, covering all aspects of Central and Eastern
European life and languages.
Claire Morley
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
Tel: 020 7-862 8519
Fax: 020 7-862 8641
email: c.morley@ssees.ac.uk
University of Westminster
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Full time and part time Russian degree courses offered. 4 years full time with
one year in Russia. 8 years part time with 3 months in Russia..
Tel: +44 (0) 171 911 5000, extension 4355
Fax: +44 (0) 171 911 5001
Southern England
University of
Cambridge
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,
CB3 9DA
TEl: 01223-335007
e-mail tzj20@cam.ac.uk
University
of Oxford
University Offices,
Wellington Square,
Oxford, OX1 2JD
Tel: +441865 270750
Fax: +441865 270757
Email: postmaster@slavinst.ox.ac.uk
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH
Four year degree courses with professional placements abroad.
Tel: 01483 259950
Fax: 01483 302605
e-mail:
S.Hutchings@surrey.ac.uk
website:http://www.surrey.ac.uk/LIS/Russian/russbsc.html
University
of Sussex
Russian is offered in combination with East European Studies and Linguistics.
Admissions,
Sussex House,
University of Sussex,
Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH.
Tel: (01273) 678416.
Fax: (01273) 678545.
Email: UG.Admissions@sussex.ac.uk
University of Bristol
University of Exeter
The Russian Department
University of Exeter
Queen's Building
Queen's Drive
Exeter,EX4 4QH
Tel: +44 1392 26 4310 The Departmental Secretary is Wendy Oldfield
(9.00-3.00 Mon-Fri) Fax: +44 1392 26 3000 Or contact her via e-mail at: w.oldfield@ex.ac.uk
Midlands
University of Birmingham
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4 year full time degree
A level Grades required: BBC
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Tel:0121 414 3344
Fax: 0121 414 3971
Coventry University -
Russian is studied ab initio. All courses introduce students to the Russian
language through a combination of Russian history and the Russian culture of
today. On the BA Modern Languages degree Russian language and society are
studied together with another language - French, German, Italian or Spanish - to
produce professional linguists.
University of
Nottingham -
In 1916 when Russian was introduced as a subject, the University of Nottingham
became one of the first British universities to teach Russian. Now two areas
of Slavonic culture are taught: Russian Studies and South Slavonic Studies
(the latter covering the area of former Yugoslavia). Over the years the
Department has built up a reputation as a major centre for Russian studies,
and it is widely viewed in Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia as being the
principal British centre for the study of these countries. The research and
teaching carried out by the Department have both been recognised for their
excellence. In the last national assessment of research (RAE) the Department
was one of the only two in the country to receive the top rating.
Wendy Rosslyn, Admissions Tutor
Department of Slavonic Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RA
United Kingdom
Tel: (0115) 951 5829
Fax: (0115) 951 5834
Email: Wendy
Rosslyn
University of Wolverhampton -
Russian can be taken as a major, in which most of your study is in Russian
supported by modules in another subject of your choice Alternatively you can
combine Russian Studies with one or two other subjects Russian Studies may be
studied as a major, joint or minor in combination with any of the subjects in
the University Modular Scheme Full-time: 3 years (including an optional semester
spent abroad) 4 years (with year abroad) Part-time programmes also available
Contact:
School of Languages & European Studies
University of Wolverhampton, Stafford Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB
Tel:(01902) 321057
Fax: (01902) 322739
Nothern England
University of Durham
-
Russian as a single honours degree, or in combination with other subjects, such
as Area Studies, Politics, another language or linguistics.
A level Grades required: BBC
Contact:
The University of Durham
Old Shire Hall
Durham
DH1 3HP
Tel: 0191 374 2000
Fax: 0191 374 7250
Email: admissions@durham.ac.uk
University of Leeds -
The University of Leeds Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies is one of the largest in the country, and a constituent part of the thriving School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Every effort is made to develop a friendly and informal atmosphere. The centre of life for
students is the foyer, an area within the Department with comfortable seats where people chat, read current Slavonic newspapers and hear talks by visiting speakers. Most classes are small, providing the individual attention which is so necessary at university level, yet is often absent in large departments.There is a Russian Society which prints its occasional magazine, Troika, holds social events, shows films,arranges visits to Slavonic cultural events, and has even had a choir. You are also able to borrow videos and audio tapes from our well-stocked departmental collection.
The Admissions Tutor, Department of
Russian and Slavonic Studies University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, Great Britain
University of Sheffield
-
As the only Russian Department in the UK to obtain the maximum possible rating
of 24/24 for Teaching Quality, and one of just a small number with a rating of
5A for research, this is one of the leading Departments in the discipline.
Russian available in combination with a variety of other subjects, including
Czech and Polish.
University of Sheffield
Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN, UK
Tel: 0114 22 27400
E-Mail: russian-slavonic@sheffield.ac.uk
University of Keele
Russian studies with various subsidiaries available
Ann Ireson a.ireson@lang.keele.ac.uk
Tel 01782 584075
University of Manchester
The Department of Russian Studies was founded in 1919, and courses in
Russian language and culture have been taught continuously since then. At
present time there are some 100 undergraduate students registered at various
Joint Honours Programmes offered, and a number of taught and research
postgraduates. All undergraduates follow a four-year course, which includes
a year abroad.
The Department of Russian Studies offers a broadly based Russian degree
which gives the students the chance to do courses on history, society,
cinema, business Russian, Czech etc. rather than just language and
literature.
Department of Russian Studies
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Tel: 0 161 275 3139
Fax 0 161 275 3031
e-mail: russian@man.ac.uk
Wales
University of Wales BangorUniversity
of Swansea:
Russian available as single and joint
honours.
Scotland
University
of Glasgow
The courses in Russian include both the study of the modern language and of Russian literature and culture. In this way students are not only helped to acquire a practical, specialised and potentially valuable skill, but they also experience the intellectual stimulation which the study of a great literature and culture provides - the kind of discipline that is an essential and traditional part of a university Arts education.
A level Grades requred: BBC
The University
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Tel: 0141 330 4575
Fax: 0141 330 4045 Email: admissions@gla.ac.uk
University
of St Andrews
The Director, Centre for Russian, Soviet and East European Studies,
University of St Andrews, St Andrews,
Fife, Scotland, UK
e-mail:mlangit@st-and.ac.uk
University
of Strathclyde
Contact Details: Nijole White,
Russian Division,
Department of Modern languages,
University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow G1 1XH
e-mail:n.white@strath.ac.uk
tel. 0141-548-3285
fax. 0141-552-4979
Moscow State University (MGU)
MGU offers courses of all levels. Subjects can be chosen from standard grammar,
conversation, phonetics, or literature to more specialized subjects such as
Russian for scientists, teaching Russian, Russian law, business Russian etc.
Teachers have many years of experience with foreign students. Every year, more
than 300 students are enrolling in such courses, mostly from Korea, USA and
Western European Countries. To learn the Russian language, we highly recommend
individual classes which guarantee maximum efficiency for and a specific focus
on your needs. A certificate is delivered to all participants.
Individual Tuition 20 lessons a week, 45mins each, 3 weeks: £435 (group £330, min of 4 must be
arranged by students)
Accommodation MGU guest hostel (single): £165 for three weeks. (£285 in homestay, single, breakfast included)
Invitation for visa: £35
Enrollment fee: £45
Total: £680
(Book at least 4 weeks in advance. Booking can be done from web site. Must have medical insurance)
Email: info@studyrussian.com
St Petersburg State Univeristy Special Department of Philology
The Special Department of Philology, a part of the SPSU Faculty of Philology
(the Faculty of Languages and Literature), which is one of the largest faculties
in Russia with 28 Departments and 610 members of staff, offers overseas students
Russian Language Courses of varying levels, duration, intensity and professional
specialization. The Special Department of Philology is a member of the Russian
Society of Teaсhers of Russian Language and Literature.
Individual Tuition 20 lessons a week, 45 mins each: $240 - $300 a week (group tuition $90 a week, max class sixe:8)
Accomodation in student dormitory (single): $100 per month , ($50 per month shared). Russian family inc breakfast & supper: $85 a week)
Visa invitation: $25 - 2-3 weeks. $40 - 1 week.
No enrollment fee.
(Book at least 6 weeks in advance. Booking can be done from web site. Must have medical
insurance)
Email: info@russian4foreigners.spb.ru