Russian Studies – (M.Phil.)

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Research projects of staff in the discipline of Russian and East European Studies include

* `Television representations of Islam as a security threat in Russia, France and the UK' (AHRC-funded);
* housing as a gendered issue in twentieth-century Russia (AHRC-funded);
* `Oriental Studies and Russian national identity' (AHRC-funded);
* 'Centering the Margins: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Marginality in Russia and Eurasia' (funded by the British Academy);
* and `The Memory of the Second World War in East Central Europe post-1989' (funded by the Leverhulme Trust).

Conferences and workshops organised by staff in Russian include 'Imagining the West - Perceptions of the Western Other in Modern and Contemporary Eastern Europe' and `The Mass Media, Freedom of Speech and 'the War on Terror' in Russia and the UK'. A focal point for the discipline's research activity is a regular Research Seminar, which features a mix of internal and external speakers and promotes debate between staff and postgraduates across the full spectrum of their research interests.

Teaching and learning

The MPhil is suitable for students who wish to undertake original research over a shorter period than the PhD. It involves one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study. A satisfactory MPhil topic is one that a suitably qualified and properly supervised student can bring to completion within the permitted timeframe. Please note, all MPhil students are required to undertake Research Training as part of their MPhil programme.

Progression and assessment

Your research will normally be supervised by two members of staff at the University. Your supervisors will most likely be members of the School, but if your research requires it, the School or Subject area may arrange for supervision by someone outside the School. Supervisory arrangements at Manchester are governed by a Code of Practice which is available on the University's website. Regular meetings will be held with the supervisors, and details of each of the meetings will be recorded. Research Panels (consisting of at least three academic staff, including the supervisors) are held once per semester to monitor progress.