Russian with Business Management

Russian with business management is a degree that pairs one of the world's major and most demanding languages with the practical skills and knowledge needed to operate effectively in commercial and organisational environments. Russian is spoken by around 250 million people and remains a significant language in international business, diplomacy, science, and culture, with reach across Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and beyond. Studying it alongside business management gives you both the linguistic access to a major world region and the management expertise to work effectively within it.

At Queen Mary University of London, the first year of the programme gives you a broad overview of the culture, society, and history of Russia, situating the language within its historical and contemporary context. You will take Russian language modules at the appropriate level, from total beginner to near-native speaker, ensuring that students with different starting points can develop their skills over the course of the degree. Alongside the language, you will study the fundamentals of economics and management, building a grounding in the core business disciplines that underpin effective management in any organisation.

As the programme advances, you will deepen both your Russian language proficiency and your business management knowledge, developing the ability to operate with confidence across both domains. The four-year structure gives you the time to develop genuine fluency in a famously complex language while also building substantive business expertise.

Graduates from Russian with business management programmes move into roles in international business, consultancy, financial services, diplomacy, the civil service, journalism, and organisations with interests in Russia and the former Soviet space. The combination of Russian and business skills is particularly valuable in trade, investment, and policy roles connecting the UK with Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Postgraduate study in Russian studies, international management, or a related field is a natural next step for those who wish to develop further.