Russian

MA · University of St Andrews · 4 years

Russian

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University of St Andrews

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION96%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 40% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Russian is one of the great languages of European and world culture, the native tongue of some 150 million people and a major literary and intellectual tradition encompassing Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Bulgakov alongside poetry, theatre, cinema and philosophy of the highest order. It is also a language of considerable geopolitical significance, and graduates who can use it with sophistication are valued in a range of international contexts. Studying Russian at degree level means both mastering a complex and rewarding linguistic system and engaging deeply with the cultures and societies that have produced some of the world's most extraordinary art. At the University of St Andrews this four-year full-time programme teaches you to use Russian with sound grammatical accuracy and a high level of oral aptitude, developing your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).