Russian Studies and Politics at The University of Edinburgh
Russian Studies and Politics (MA (Hons), LR27) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 192–207 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LR27 · L2 politics + R7 Russian and East European studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%89%
Learning opportunities73%83%
Assessment and feedback67%82%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management78%85%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice68%79%
225 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying8% studying8% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
71%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals14%
- Managers, directors and senior officials11%
- Sales occupations8%
- Elementary occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 105 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Slavic studies at other universities
One course at each of 6 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Beginners' Italian and Czech (with Slovak) BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Business & Management/Russian MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Persian and Russian MA (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| UCL (University College London) | Bulgarian and Czech BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | French and Russian BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Russian and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Russian Studies and Politics this course | — | 192–207 |
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