Russian/Central and East European Studies at University of Glasgow

Russian/Central and East European Studies (MA (Hons), R791) at University of Glasgow asked for 120–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~136 points

Competitive

around ABB

Published as 120 - 136 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136

The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 10%.

Course

Award: Master of Arts (with Honours)
Code: R791 · R7 Russian and East European studies
Duration: 5 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

100%

still studying

UK 95%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%

Learning opportunities93%85%

Assessment and feedback87%79%

Academic support95%93%

Organisation and management89%81%

Learning resources87%91%

Student voice94%76%

15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28k3 years

£23.5k5 years

£29k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

60% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed15% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

70%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

55%

use what they learned

UK 45%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: G12 8QQ

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Subjects

Russian studies language and area studies
Russian and East European studies language and area studies

Campus

Campus: Glasgow Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Slavic studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. 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
UCL (University College London)	Bulgarian and French BA (Hons)	AAB	144–159
University of Birmingham	Spanish and Russian BA (Hons)	136 points	128–143
University of Glasgow	Russian/Central and East European Studies this course	120 - 136 points	176–191
University of St Andrews	Arabic and Persian and Russian MA (Hons)	126 - 136 points	176–191
Queen Mary University of London	Russian and Comparative Literature BA (Hons)	120 points	128–143

See all 385 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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