You will have access to: Our Virtual Learning Environment – Blackboard – to support your studies, including Blackboard discussion groups The University Library, including over 25,000 books and a wide range of electronic journals. The library has special provision in place to help part time and distance learning students access their resources: www.aston.ac.uk/lis/studentinfo/parttime University wide facilities such as the Careers Service, Students’ Advice Centre, Students’ Jobshop, Counselling Service, Sports Facilities, and Chaplaincy. Politics and International Relations as Aston is ranked 13th in the UK by the Sunday Times League Table, 2016 Develop wide-ranging skills of critical analysis and approaches to the study of European integration and international relations. Active membership of the Aston Centre for Europe, a thriving research hub which organises debates, study visits, and conferences and seminars on current international issues Study at a leading centre for research on contemporary Europe and international relations.

You can apply for a 1 year masters programme with an undergraduate degree from a recognised Russian University. You should have at least an average of 4 out of 5 overall or above from a Russian university. The specific requirement will vary depending on the course you are applying for at Aston and the Russian university from which you have graduated. If you are applying for finance, engineering, science or social science based subjects; you must have studied a similar field in your undergraduate degree.