Description

Masters in Russian Culture and Arts in Russia

- Professional academic training plus diverse personal experience in Russian cultural life
- All instruction in English plus intensive Russian language classes (optional)
- Enrollments are in September and February

MARCA Petropolitana is a Masters degree program offered to international students by the European University at Saint Petersburg. A leading graduate school in Russia, EUSP is world renowned for its groundbreaking research and excellence in teaching. The unique study opportunities provided by EUSP are complemented by the vibrant cultural and intellectual life of Russia's cultural capital.

The applicants are required to hold a BA degree, or its equivalent, in one or more disciplines from a wide range of the humanities, area/cultural studies or social sciences: from linguistics to history, from art history to journalism and from philosophy to sociology. There is no Russian language prerequisite as the main curriculum is taught in English.

MARCA provides:

- Unique special courses in Russian/Soviet visual arts and architecture for graduate students in the humanities
- General courses in Russian and Soviet culture, literature, history and society with special emphasis on St. Petersburg and its cultural impact
- On-site classes in world-renowned museums the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the imperial residences, such as Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo, Pavlovsk etc.
- Easy access to other cultural resources libraries, archives, other museums, concert halls and theaters
- Lecturers with wide international experience from EUSP and other leading academic institutions the Hermitage, the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskii Dom), the Herzen University, etc.
- Joint classes with IMARES, the internationally recognized Masters program in Russian and Eurasian studies

Workload and Credits

- Two semesters of 14-weeks each, 20 contact hours per week on average, plus dissertation writing period
- The choice of 3 to 5 subject courses per semester
- Each subject course carries 8 ECTS credits (4 US credits) and is taught for 4 academic hours per week plus homework. Delivered through lectures and seminar sessions, each course involves submitting one or two essays.
- Each student submits a Masters dissertation (about 15,000 words)
- Russian language is taught for 8 hours per week in groups corresponding to proficiency level

Highlights

Course Curriculum

- Russian Avant-garde: Myths, Hypotheses, Facts
- Visual Images of the Russian Identity
- The Home of Russian Tsars: Palace, People, Collections
- Empire, State, Building: Architecture as a Mirror of Russian Politics
- From Icon to Avant-garde. A General Survey of Russian Art through the Centuries
- St. Petersburg in Russian Literature, 18th through 20th Century
- The Political Culture of the Russian Revolution
- Unofficial Late Soviet Culture
- Russian Media and Popular Culture
- West-East: Russian-European Relations in the Visual Arts: 18th to 20th Century
- St. Petersburg 100 years ago: A Portrait of the Imperial City before 1917

Logistics

EUSP provides visa and registration support. It also helps to lodge international students in Russian families or to rent separate apartments. Students use the library, computer facilities and other university services.

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Arts

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

10,500

Program Fees Include:

Tuition and admission fees

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Home-stays
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 5 to 10

Scholarships are Available

Various funding opportunities for US students (Fulbright, IREX etc.), KONE scholarships for Finnish students; governmental grants and loans for UK, Norwegian and Swedish students, DAAD scholarships for German students.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

European University at St. Petersburg's Mission Statement

The EUSP has a commitment to the integration of Russian scholarship with scholarship in Europe and America. Against the background of Russian scholarship's continuing isolation from the West, this is a fundamentally important position.

The mission of the University is to satisfy societal needs in raising and expanding professional qualification of specialists and in developing their creative and scholarly potential on the basis of achievements of Russian and international experience and cooperation.

Year Founded

1995