The programme, with the first year spent at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University College of London) and the second year at one of the seven mentioned universities, concentrates on the area of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia. IMESS is divided into four specialisms: Economy & Business; Politics & International Economy with an emphasis on Economics or Politics; Politics & Security; History & Society. Each specialism focuses on language training, research methods and on selected and important issues of the area according to teaching and scholar orientation of the each of the mentioned universities. Successful graduates will be given a double degree (UCL and one chosen university) and a diploma supplement issued by the IMESS consortium.
1. Students take 1st year language module (JTM090) worth 12 ECTS as compulsory and during their 2nd year they can take one or two language modules as electives
2. Students do not take language module during their 1st year at UCL, then have to enrol either Czech Language modules worth 12 ECTS or Russian Language modules worth 12 ECTS
Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses
Code
Course title
Pre-requisite
Co-requisite
Interchangeability
Incompatibility
JTB159
Russian Language II
JTB158
JTB160
Russian Language III
JTB159
JTB161
Russian Language IV
JTB160
Politics & the International Economy specialism - electives J#0586
Optional courses: during the first year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the IMESS Optional courses, subject to the approval of the programme tutor and timetabling capacities, during the second year maximum of 6 ECTS can be taken from the optional courses at the FSV UK, subject to the approval of the programme tutor and timetabling capacities.
Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses
Code
Course title
Pre-requisite
Co-requisite
Interchangeability
Incompatibility
JEM020
Ethics and Economics
JPB338
JEM092
Asset Pricing
JEM186
JEM111
International Macroeconomics and Finance
JEM216
JEM167
Comparative Economics
JPM312
JPM312 JEB103
JPM711
Russian and Post-Soviet Security
JMM065
JTM014
Political Systems of East Central European Countries
JMM095 JTM139
JTM017
Society and Culture in Central Eurasia
JMMZ178
JTM023
European Union in International Affairs
JMM588 JMMZ188
JTM024
European Economic Integration
JMM322
JTM205
IMESS Internship
JMMZ257
JTM267
Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe