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
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
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JTM017
Society and Culture in Central Eurasia
JMMZ178
JTM051
Introduction to History, Politics and Society of East-Central and South Eastern Europe
JMMZ094
JTM057
Nationalism and Historiography in Central Eurasia
JMM702
JTM205
IMESS Internship
JMMZ257
JTM244
Cold War in Documents 1945-1962
JMM384
JTM266
Cultural Legacies and Developments in the Balkans: Modern and Traditional Entanglements
JMB057
JTM267
Economy and Politics in the 20th Century Eastern Europe
JMM143
JTM269
Ethno-Political Conflicts in the Caucasus
JMM130
JTM273
Images and Stereotypes of the Balkans
JMM034
JTM357
Introduction to Discourse Analysis
JMM171
JTM378
Understanding "Transitional Justice": Crime, Punishment and Process