Economics and Russian

Economics and Russian is a combination that makes considerable sense in a world where Russia's role in global energy, finance, geopolitics and international institutions remains a subject of the greatest significance, and where the analytical tools to understand economic behaviour are essential for anyone who wants to engage seriously with Russian affairs rather than merely observe them. Economics provides the structured, cumulative and rigorous foundation in economic concepts, principles, analysis and quantitative techniques that is the hallmark of serious economic education. Russian gives you linguistic access to the world's largest country and to the vast cultural, literary and intellectual tradition it contains.

This four-year full-time degree at the University of St Andrews includes a year abroad, which will give you the opportunity to develop your Russian language in an immersive environment and to study economics in a different academic context. You will build your analytical and decision-making abilities through training in quantitative and model-based methods of economic analysis, developing a rigorous economic mindset alongside genuine fluency in one of the world's major languages. The combination demands commitment and intellectual range, but it produces graduates with a profile that is genuinely distinctive.

Graduates are well placed for careers in international business, investment and financial services with connections to Russia or the former Soviet space, economic consultancy, journalism, diplomacy, the civil service, think tanks and international organisations concerned with European and Eurasian affairs. The combination of economic training and Russian language proficiency is increasingly relevant as analysts, policymakers and businesses seek to understand developments in Russia and the surrounding region. Further study in economics, Russian studies, international relations or area studies is a natural route for graduates seeking academic or specialist careers.