School of Law and Department of Politics & International Relations LAW, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MASTER PROGRAMMES Through a Partnership between University of Reading (UK) and MGIMO University (Russia) DOUBLE LLM PROGRAMMES IN LAW MGIMO and the University of Reading are very pleased to be able to offer a Double Masters programme in Commercial Law. The Double Masters programme offers the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and understanding of issues in law across different countries and legal systems. You will study over 2 years, 1 year at MGIMO and 1 year at the University of Reading, and you can begin your studies at either institution. At MGIMO you will follow the LLM International Financial Law Programme. At the University of Reading you can choose from 2 of our LLM programmes; International Commercial Law, and International Financial Regulation. The core modules for these programmes include Advanced Issues in International Commercial Law, International Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Legal Aspects of International Financial Regulation. Students will also be expected to complete a dissertation written on legal issues specific to their programme. After 2 years, you will receive two Master’s degrees, one from each University. Students undertaking the Double Masters programme will also be eligible for fee reductions and will be considered for scholarships at the University of Reading. For more information, please contact Dr Stavroula Karapapa, [email protected], who is an expert in Intellectual Property Law and Director of the LLM Commercial Law programmes. Programme information DOUBLE MA SECURITY STUDIES This is a Bologna-style Master’s degree taught over two years, one each in Reading and in Double LLM in Commercial Law 2 years, full time Moscow, but taught entirely in English. Students can elect to take a Russian course when in Double MA in Security Studies Moscow, which can be a beginners course. The course consists of the larger British-style 2 years, full time modules and smaller modules as taught at MGIMO. The subject area covers general topics in the area of international relations and contemporary international affairs, but allows Standard degree offers 2.1 honours, or equivalent students to specialise on subjects relating to Russia in an international context or else on more general sub-areas such as diplomacy, media, or business economics. Core modules taught include International Relations and International Security Studies. In Moscow, students study a wide variety of modules subject areas including international political economy, strategy, diplomacy, history of Russia, Russia-EU relations and political process in contemporary Russia. Students are also required to write a dissertation (in English) and to do an Internship (mostly in Moscow). THE UNIVERSITY OF READING DEPARTMENT About the University of Reading OF POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The University of Reading is ranked in the Established in 1964, the Department of Politics and International Relations at Reading is one top 1% of universities in the world. We are of the best in the UK. We address the main political issues of our time through the study of a global university that enjoys a world- individuals, governments, institutions and countries and their inter-relationships. Many of our class reputation for teaching, research academics have worked in government (in Britain, the USA, and Germany) or international and enterprise. The University was organisations (NATO, UN, EU) and/or have acted as advisors to them. Working at the forefront established in 1892 as the Christchurch of research, their current interests include: conflict resolution; war (including its origins and College of the University of Oxford causes, strategy, counterinsurgency, ethics and laws of war); terrorism; European integration; and received its Royal Charter in 1926 international organisations; environmentalism in politics; and conflict in the Middle East. Our and since then it has developed into a academics are regularly called upon for their expertise to write in or appear on the media, leading force in British and international lecture in staff colleges and present papers at academic gatherings throughout the world. higher education. We deliver a world- Students are engaged in topical debates on policy and policy-making. They are supported in class student experience, research-led their studies by the experts in the field, develop key transferable skills and learn from experts teaching and our graduate employability in a friendly teaching environment. Our students come from all over the world. record is excellent. The numbers of our students going on to higher level study is THE UNIVERSITY OF READING SCHOOL OF LAW well above the national average. The University of Reading, School of Law is a leading UK Law School with a world class reputation. About MGIMO The Law School has a dynamic and international learning environment, our teaching is MGIMO is Russia’s most prestigious supported by first class research, with renowned experts across the main fields of national, educational institution for young European and international law. We provide active career development and co-curricular people with international interests. It is opportunities including an annual Working Internationally Career’s Forum and a series of a modern, welcoming and intellectually guest lectures by practitioners. stimulating place to study in Russia’s In addition to the Law School’s expertise, we offer collaborative teaching and research in greatest city Moscow. Holding our Centre for Commercial Law and Financial Regulation, and strong links with the Graduate Guinness Record for 53 living languages Institute of Political and International Studies, Henley Business School, and the International concurrently taught full-time at any Capital Markets Association (ICMA) Centre. Our programmes include a wide range of given moment, MGIMO offers to modules from these schools and centres. students 78 courses in English, German and French at Bachelor’s and Master’s We are rated among the top law schools in the UK across a number of rankings for students levels. Among the MGIMO graduates satisfaction, offering state-of-the-art learning facilities and resources, great pastoral are 2 Country Presidents, 10 Ministers support and a thriving student community. of Foreign Affairs, 8 Prime Ministers, 900 Ambassadors of Russia and foreign countries. UNIVERSITY OF READING AND MGIMO UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP For more information, please contact: SECURITY STUDIES AT UOR SECURITY STUDIES AT MGIMO Prof. Beatrice Heuser Dr. Maria Apanovich Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +7 (495) 434 45 01 Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 8508 LAW AT UOR LAW AT MGIMO Dr. Stavroula Karapapa Mr. Aleksei Dundich Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +7 (499) 431 56 85 Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 5033 www.reading.ac.uk/Study/international www.ip.mgimo.ru/masters/reading LIMITLESS POTENTIAL | LIMITLESS AMBITION | LIMITLESS IMPACT B10792 07.14.