This course are brought to life in the exciting context of Russia and Eastern Europe, and combines some of the most important approaches for understanding the social, cultural, economic and political world around us. Students on this programme will develop skills essential for a wide range of future careers and activities. The Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are intensive one-year foundation courses for international students of high academic potential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree programmes at UCL and other top UK universities. This degree programme gives you the opportunity to combine insights from three different subjects. It further provides ample scope for specialization in topics that are of interest to you. The UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies is the largest national centre in the UK for the study of central and eastern Europe, Russia and the post-Soviet countries. The SSEES Library contains over 400,000 books, journals and film resources. We expect graduates of this degree to have a multitude of transferable skills, combined with specialist knowledge of the region. This degree might lead to careers in government service (UK and other EU states), international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), consultancy (economic, political risk, security, marketing), banking, financial services, law, media, teaching and the leisure industry, as well as to further study.