Lomonosov Moscow State University

Bachelor’s degrees at Lomonosov Moscow State University take four years to complete. The requirements to apply include a high school leaving certificate and academic record (both officially translated into Russian), completed application form, statements of equivalence for certificates granted outside Russia, medical certificate, AIDS test result, valid passport and visa, and six photographs. You’ll also need to pass two entrance exams. There are no English-taught bachelor’s degrees, and students can take a preparatory Russian course at the MSU Institute of Russian Language and Culture. Tuition fees vary depending on your course – for example, a BSc in Geography costs 325,000 rubles (approximately US$4,800) per year, while a BSc degree in Public Law, Civil Law or Criminal Law costs 385,000 rubles (~US$5,660) per year.

Depending on your program, postgraduate degrees at Lomonosov Moscow State University can take three or four years to complete. Master’s degrees are two years long, and you will need to pass entrance exams to gain admission. The university offers English-taught master’s degrees in the following subject areas:

• Biology
• Business
• Economics
• Finance
• Geology
• Politics