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The 2-year MULTIPLE DEGREE PROGRAMME is structured around three predefined mobility periods at three different Consortium Partner mobility period during which students will undertake independent study. This multiple degree comprises three separate awards from the University of Tartu and the University of Glasgow plus one of the other degree-awarding partners according to the study pathway undertaken.  On successful completion, students will be issued with 3 degree diplomas that will include mention of the other contributing universities. This challenging and innovative MULTIPLE DEGREE PROGRAMME enables students to understand the history of communism and why it collapsed, gaining an informed knowledge of the process of economic and political transformation in the former communist states. To this end, the programme is structured to offer a wide variety of options for advanced study of the region’s shared Communist past and the ways in which this has shaped – and continues to shape – the dynamics of post-Communist and post-Cold War transformation. The geographical area to be treated by this programme therefore spans across the wider post-Communist world, in a region that encompas*es Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the newly independent states of the Caucasus and Central Asia. A research proposal submitted at the end of semster 1 in year 1 will determine future mobility patterns and study pathway diversification in semester 2. In year 2 students will continue under the same study pathway. The research proposal will have a strong influence on the allocation of the year 2 pathway partner, where students will undertake coursework.  It is envisaged that placements at external The periods of mobility are designed to enable students to engage with a variety of perspectives on the three core themes of the programme and promote valuable knowledge and practical skills based outcomes that will feed into future career opportunities. START DATE: Teaching begins at the University of Tartu in early September, usually the first Monday in September.