Slavic Studies - Russian and Ukrainian: Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) is a bachelor's degree in History programme offered by University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 6,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:History
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 6,500 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Slavic Studies (Russian and Ukrainian) allows you to study Russia, Ukraine and other East European countries. Learn about Russian folk beliefs, the Cold War and the history of the Soviet Union. Build your language skills. You’ll also have an opportunity to study or work abroad in a Russian-speaking country.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The programme's own page has been retired (uvic.ca returns a 404 for it, and unlike a combined major it has no separate departmental page restating its own figures), so this summarises UVic's general Year-1 entrance basis that governs direct entry into the Faculty of Humanities. Canadian secondary-school applicants must graduate carrying at least the university's approved Grade 12 courses: BC and Yukon applicants need English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 at 73% or higher plus three further approved academic Grade 12 courses; Ontario applicants need English 4U at 73% or higher plus five further 4U/4M courses; every other province has its own equivalent list on UVic's admissions site. English-language proficiency, required of applicants whose prior education was not fully in English, is met with IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no component below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 overall (no section below 20, or an overall 4.5 MyBest with no section below 4.0), CAEL 70 (no section below 60), Cambridge C1/C2 180 (no skill below 170), Duolingo 120 (no subscore below 110), or PTE Academic 65 (no skill below 60); a lower conditional-admission band of scores is also published. The Germanic & Slavic Studies department confirms students apply directly to this major or add it after a first year of study, with no additional departmental prerequisites stated.
Application Details
Start Date:September (Winter Session) entry is the main intake and the only one open to applicants still in high school. UVic also lists January and Summer starts for this program, open to applicants who have already left high school and to post-secondary transfer applicants.
Application Deadline:UVic institution-wide dates, identical for Canadian and international applicants (UVic publishes no separate international deadline). September entry: 31 January. January entry: 30 September. Summer entry: 31 March. The January and Summer intakes are for high-school graduates and transfer applicants, not for students still in high school. High-school applicants who submit grades by early December can be considered for early admission. UVic states these are annual fixed dates and warns that a program can stop accepting applications at any time without notice, while some programs keep accepting them past the published date.
