The Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications is one of the most authoritative platforms for training political scientists in Russia. In 2019, it was included in the top ten “Social Science" faculties of Russia according to the journal “Expert". The “trademark" of the Faculty is the educational program “Political Science", which has been implemented since 2010. Applicants consistently choose our program because it combines the best traditions of classical university education with modern interactive forms of education. It allows students to participate in applied scientific research and to solve cases commissioned by employers. In the process of implementing the program, the Faculty strives to take into account the main educational trends and current demands in the labor market. The basic concentration related to the specifics of the University is “Political Science of Economic Processes". This program has been successfully implemented since 2010 and has no direct analogues in the educational market of the Russian Federation.
Taking into account the accumulated experience, the presence of a large number of experienced faculty and the socio-political conjuncture, new concentrations “World Politics" and “Political Technologies" were launched in 2021.
The Faculty has built a multi-stage education system: undergraduate graduates have the opportunity to continue their studies doing the master's degree in “Political and Economic Foundations of the Sustainability of Modern States" and “PR and GR Technologies in Politics and Business", and then the postgraduate program “Political Institutions, Processes and Technologies".
The concertation “Political Science of Economic Processes" is aimed at training highly qualified personnel of the international level by applying the latest achievements of political science in the educational process, as well as using an interdisciplinary approach – an organic combination of knowledge in the field of politics and economics.
The emphasis is placed on the study of the theory and practice of interaction between business and government structures, energy strategies of states and the struggle for world energy resources. The teaching methodology combines the best traditions of the Russian higher school with new requirements and competencies dictated by the processes of digitalization and the development of the “knowledge economy". Special attention in the educational process is paid to the synthesis of fundamental and applied aspects, as well as the requirements of employers. Within the framework of the educational program, research work is conducted, the main directions of which are: political, economic and other foundations of the stability of modern states; the main trends in the development of national states in the context of globalization; technologies of stabilization and destabilization of state regimes, etc.
Graduates of this program are traditionally employed by public authorities and local governments, analytical centers, GR divisions of companies, mass media, etc. Possible professions of our graduates: a political scientist, a GR-specialist, a lobbyist, a political analyst, an employee of the apparatus of state authorities and management, etc.
Within the framework of the concentration “Political Technologies", special attention is paid to developing digital political tools and studying the basics of political consulting, foreign experience of modern lobbying, and election campaign technologies. Our graduates can solve such professional tasks as organizing and conducting election campaigns, creating and promoting political parties and social movements, forming and maintaining the image of public figures, influencing public opinion, ensuring effective interaction with public authorities, etc. Depending on your personal interests, you can deepen your knowledge with help of the following electives: “Soft Power Technologies", “Modern Communication Technologies", “Modernization and Construction of Political Institutions", “Modern Socio-Political Trends", “Current Analytical Tools", “Political Decision-Making". Modern methods, technologies and teaching techniques are used in the educational process.
The educational program is designed to meet the needs of employers: state, regional, local authorities and management, mass media, PR and GR companies, political parties and public organizations. Possible professions of our graduates: a political strategist, a GR specialist, a lobbyist, a PR specialist, an image maker, a political manager, a staff member of state authorities and management, a speechwriter, etc.
Students learn how political and managerial decisions are made and implemented; study modern administration technologies and ways to measure the effectiveness of public administration.
Students study the features of political analysis and approaches to forecasting social processes and political events. Special attention is paid to the study of methods of working with the information flow.
Students study the current problems of international security and ways of conflict resolution. The role of supranational structures in this process is analyzed.
The main purpose of the discipline is to provide an opportunity to conduct independent scientific research using the studied theoretical and methodological approaches, research methods and political concepts of modern political science.
Our graduates are in demand in the consulting business, in business and political journalism, in public authorities and the apparatus of political parties, in the field of corporate PR, as well as in analytical centers engaged in the assessment of political, economic and social processes. Possible professions of our graduates: a political strategist, an election campaign specialist; a political analyst; a political manager; a GR-specialist, a lobbyist; a political scientist; a PR-specialist; an employee of the apparatus of state authorities and management; a journalist; a political expert; an employee of the apparatus of political parties; an international expert, etc.
