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  • ‘Theory and History of Legal Science’

    • Full-time
    • 3 years

About the program

In the new nomenclature of scientific specialties in Russia there are only 5 legal sciences, and the first in the list is Theory and History of Legal Science, i.e. just our focus. And this is not accidental, because the doctrinal understanding of modern trends in the development of digital technologies, artificial intelligence technologies, changes in the structure of the mechanism of the state, the legal system, the legal system at the present stage of development of the digital economy with mandatory basing on national and foreign historical experience of the development of public and state-legal institutions is a fundamental task for the further development of all countries of the world.

Program managers

Popova Anna Vladislavovna

  • Doctor of Law, PhD in Philosophy. 
  • Professor of the Department of International and Public Law.
  • Authored over 200 educational and scientific works on the problems of Russian and foreign legislation in the field of socio-economic development, including “Legal Regulation of Economic Activity" (2017); “Law-Making" (2018); “Private International Law", etc. 
  • Participates in law-making and expert activities.
  • Has Acknowledgements from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation and the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation

Key disciplines of the concentration

Theoretical and Historical Legal Sciences

The discipline is dedicated to the key approaches, concepts, and scientific schools in the field of theory and history of state and law.

History and Philosophy of Science

PhD students study the problems of philosophical understanding of science as a whole and the specifics of the problems of individual branches of scientific knowledge.

Theory and Methodology of Teaching

The discipline “Theory and Methodology of Teaching” is a mandatory discipline for all areas of training of scientific and pedagogical personnel in postgraduate studies in the curricula of the Financial University. Its main goal is to enlighten postgraduate students on theoretical issues of psychology and pedagogy of higher education, on teaching methods at the university level, the use of various forms and methods of teaching, control and organization of independent work of students.

Why it is better to do a PhD degree with us

  • One of the best universities in Russia with a 100-year history;
  • High professional level of the faculty;
  • The possibility of conducting scientific research at the University;
  • Availability of dissertation councils (not in all specialties);
  • The possibility of studying abroad;
  • The possibility of studying at the postgraduate school of candidates pool.