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Social and Political Philosophy

  • ‘Social and Political Philosophy’

    • Full-time
    • 3 years

About the program

Social Philosophy will become a good basis for understanding of spiritual transformations in the conditions of modern society, and will contribute to the formation of an active life position for postgraduate students. As a result of mastering the program, our students:

  • master the ability to independently substantiate philosophical problems based on the categorical apparatus and socio-philosophical methodology;
  • acquire the skills and experience of scientific activity in the study of social topics with a wide public resonance and humanistic orientation;
  • will be able to professionally present the results of their research and present them in the form of scientific publications, information and analytical materials and presentations;
  • acquire the ability to independently formulate and solve complex theoretical and applied problems.

Program managers

Natalia Anatolievna Orekhovskaya

  • Doctor of Philosophy.
  • Professor.
  • Member of the Russian Society of Sociologists, member of the European Society of Sociologists. She has authored more than 100 publications: monographs, textbooks, manuals, brochures, articles devoted to the problems of social philosophy, the evolution of mass consciousness of Russian society, its mentality, as well as issues of sociology, manipulative PR technologies, communication links and methods of social management.

Key disciplines of the concentration

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.

Philosophical Issues in Globalization

PhD students learn how to analyze modern global processes and apply the acquired knowledge in professional activities, and adapt new knowledge in professional and interdisciplinary activities.

Dialectic Logic in the Research into the Modern Processes

The purpose of the discipline is to form a culture of critical thinking and creative approach to research activities among postgraduate 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.