Description

The Faculty of Sociology of St. Petersburg State University in cooperation with Bielefeld University (Germany) offers a two-year multidisciplinary Masters' Program "Studies in European Societies" that provides students with a thorough understanding of European societies.

MA program students acquire basic and specialized knowledge of the structures, processes and problems of modern European societies. All the teaching is in English in forms of lectures, seminars and study groups. There are four thematic modules: Political, Economic, Social and Multicultural Europe. Essential parts of the curriculum are a winter school in Germany and an internship with international organizations in Russia or Europe, along with special preparation and evaluation seminars.

The curriculum of the program is oriented towards integration into the European space for higher education, including the use of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and promoting academic mobility. Additional language training in English and German is part of the curriculum. The "Studies in European Societies" program is taught by a team of German and Russian lecturers.

Highlights

The programme is designed for highly motivated students who want to pursue a career in the developing European-Russian relations and get executive positions in political agencies, non-profit organizations or private businesses, whether on the local, national or international level. It equips future decision makers with the scientific knowledge and practical experience they will need to advance European-Russian relations.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• Culture
• Economics
• European Studies (includes Politics)
• Political Science/politics
• Sociology

Cost in US$:

Program Fees Include:

Students from other countries than Russia pay an annual tuition fee of approximately 3.000 ¬.

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of the group normally consists of about 15 students

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Centre for German and European Studies 's Mission Statement

The Centre for German and European Studies has lots of activities in the field of social sciences. It is aimed to strengthen the scientific collaboration between Germany and Russia in the fields of education, research and scientific dialog. The goal of the CGES is supporting the scientific discussion on topics concerning Germany and Europe in Russia. CGES was established as a result of the «Petersbuger Dialog» in 2001. There are three institutions taking part in the CGES: the main financing comes from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bielefeld University and St. Petersburg State University are the coordinating partners. Both Universities host the CGES offices, and the organisational structure of the CGES reflects such two-sided cooperation. CGES sees educational activities (the MA SES Programme as well as conferences and workshops for undergraduate and graduate students of Russian universities) as its essential task.

Year Founded

2001