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* 191060, Russia, St Petersburg, Smolnogo str. 1/3, entr.8, room 224
* Phone/Fax: 007 (812) 576 78 24
* e-mail: fd@mail.sir.edu

About

NEW!!!

The presentation of the MA program for prospective students.

Tha date and the place: May 18, 2012, 4 p.m., School of International Relations. Room 213

The adress is

191160, Russia, St Petersburg,
Smolnii str. 1/3, entrance 8.

General Information about the MA program

We are pleased to announce that the call for application for a new generation of two-year Master of Arts in International Relations has been launched. This programm is an innovative graduate program, taught entirely in English language, devoted to students that have a Bachelor background in Economics, Politics, International Relations, History at large and would like to acquire a specialized in-depth knowledge of the History, Theory and Methodology of International Relations.

This MA program in International Relations combines an academic approach with professional training, forging potential insightful consultants, analysts, while also offering a solid basis for further academic studies at the PhD level.

This MA is designed to develop a new generation of leaders who wants to combine a traditional knowledge of international relations with specific and profound understanding of both Russian domestic and foreign affairs. The graduates of this program are international affairs professionals who will pursue careers in diplomacy, public service, international organizations, and academic institutions.

The MA Program therefore provides students with a range of skills needed to understand the critical issues relating to international security, global governance, and to Russian position in the world politics as well.

Admission Requirements

For Admission to the Master of Arts in International Relations students should have:
1) Bachelor`s (4-year program) or Specialist`s (5-year program) Degree;

2) Application Form (called Portfolio) is submitted via the Web-page of the St. Petersburg State University (www.http://www.spbu.ru/): Applicant"s Personal Account

You can also submit it personally to the Admission Commission located in the St. Petersburg State University, Medeleevskaya street 5.

Finally, you can send the documents by general mail or e-mail: tsvetkoffa@mail.ru

The documents must reach the Admission Commission before 01 August, 2012.

All prospective students are selected through the competition of their applications (Portfolio). The main criteria for selection are educational background, academic and scholarly achievements and essay. The essay must demonstrate your English proficiency and your knowledge of a proposed topic.

The requirements for portfolio are here:

The General Regulations for Admission can be found here:
http://abiturient.spbu.ru/index.php/ru/priem/magistratura/pravila-priema-2 (the information in Russian and will be translated soon)

The details can be found here: http://abiturient.spbu.ru/index.php/ru/priem/magistratura/perechen-programm-i-vstupitelnye-ispytaniya-2 (the information in Russian and will be translated soon)

Upon your arrival to Saint-Petersburg we need the following documents:

Please, note, that according to the Rules of Russian Federation Migration Service you need to visit International Department on the same working day of your arrival or the next working day (monday-friday) with passport,visa,medical insurance (valid within Russian Federation), migration card.

Also, you will be asked for the following documents before or upon the arrival:

1) Certificate of Equivalence of your Bachelor Diploma from the Ministry of Science and Education of Russian Federation (to be enrolled you need the preliminary report which is made in 3 weeks, we need the certificate of equivalence before 1st February, 2011)

2) Letter from bank, proving student has exact sum of money for the education at the School of International Relations. The tuition fee is 140 000 RUBLES per academic semester.

3) Health insurance valid within Russian Federation

4) 15 passport-size photos

5) Medical certificate which is made at the student health center

6) AIDS-test (valid for 3 months)

7) 2 copies of signed Migration Rules within Russian Federation

Questions can be addressed to fd@mail.sir.edu or the by regular mail to:

191060, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Smolny st 1/3, entrance 8, room 224

tel/fax 7 812 576 78 24

Subjects & Faculty List

Curriculum

The curriculum has two components: core curriculum and electives.

The program offers core courses relative to various conceptual facets of international relations. Students develop their ability to apply theories from international relations, international political economy, and international law to explain key global problems, and to contribute to current policy debates. The program offers elective courses on Russia’s relations with particular countries and regions and a myriad of its specific security issues. Throughout the program students are involved in understanding of Russian identity, Russian energy diplomacy, Russian foreign policy, Russian-European relationship, and etc.

The curriculum of the MA degree program is designed to provide students with analytical skills required by leaders in the major fields of international affairs.
The program of study requires 120 credit hours four semesters of full-time enrollment.

Core:
1. Colloquium on Scholarly Literature in the field of International Relations
2. International Organizations and Global Governance
3. International Security
4. History and Research Methods in the field of International and Area Studies
5. Research Seminar
6. Theories of International Relations
7. International Political Economy
8. Russia in the Global World
9. Russian Identity

Electives:
The courses cover a variety of urgent issues in the contemporary international affairs. The Programme offers more than 50 disciplines. They have functional, policy, and regional concentrations. Most of them deals with Russian foreign policy. The following courses are among the most popular electives:
1. Energy Dimension of World Politics
2. Russia and European Integration
3. Russia-US Relations
4. Russia and the East
5. Russia and the Caucasus
6. Russia’s Energy Policy
7. Russia’s Environmental Policy
8. Ethnic and Confessional Conflicts: Humanitarian Dimensions, and etc.

Our Students came from such countries as the United States, the Russian Federation, Brazil, Turkey, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Japan, and others.

Our Graduates:
They work in international corporations like SUZUKI
They continue their academic and research career in the universities of the USA like University of California;
They work at international broadcasting channels like Russia Today
They work as experts on Russia in international journals and newspapers like Washington Post

Program Director

Dr. Natalia Tsvetkova
(PhD, St. Petersburg State University, Groningen University, the Netherlands)
tnatalia@sir.edu
Twitter: @mazurova1973
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tsvetkova.natalia

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