History of International Relations and Foreign Policy: International Affairs

Profession

Students in International Relations and Foreign Policy History (07.00.15) study history of international relations and foreign policy, patterns and features of the development of the modern IR system, main priorities of the foreign policy of various countries, including Russia, activities of various international, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, associations, socio-political movements, military blocs. Students get acquainted with a large amount of historical sources, including archival materials, treaties, agreements and other diplomatic documents, media materials, memoirs, and statistical data.

Educational Process

Unique, highly qualified teaching staff; opportunity of joint training under postgraduate programmes of partner universities;opportunity to complete internships in the leading research and analytical centres of the world; modern learning kits, author's courses in international relations and foreign policy, research methodology, historiography and source studies, topical problems of historical science. Innovative learning model:
— fundamentality;
— practical orientation; and
— use of modern educational technologies.
Successful integration of specialists into global scientific community, a wide range of opportunities for international cooperation, exchange of experience, participation in international conferences, seminars, master classes.

Practice

During training, postgraduate students undergo their teaching internship and do research work. All this makes it possible to ensure the effectiveness of the training process and the high quality of postgraduate training.

Career

Graduates of the postgraduate programme are successfully employed in the central office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, foreign embassies and consulates, diplomatic institutions of a number of foreign states, international organizations, commercial firms, as well as research centres, universities in Russia and abroad.