History belongs to the number of disciplines with the complex array of humanitarian knowledge that has been developed over centuries as adjacent to it. To acquire the profession of a historian at the Institute of International Relations and World History means to receive classical university education.
The study of history is traditionally the best means to get acquainted with the real diversity of social, economic, political and cultural processes at different stages of the evolution of mankind.
The key advantage of the Bachelor’s degree programme in History is its fundamental character. The study of the world history at the Institute of International Relations and World History is based on the acquisition of knowledge and skills covering the majority of humanitarian subjects - Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Philology, Study of Art, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Anthropology, etc.
Advantages of the Bachelor’s degree programme in History:
- Close cooperation of historians and specialists in the sphere of international relations and foreign studies forms particular knowledge-based climate at our Institute and allows to study the past as linked to challenges of our time;
- Students of the Institute participate in archaeological expeditions focused on the study of ancient and medieval past;
- Each year students undergo archaeological, archival, bibliographical and pedagogical practice;
- Study of ancient (Latin, Ancient Greek, Ancient Russian) and modern languages (students specializing in world history study two foreign languages).
The wide range of knowledge and skills acquired during the process of world history study will contribute to learning of any humanitarian programme.
Our Bachelor’s historians successfully enroll under adjoining humanitarian Master’s degree programmes (Jurisprudence, Philology, Sociology, Political Science, International Relations).
The developed at the Institute system of archaeological, archival, bibliographical and pedagogical practice provides for excellent possibilities of realizing creative potential, further employment or further study under Master’s degree programmes.
The study under the Bachelor’s degree programme in History is an excellent chance to build a solid base for career development in the spheres with the integrated approach to the analysis of complex information flows. While processing various data on the mankind past students-historians acquire the optimal set of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the understanding of present social life.
Primary historical education allows graduates to:
- Successfully apply skills of working and analyzing large volume of data;
- Easily master new spheres of creative activity;
- Quickly adapt to any changes at the intellectual labour market.
Our graduates become:
- Professional scientists and teachers;
- Experts in the sphere of historical-cultural heritage;
- Specialists of archeological organizations;
- Employees of governmental entities for cultural heritage preservation;
- Employees of museums and art-managers.
