Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies

Degree Programmes

The School implements 4 bachelor's programmes, 7 master's programmes and 2 doctoral programmes:

Bachelor's programmes
Master's Programmes
Doctoral Programmes

Title	Places: state-funded/ fee-paying/ fee-paying for international students	Duration	Mode of study	Language	Accreditation / Double degree
Asian and African Studies	23 / 90 / 10	5 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation
Public Policy and Analytics	35 / 35 / 10	4 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation
Political Science and World Politics	40 / 60 / 10	4 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation International Accreditation Double degree with the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', programme 'Global Governance'
Sociology and Social Informatics	50 / 30 / 4	4 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation

Title	Places: state-funded/ fee-paying/ fee-paying for international students	Duration	Mode of study	Language	Accreditation / Double degree
Data Analytics for Politics and Society	15 / 5 / 2	2 years	Full-time	English	State Accreditation
Business and Politics in Modern Asia	20 / 5 / 4	2 years	Full-time	English	State Accreditation Double degree with the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, programme 'Language and Management to China'
Urban Development and Governance	20 / 5 / 1	2 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation
Modern Social Analysis	25 / 5 / 1	2 years	Full-time	Russian/ English	State Accreditation Double Degree Track with the University of Trento, programme 'Sociology and Social Research'
Comparative Politics of Eurasia	15 / 5 / 9	2 years	Full-time	English	State Accreditation International Accreditation Double Degree track with the University of Trento, programme 'European and International Studies'
Comparative Russian and Eurasian Politics	– / 5 / 20	2 years	Full-time	English	State Accreditation Double degree with the University College of London
Educational Administration	25 / 5 / –	2,5 years	Full and part time	Russian	State Accreditation

News

Internship is mandatory component of qualified specialist’s training

Second-year students of the Master Programme “Business and Politics in Modern Asia” are required to take an internship. When choosing the place for it, special attention is paid to the needs of students and further career plans.

Master's Programme in Business and Politics in Modern Asia

April 12

How can Russian IT startups enter the Japanese market?

In this learning module, in frame of the Mentor Seminars the MA Programme “Business and Politics in Modern Asia” hosts expert meetings for students from both learning trajectories.

Master's Programme in Business and Politics in Modern Asia

February 22

'Going on a Mobility Helped Me to Know More About Myself': Anna Kostrova on Semester in Czech Republic

Anna Kostrova is a fourth-year student enrolled in the 'Sociology and Social Informatics' programme. In the autumn of 2021, she left for Masaryk University in Czech Republic under a student mobility programme. In this interview, Anna shared her impressions on studying abroad with the HSE News Service.

Education students international cooperation bachelor's programmes HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

February 17

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