# Economic Policy and Public Strategic Management

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*In Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description

- The master’s programme "Economic Policy and Public Strategic Management" is designed to train specialists for work in government agencies of various levels, analytical departments of financial and non-financial corporations, and academic and ministerial research institutions
- The programme is unique in that it combines fundamental courses in management theory, macroeconomic management models and applied disciplines based on the synthesis of best management practices in business and government
- The programme is aimed at training creative and socially responsible managers with a modern economic research apparatus, who are able to: model economic processes; estimate the consequences of managerial decisions; and apply best practices in efficient state, regional and corporate management
- The academic programme has been designed taking into account professional standards and the views of employers on the compliance of graduates’ competencies and job functions in their professional activities

Main courses

- Macroeconomics. Advanced Level
- Modern Theories of Federal and Regional Governance
- Strategic Government Planning
- State Policy of Economic Modernisation
- Strategic Management of Regional Development
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- Public Sector Economics and Environmental Management
- Modern Economic Policy of Russia
- Regional Economy and Regional Policy. Advanced Level
- Public Performance
- Management and Smart Technologies of Public Administration Management of Non-Profit Organisations
- Legal Regulation and Organisation of Public Service
- E-Government
- Practical Training (Research Work)
- Internship (practice in the field of professional activity)

Our advantages

- Combination of fundamental academic education with specialised knowledge in the field of economic policy and public administration
- Participation in the academic programme of senior managers working at the organisations of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
- The programme has a long history. Our graduates are employed by agencies of local and federal government, and by global corporations
- Graduates acquire skills in preparing analytical materials based on relevant sources of information for strategic decision-making
- The active teaching methods are aimed at the development of strategic thinking and formation of a new type of managers

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