Asian and African History (with Asian/African language tuition)
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58.04.01 In Russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
- The master’s programme ‘Asian and African History (with Asian/African Language Tuition)’ is aimed at developing in students a holistic understanding of the evolution of human society and its features in relation to Asian/African countries and peoples. Students also study in depth one or more Asian/African languages
- The programme provides students with an opportunity to: expand their scope of historical knowledge; and develop the background for comparative historical analysis and a systematic integrated approach to the study of the historical process. It will make it possible for graduates to use their knowledge and skills in the analysis of the current socio-economic and political situation. They will also predict the development vector of Asian/African peoples and countries
Main courses
- Philosophy of History
- Concepts of Modern Asian and African Studies
- Logic and Methodology of Research
- Russia and the East at the Turn of the 21st Century
- Eurasian Integration in the Early 21st Century
- Concepts of Modern Historical Studies
- Economic History of the East
- The language block of Asian/African languages
- Handwritten Arabic Book / Government and Society in Traditional Cultures of East and Southeast Asia / East Asia – Russia – Western World: The Shaping of Ethnic Images and Stereotypes / The Ancient Near East and Classical World (According to Written Sources) / Egypt and Western Asia in the 2nd – 1st Millennia BC (According to Written Sources) / Muslim Spain: History and Culture / Modern and Traditional Education Systems in Oriental Countries
- Outer Mongolia in the 20th Century: The history of the State and Society / Geographical Image of Turan and Turkestan in the Context of History / Greek and Latin Authors on the Ancient East / Cultural Connections Between Central Asia and India in the Middle Ages / History of Korean Culture: Historiography / Sources of the Middle and New Kingdom / Issues in Contemporary History of India / Holy Men and Evil Spirits in Folk Religions of China and the Adjacent Countries
- East Versus West: Peacetime – Evolution of the Calendar and the Temporal Concepts in History / Macro- and Micro-Historical Analysis in the Study of Asia and Africa
Our advantages
- The programme trains specialists with the requisite professional skills, including cultural and linguistic ones. Graduates are ready to carry out research, academic, educational, expert, analytical, translation, interpreting, practical and organisational activities in the field of the history of Asian/African countries and peoples
- The programme is designed to develop in students a scientific horizon that makes it possible to: perceive and interpret scientific ideas in various fields of humanitarian research; instil professional skills of scientific inquiries and research; develop the ability to use efficiently the achievements of modern science; work in a research team; and use the knowledge obtained to solve theoretical and applied tasks
- Years of experience in teaching oriental languages are combined with the latest teaching methods and technology
- Students have access to: unique electronic resources in Russian, Oriental and Western languages; and the branch of the M Gorky Scientific Library. Its collection includes: more than 300,000 volumes of scientific, educational, fiction and periodical literature in all target languages; a collection of ancient manuscripts and xylographica; and rare and unique books and lithographs
Teaching staff
- Aleksandr Storozhuk, Doctor of Philology, Professor in the Department of Chinese Philology; expert in traditional Chinese culture and belief systems, Chinese philosophy, and Chinese characters and calligraphy
- Vladimir Emelianov, Doctor of Science (Philosophy), Professor in the Department of Semitology and Hebraic; expert in the history, religion and culture of Sumer; author of more than 130 scholarly publications
Main areas of research
- History of Asian and African countries
- The sphere of interaction with Asian/African countries and peoples
- Russian, regional and international organisations interacting with Asian/African countries and peoples
Career opportunities
The programme involves the following practical training
- Academic teaching practice
- Student research training
Professions
- Teacher of additional education for children and adults
- Teacher of professional training, vocational education, and lifelong professional education and training
- Expert in education
- Museum curator
- Guide
- Specialist in organisational and document support for corporate management
- Media correspondent
- Media editor
- Translator/interpreter