# Islamic Studies

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58.04.01 
*In Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Main courses

- Concepts of Modern Asian and African Studies
- Islam: A Universe of Ideas
- Logic and Methodology of Research
- English / German / French
- Arabic / Persian / Turkish
- Internship. Research Work
- Digitisation of Islamic Manuscripts: Problems and Prospects
- Confessional and Ethnic Climate in the Middle East
- Islam and Politics in the Post-Soviet Space / Islamic Corporation and Corporate Governance / The Muslim East in Russian Orientalism: Discourse Formation and Evolution
- Adat and Shariʻa in Modern Islamic Societies / Islamic Manuscript Tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa and the African Diaspora

Our advantages

- The programme trains qualified experts with the necessary professional skills, including cultural and linguistic ones in line with the programme specific features. They will be ready to carry out expert, analytical, research, educational, teaching, organisational and managerial activities in the field of Asian and African studies

Main areas of research

- State administrative bodies
- Ministries and agencies
- Islamic educational institutions, Muslim religious organisations and associations
- Research and educational institutions
- Foreign policy and foreign economic organisations
- The sphere of public diplomacy

Career opportunities

- The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- The Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- The National Library of Russia
- The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation

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