41.04.01 Iran and the Caucasus: socio-political and international processes

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Qualification: Master's Degree

Code of a programme: 41.04.01

Field of study: Foreign Regional Studies

Location: Rostov-on-Don

SFedU Institute: Institute for Sociology and Regional Studies

Head of the educational program: Maksim A. Vaskov

Emai: mavaskov@sfedu.ru

Tuition fee - based: 5

Tuition fee per year (in rubles): 150 000

Duration of full-time mode: 2 years

Language: Russian

Basic subjects
Specialized subjects
Program Overview
Program Benefits
Prospects. Career & Employment
Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

Basic subjects

Foreign language of the region of specialization (Farsi) Foreign language of the region of specialization (Armenian) Methodology of scientific research Current problems and methods of teaching foreign regional studies Socio-cultural portrait of the region International integration processes

Specialized subjects

Iran and the Caucasus in the system of global international processes Theory of international relations and foreign policy Issues of the ethnoconfessional map of the Middle East Map of security threats in the Black Sea-Caucasus region Socio-political processes in the Islamic Republic of Iran Socio-political processes in the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan

Program Overview

In the formation of the educational program, emphasis is placed on the development of a professional culture with a design and innovation focus, allowing graduates to actively participate in professional activities related to foreign regions and effectively apply their competencies. This includes: - The development and implementation of innovative management techniques - The collection, analysis, and synthesis of information from both Russian and foreign sources - Information diagnostics and modeling - Information support for professional fields of activity - Participation in outsourcing projects and innovative projects related to applied problems in regional development - International cooperation in various aspects of regional affairs.

Program Benefits

Prospects. Career & Employment

The main activity is expert-analytical, involving the assessment, modeling and forecasting of global, macro-regional, national-state, regional and local political, cultural, socio-economic and socio-political processes based on the application of methods of theoretical and empirical research and applied analysis. Graduates are involved in the preparation of recommendations for state, public, commercial and other organizations concerning the promotion of their interests in our region, as well as foreign countries and regions.

Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

The dynamics of foreign and domestic policy in the post-Soviet period of sovereign and partially recognized states of the South Caucasus is considered. Groups of conflict-causing factors in the North Caucasus are identified, the role of the federal center in overcoming them is determined. The important strategic and commercial position of the Caucasus (North and South) put it at the center of the struggle between the great powers from earliest times: Ancient Greece and Persia, Rome and the Bosporus kingdom, Sassanid Persia and the Arab caliphate, the Khazar Khaganate and Byzantine Empire.Graduates of the program will be able to work in scientific and educational organizations, expert analytical and information centers, law enforcement and business structures, government and management bodies, mass media, international organizations in Russia and abroad.