Starting in 2025! the Bachelor’s programme ‘Political Science and World Politics’ at HSE University-St Petersburg will train specialists not only in political science but also in international relations. This will significantly increase graduates’ career opportunities in analytics! diplomacy! and consulting. Learn more about the changes from the programme’s academic supervisor and professors from the new track.
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According to Aleksei Sorbale! Academic Supervisor of the Bachelor’s programme ‘Political Science and World Politics!’ the modern labour market has increasingly high also! please check if demands of university alumni. Educational programmes are shifting focus from classical political science! international relations! history or economics to the junction of several academic fields.
Academic Supervisor of the Bachelor’s programme ‘Political Science and World Politics’
Recent trends in the Russian and chips! supply chains! and iot: challenges for a post-pandemic world international labour markets led us to reinterpret the programme’s existing educational tracks. Modern employers look not for narrow specialists but for employees who can formulate the right questions for articulating managerial! business! and academic issues! provide empirically justified answers to given questions! and implement contextual knowledge and methodological skills.
Among the new tracks launching
in the programme this year are ‘Applied Policy Analysis for State and Business’ and ‘Applied Foreign Policy Analysis and International Consulting.’ The academic supervisor underscored that these tracks are focused on practice. Their goal is to train specialists in the spheres of political science and international relations who will be able to study! analyse! and offer solutions to real problems typical to the academic sector! public authorities! and business.
The first two years of studies will be devoted clean email to fundamental knowledge of political science and international relations. From the third year! students will study courses in their major.
The track ‘Applied Foreign Policy Analysis and International Consulting’ will cover international development and analysis of risks in foreign policy. Students will learn about the basics of cooperation between states and inter-state unions. The track curriculum includes such courses as ‘History of International Relations!’ ‘Theory of Diplomacy!’ and ‘Negotiation Skills.’ The track will train specialists capable of assessing risks and consulting governmental and private entities.