MA “National Processes in Modern Europe”
MA “National Processes in Modern Europe”
(2015-2016 year)
(with international accreditation)
Description of the MA Programme “National Processes in Modern Europe”
The Programme has been elaborated in cooperation with Lincoping University (Sweden) and has been accredited by the AQUIN Agency (Germany)
The conception of the Programme is based on obtaining theoretical knowledge and practical skills in analysis of ethnic, confessional and international relations in different regions in the world, specifically Russia and Europe.
The Programme idea initially comes from the fact that the modern world is the world of ethnic groups and nations. That is why it is extremely important to be skilled and knowledgeable in the phenomena of national processes. This research interest is implemented in analysis of ethnicity in historical, political, social and cultural perspectives. Study of the nation and nationalism issues is fulfilled on theoretical (concepts of identity, nation, ethnicity etc.) and empirical (conflict analysis) levels.
We plan to form competences in
understanding, analysis, forecast of the national processes, including conflicts, their reasons, logic and ways of reconciliation;
description of regional specificity of the national models and factors influencing the regional development;
explanation of possible trends in ethnic and national processes with specific interest in potential of multiculturalism.
1 semester
Course |
Type of course |
Credits |
Philosophy and Methodology of History |
Compulsory |
3 |
Foreign Language (by student’s choice) |
Compulsory |
3 |
Ethnic diversity management in Europe |
Optional |
4 |
Theories of Nation and Nationalism in Contemporary European Thought |
Optional |
4 |
Security Issues in Ethnic Relations I |
Compulsory |
4 |
Analysis of International situations |
Compulsory |
7 |
National Issues and Geopolitical Processes at the Caucasus |
Optional |
3 |
The “National Question” in Contemporary Political Processes |
Optional |
3 |
2 semester
Course |
Type of course |
Credits |
Basic steps of the European Integration and the Identity Crisis in Europe |
Optional |
3 |
Foreign Language |
Optional |
3 |
Migration Processes in the Globalizing World |
Optional |
4 |
Russian and European cultural bonds |
Optional |
4 |
Security Issues in Ethnic Relations II |
Compulsory |
4 |
Modern Ethnic and Confessional Processes in Balkans |
Optional |
3 |
Russia and European Union. Political cooperation and the prospects of relations |
Optional |
3 |
3 semester
Course |
Type of course |
Credits |
Topical Issues of International Communication |
Compulsory |
4 |
Research Seminar in Ethnic Processes |
Compulsory |
4 |
Ethnic and Confessional Processes in Modern Europe |
Compulsory |
5 |
Ethnic and Confessional Relations in Britain |
Optional |
4 |
In Search of Russian Ethnic and Political Identity in Modern Era |
Optional |
4 |
4 semester – Master Dissertation