St. Petersburg University offers 51 educational programs at the postgraduate level. Most programs teach in 2 languages: Russian and English. For admission to graduate school at St. Petersburg State University, an applicant must fulfill a number of conditions that vary depending on the chosen program.
Astronomy
For admission to graduate school in the direction "Astronomy", an applicant must pass a competition of documents, as well as successfully pass a written exam in a foreign language. The list of training courses in this area includes:
- dynamics of galaxies;
- radio astrometry;
- History and philosophy of science;
- statistical physics of long-range systems and others.
The duration of the SPbU graduate program is 4 years. Training takes place both in Russian and in English.
The teaching staff includes such well-known professors as V.V. Vityazev, S.I. Grachev and others. The academic partners of this direction are the Institute of Applied Astronomy, located in St. Petersburg, the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and others. There are 4 budget places at the faculty of St. Petersburg State University, and there are less than 1 places with tuition fees.
Geology
For admission to graduate school in the field of “Geology”, an applicant must pass a competition of documents, as well as successfully pass an internal written exam in a foreign language. The list of training courses in this area includes:
- hydrogeology;
- lithology;
- mineralogy;
- petrology and others.
The duration of studies at the graduate program of St. Petersburg State University is 3 years. Training takes place in Russian. Students of the Faculty of St. Petersburg State University receive free access to modern scientific information and get ample opportunity to participate in various expeditions.
Art history
For admission to graduate school in the field of "History of Art", an applicant must successfully pass a written exam in a foreign language, as well as a written exam in the history of art.
The list of training courses in this area includes:
- History and philosophy of science;
- teaching practice;
- Actual problems of the development of Western European art and others.
The duration of studies at the graduate program of St. Petersburg State University is 3 years. Training takes place both in Russian and in English. In the direction of this program of postgraduate study at St. Petersburg State University 5 budget places have been allocated, as well as 2 places with tuition fees. All students in the direction receive the opportunity of academic exchange at leading universities in the world.
Medical Prevention
For admission to graduate school in the field of “Medical and preventive care”, an applicant must successfully pass a written exam in the subject “Public Health and Health Care”, as well as a written exam in a foreign language.
The duration of the program is 3 years. Postgraduate studies take place both in Russian and in English. It is worth noting the fact that training in the direction is carried out exclusively on a paid basis, and only 2 places are allocated.
Museum Source Studies
For admission to graduate school in the direction of "Museum Source", an applicant must successfully pass a written exam in a foreign language, as well as a written exam in Russian history. The list of training courses in this area includes:
- History and philosophy of science;
- paleography in museum source studies;
- foreign language;
- academic writing and others.
The duration of studies at the graduate program of St. Petersburg State University is 3 years. Training is conducted in Russian. There are no budget places. Allocated places with tuition 2. Students gain access to the funds of the Russian Museum, as well as to the funds of the Hermitage. Upon completion of training, graduate students receive the qualification of a teacher-researcher.
Political science
For admission to graduate school in the field of "Political Science", an applicant must successfully pass a written exam in a foreign language and a written exam in political science. The list of training courses in this area includes:
- foreign language of choice;
- higher education pedagogy;
- psychology of higher education;
- political culture and ideology and others.
The duration of studies at the graduate program of St. Petersburg State University is 3 years. Full-time form of education. Training takes place both in Russian and in English. The number of budget places is 15, places with tuition fees are 3. The academic partner is the International Association of Political Science.
Sociology
For admission to graduate school in the direction of “Sociology”, an applicant must pass a competition of documents, as well as successfully pass a written exam in a foreign language. The list of training courses in this area includes:
- theory and practice of advertising;
- theory of social communication;
- public relations in business;
- public relations in politics and others.
The duration of the postgraduate program is 3 years. Training takes place in Russian. The form of training is exclusively full-time. Graduate students of the field get access to valuable funds of the SPbU scientific library. The academic partners are the Free University of Berlin, Moscow State University, and the Technical University of Dortmund. There are 7 budget places in the direction, and only 1 with the payment of the contract.
Economics and Management
For admission to graduate school in the field of Economics and Management, an applicant must successfully pass an oral-written exam in economics of management, which takes place in English, as well as a written exam in a foreign language and a written exam, The English language (additional test).
The list of training courses in this area includes:
- philosophy of science;
- first level econometrics;
- second level econometrics;
- foreign language and others.
The duration of studies at the graduate program of St. Petersburg State University is 3 years. Training takes place exclusively in English. Full-time form of education. There are 7 budget places, a place with tuition fees - 1. The program was developed jointly with the best business schools in the world, including the Higher Commercial School of Paris.