49 Politics and International Studies
Politics and International Studies
A field covering political science, international relations, history, and regional and Oriental studies.
| Code | Subject | Official name | Level | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.03.01 | Foreign regional studies | Foreign regional studies | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.03.04 | Political science | Political science | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.03.05 | International relations | International relations | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.03.06 | Public policy and social sciences | Public policy and social sciences | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 46.03.01 | History | History | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 58.03.01 | Oriental and African studies | Oriental and African studies | Bachelor's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
International relationsPolitical sciencePublic administrationArea studies
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| Code | Subject | Official name | Level | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5.2 | Political institutions, processes, technologies | Political institutions, processes, technologies | Doctoral | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 5.5.4 | International relations, global and regional studies | International relations, global and regional studies | Doctoral | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 5.6.1 | History of Russia | History of Russia | Doctoral | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 5.6.2 | World history | World history | Doctoral | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 5.6.7 | History of international relations and foreign policy | History of international relations and foreign policy | Doctoral | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.04.01 | Foreign Regional Studies | Foreign Regional Studies | Master's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.04.04 | Political science | Political science | Master's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.04.05 | International relations | International relations | Master's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 41.04.06 | Public policy | Public policy | Master's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
| 58.04.01 | Oriental and African studies | Oriental and African studies⚠️ There's a spelling error in this name on the official source. We've reproduced it as-is without correcting it. | Master's | Listed under this subject on the official Open Doors website |
The codes here come from two different systems: Bachelor's, Specialist and Master's use the (xx.xx.xx) format from the Russian classification of fields of study, while doctoral programmes use the (x.x.x) format from the system of scientific specialities — two separate systems that cannot be compared with each other.
International relationsPolitical scienceArea studiesPublic administration
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The post-doctoral track is available as normal — but Open Doors doesn't publish a subject list for it, and that isn't a gap in our information.
The reason is that selection in this track happens at the level of the research project, not the field of study. You apply to work as a researcher on a specific project, and you become a winner if at least one project leader agrees to employ you.
So the actual equivalent of a subject list here is the list of research projects:
International relationsPolitical scienceArea studiesPublic administration
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