Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries

Program description 

Professional training of masters of the program «Socio-economic geography of foreign countries» is aimed at mastering theoretical and applied knowledge, skills and abilities that allow solving professional problems related to the analysis, comparison and assessment of the features of the socio-economic and political development of countries and regions, their place and role in the modern system of world economic and political relations, the nature and degree of participation in the processes of globalization and regionalization. The content of the master's program pays special attention to developing skills in forecasting the socio-economic development of countries and regions, taking into account global challenges, as well as determining policy measures in the field of interstate cooperation, regional development and territorial planning.

Benefits of the program  

The program is aimed at forming, on the basis of regional knowledge, a broad outlook and developing skills for a comprehensive social, economic, political, cultural and geographical study of foreign countries. Graduates gain skills in geographic analysis and forecasting the development of foreign countries, taking into account the civilizational differences between them and the modern specifics of social development, global challenges and geopolitical realities. The knowledge gained can be applied in solving a wide range of practical problems from assessing effectiveness and identifying promising areas of interstate cooperation to territorial planning and justification of regional development programs for Russia and other countries. Students can choose any foreign countries and regions of the world for in-depth study. The qualifications of graduates allow them to work in specialized government bodies and leading research centres and analytical departments of Russian and foreign companies.

Leading organizations where graduates work  

• Structures of state and municipal government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Analytical Centre for the Government of the Russian Federation, Administration of the Domodedovo Urban District)

• Leading research institutes and universities in Russia and foreign countries (Institute of Geography RAS, Institute of Latin America RAS, National Research University Higher School of Economics, RANEPA, University of Southampton, UK)

• Analytical and information centres and departments of large Russian and foreign banks and companies in the real sector of the economy (Sberbank of Russia, Raiffeisenbank, Rosneft, X5 Group, osBusinessConsulting, Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Kazakhstan, Yandex)

• Public and private design organizations involved in territorial development (Moscow General Plan Institute, "Institute of Regional Consulting", "Habidatum", Urban Planning Bureau "Master's plan", "TERRA TECH")

Basic academic disciplines 

 

• Evolutionary regional studies and global development (Pilyasov A.N.)

• Political and geographical aspects of international law (Lukyanov A.I.)

• Historical geography (Pavlyuk S.G.)

• Modern Germany: politics, economics, society, regional problems (Romanova E.V.)

• Geography of industry in the post-industrial era (Achkasova T.A.)

• Territorial strategies of agribusiness and rural development in countries of the world (Naumov A.S.)

• Socio-economic geography of the Arctic (Zamyatina N.Yu.)

• Current problems of regional studies (Pilyasov A.N.)

• Cultural geography (Zamiatina N.Yu.)

• Integration processes in Europe (Romanova E.V.)

• Geography of the tertiary sector of the economy (Achkasova T.A.)