— Doctoral and Postdoctoral Programs —
(to whom it may concern)

Sergei L. Burmistrov
curator, Ph.D.
tel. +7 (812) 3158728
e-mail: aspirantura@orientalstudies.ru; vodneva@inbox.ru

The admittance to the postgraduate study is obtained by Masters of Arts on the basis of the passing through the exams in basic disciplines.

These are the areas of post-graduate study:

• 07.00.03 – General history
• 07.00.09 – Historiography
• 09.00.13 – Philosophy and history of religion, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of culture
• 10.01.02 – Literature of peoples of the Russian Federation 10.01.03 – Literature of peoples of the foreign countries
• 10.01.09 – Folklore studies
• 10.02.02 – Languages of peoples of the Russian Federation
• 10.02.22 – languages of peoples of the countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, natives of America and Australia.

Regions of research: the Near East, Middle East, Far East, Central Asia.

Receipt of documentation: 1-31st of August. Exams taken: September-October.

Date of admittance: 1st of November.

To be admitted one must have a diploma about the academic courses taken in Oriental studies. Knowledge of at least one Eastern language is necessary. Term of the internal postgraduate study is 3-4 years.

Required documents:

• a copy of the diploma
• a paper on the chosen specialty
• a letter of reference
• 3 photos (3´4 sm) 5. a full copy of the passport

Annual fee for the citizens of foriegn countries - from $4,000.