Master’s Degree Programs

021000.68 Geography
Specialization: General Geography
Study Period: 2 years
Language of Instruction: Russian

Course Title	Hours	First Year		Second Year
Course Title	Hours	1	2	3	4
M1 General Scientific Cycle
M1.B Basic Part
1. Philosophical Issues of Natural Science	108	3
2. Foreign Language	108	3
3. Computer Technology in Geography	108			3
M1.V Variable Part
1. Monitoring of Natural and Natural-Manmade Systems	72		2
2. Territorial Peculiarities of Economy Development	72			2
3. Regional Economics (optional) 4. Problems of Social-Economic Development of Region (optional)	144		4
M2 Professional Cycle
M2.B Basic Part
1. History, Theory and Methodology of Geography	108	3
M2.V Variable Part
1. Political Geography and Geopolitics	144		4
2. Geoecological Problems of Urbanized Territories	144			4
3. Cartography of Sustainable Development of Territories	108			3
4. Problems of Economical and Social Geography	108	3
5. Problems of Environmental Management and Natural Protection	108	3
6. Problems of Geoeocology	108		3
7. GIS in Cartography	108		3
8. Problems of Sustainable Development of Region (optional) 9. Reasonable Use of Natural Resources (optional)	108	3
10. Geographical Principles of Management (optional) 11. Methods of Teaching Geography in Higher School (optional)	144		4
12. Demographical Problems in Siberia (optional) 13. Problems of Transboundary Territories (optional)	144			4
M3 Training, Research Work		7	15	7	32
M4 Final State Certification					5
	Total				120