Tibetan and Mongolian Philology
58.03.01 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
- The undergraduate degree programme «Tibetan and Mongolian Philology » (with the additional qualification «Specialist in the field of translation»)" provides students with fundamental knowledge of the languages, literatures, culture, history, ethno-confessional and social traditions, modern political and economic processes of the region, based on a comprehensive study of Eastern languages
- The educational programme offers applicants professional training in translation, expert consulting, and administrative activities in Russian state organisations and private companies
Main courses
- Mongolian
- Tibetan
- Chinese
- Theory and Practice of Tibetan Buddhism
- Introduction to the Main Field of Study
- Geography of Central Asia
- History of Central Asia
- Ethnography and Culture of Tibet (China)
- Ancient and Medieval Mongolian and Tibetan Literature
- Mongolian and Tibetan Literary Culture
- Mongolian and Tibetan Literature
- Social, Political and Economic System of Mongolia
- Historical Grammar of Tibetan and Theoretical Aspects of Tibetan Grammar
Our advantages
- Our graduates are professionals with all the skills necessary to carry out translation, research, teaching, organisational and management activities in the field of Oriental Studies
- Language training: The Mongolian language is taught both in the Cyrillic alphabet (used in Mongolia) and in the traditional Mongolian vertical («Uyghur») script; the Tibetan language is taught primarily in the classical language (the language of Buddhist literature), as well as in the modern and colloquial language. The second eastern language is Chinese
- Additional European language (German, French, specialised English (for orientalists))
- Internship opportunities in Mongolia within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement
- Combining the latest educational approaches and technologies with years of experience in teaching Oriental languages
- Students have access to unique electronic resources in Russian, Eastern and Western languages, as well as to the faculty branch of the Gorky Scientific Library. The Gorky Scientific Library has a collection of more than 300,000 volumes of scientific, educational and periodical literature, as well as fiction in all languages of the regions studied, a collection of old manuscripts and woodcuts, rare and unique books and lithographs
- Graduates can apply to Master’s programmes at the SPbU Faculty of Oriental Studies and to other Russian and foreign universities