Tibetan and Mongolian Philology

Level of education Bachelor

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 4 years

with the additional qualification 'Specialist in the field of translation'

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
Upon completion of the programme, graduates are awarded the additional qualification ‘Translator/Interpreter’

Main courses

World of Mongolian Poetry of the 21st Century / Language of Mongolian Press
Academic Literature in Mongolian: Reading and Translation / Modern Mongolian Fiction: Reading and Translation
Mongolian Business Text / Listening. Mongolian Language
The Cult of Chinggis Khan in Mongolian Culture / Parallel Text in Tibetan and Mongolian

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: Mongolian and Tibetan languages
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
The additional qualification ‘Translator/Interpreter’ significantly broadens the graduate’s professional competencies and enhances their competitiveness in the labour market

Teaching staff

Vladimir Uspensky, Doctor of History, Professor in the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies, expert in written artefacts in the Mongolian and Tibetan languages, as well as in the history of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia. He is the author of several monographs (including a catalogue of Mongolian manuscripts held in the collection of St Petersburg University) and numerous papers published both in Russia and abroad
Maria Petrova, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor in the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies, expert in modern Mongolian literature. She teaches Modern Mongolian and Modern Mongolian Literature
Kirill Alekseev, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies, expert in medieval Mongolian and Tibetan literature
Maria Smirnova, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor in the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies