Courses
2025/2026
The Genetic Basis of the Breeding Process in Crop Production and Animal Husbandry
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
Institute for Agrarian Studies
Where:
Research Departments
When:
2, 3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Вертикова Елена Александровна
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
114
Master
2025/2026
The Genetic Foundations of Molecular Plant Breeding
Type:
Compulsory course (Bioinformatics in Agrobiotechnology)
Delivered by:
Institute for Agrarian Studies
Where:
Research Departments
When:
1 year, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
66
Master
2025/2026
The Golden Horde and the Russian Principalities
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Rus' and the Medieval World)
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 year, 3 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Roman Y. Pochekaev
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
2025/2026
The Golden Horde and the Russian Principalities
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
3 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Roman Y. Pochekaev
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
36
2025/2026
The Hauntology and Nostalgia of Modern Media: from Theoretical Beginnings to Vaporwave and Reels-Horror
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Optional course (faculty)
Delivered by:
Institute of Media
When:
2-4 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
56
Master
2025/2026
The History and Specific Features of the Major Art Fairs and Their Impact on the Art-making Process
Type:
Compulsory course (History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market)
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
2025/2026
The History and Specific Features of the Major Art Fairs and Their Impact on the Art-making Process
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
2025/2026
The History of Ancient Culture
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1, 2 semester
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Озерский Петр Сергеевич
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
120
Bachelor
2025/2026
The History of European Colonialism
Type:
Compulsory course (History)
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
4 year, 1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Alexander Voevodskiy
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Master
2025/2026
The History of “Horror” in 18Th–19th Century European Literature
Type:
Compulsory course (Philological Studies )
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Mikhail Sverdlov
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
48
Master
2025/2026
The History of “Horror” in 18Th–19th Century European Literature
Type:
Compulsory course (Philological Studies )
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Mikhail Sverdlov
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
48
2025/2026
The History of “Horror” in 18Th–19th Century European Literature
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Mikhail Sverdlov
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
48
2025/2026
The History of Islam
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Alexey Zhuravskiy
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
36
Master
2025/2026
The History of Islam
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Muslim Worlds in Russia (History and Culture))
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 year, 1 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Alexey Zhuravskiy
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
36
Bachelor
2025/2026
The History of Late Classical and Post Classical Persian Literature
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Language and Literature of Iran)
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
3 year, 2-4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Evgeniya Nikitenko
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
88
Master
2025/2026
The History of Mathematics in the Context of the History of World Culture
Type:
Compulsory course (Joint Master's Programme with the Centre of Teaching Excellence)
Where:
Faculty of Mathematics
When:
2 year, 3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Alexander Shtern
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
2025/2026
The History of Mathematics in the Context of the History of World Culture
Type:
Mago-Lego
Where:
Faculty of Mathematics
When:
3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Alexander Shtern
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
44
Bachelor
2025/2026
The History of Modern Africa
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (History)
Delivered by:
School of History
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
4 year, 4 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Alexander Voevodskiy
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
2025/2026
The History of Modern Drama and Theater in Europe and Russia
Type:
Minor
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Alina Mikhaylenko,
Кантор Владимир Давидович,
Короткова Софья Владиславовна,
Кантор Владимир Давидович,
Короткова Софья Владиславовна
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
40
Bachelor
2025/2026
The History of Political Thought
Type:
Compulsory course (Political Science)
Delivered by:
School of Politics and Governance
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 1-4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Ilia Inshakov,
Alexander V. Marey,
Leonid Polyakov,
Nikita Smirnov,
Забуга Евгений Романович
Language:
Russian
ECTS credits:
8
Contact hours:
132