Altai State University

Altai State University (the city of Barnaul, the south of Western Siberia, Russia) is a federal state budget educational establishment of higher professional education.
Altai State University, founded in 1973, became the pioneer of classical education in Altai Region. Today the University is the center for development of classical higher professional education, fundamental and applied sciences, social and cultural life in the south of Western Siberia.

The University possesses significant research and staff potential. More than 900 teaching staff members collaborate here, including 97 doctors of sciences and 483 Ph.D. specialists. More than 18000 students are enrolled into academic studies on the 16 University schools. The University offers education in 52 specialties of higher professional education and 18 specialties of secondary professional education, 34 directions of Bachelor’s training and 32 directions of Master’s training, 56 Ph.D. and 16 doctoral scientific specialties._…

The University encompasses 6 branches, 3 Scientific and Research Institutes, 21 Re-training and Qualification Improvement Centres, South-Siberian Botany Gardens, Lake Krasilovo field practice, Art-gallery “Universum”, 7 Research centers. 17 scientific schools have been formed and are actively developing in the University. The University is the founder of 5 small innovative enterprises.

Within the framework of the University Strategic Development Program 2012-2016 supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Education and Science five research-educational complexes (RECs) have been formed such as “Molecular biology, nano- and biotechnologies”, “Geoecological monitoring and prognostication of geosystems’ state for sustainable socio-economic development of the region”, “Institute for cooperation with Asian countries”, “Innovative educational programmes on priority trends of Altai and Siberia”, “Innovative infrastructure and university management system”. 

Specialist’s Degree Programs

ASU offers students several Specialist’s Degree Programs. It is impossible to get the necessary skills within 4 years programs (Bachelor’s Degree Programs), that is why these programs last 5 years.

International Institute of Economics, Management and Informational Systems

1. Economic security

Faculty of Chemistry

1. Fundamental and Applied Chemistry

Faculty of Arts

1. Concert Performing Art

Faculty of Psychology and Education

1. Clinical Psychology
2. Psychology of Employment Activity
3. Pedagogics and Psychology of Deviant Behavior

Master’s Degree Programs

Choosing your Master’s Degree Program you choose to become a unique specialist with a great number of professional skills.

Applicants must have a Bachelor Degree to apply for Master’s Degree Program, but it should not necessarily be of the same speciality. You can choose any faculty and any program. Education can easily be combined with work and academic research.

Master’s Degree Program lasts for 2 years.

Master’s Degree Programs:

Major	Master’s Degree Program
History	Historical research in terms of contemporary scientific knowledge
International Relations	International Cooperation (economic, political, law and cultural aspects)
	Topical issues of international relations
Foreign Regional Studies	Topical issues of political, social and economic development of the region (China)
	Topical issues of political, social and economic development of Central Asian countries
Records Management and Archivistics	Document systems and archives in a regional management system
Museology and Cultural Objects and Natural Heritage Preservation	Historical and cultural heritage: study, preservation and usage
Russian Regional Studies	Russia as part of Eurasia: history and modern times
	Regional management, intercultural communication and international cooperation of Russia
Economics	Trade policy
	International economy
	Asian market economy
	Economic and social policy
	Accounting, auditing and analysis
Management	Innovative management
	Tax management
Banking and Finance	Banking and finance
Personnel Management	Personnel management in a commercial organization
State and Regional Management	State and regional management
Commerce	Commercial activity in the commodities and services market
Applied Informatics	Applied informatics in financial management
	Information technologies in management of social and economic processes
Jurisprudence	Constitutional and municipal law
	Criminal law, criminology, penal law
	Criminal process, forensics, investigative activities theory
	Theory and history of law and state, history of legal doctrines
	Civil law, law of domestic relations, private international law
	Labour law, social security law
	Legal groundwork for Eurasian economic integration
Mathematics and Computer Sciences	Mathematical and computer modeling
	Information technologies in education
	Information security of educational networks
Applied Mathematics and Informatics	Computer software
	Mathematic methods and information technologies in ecology and environmental management
Physics	Physics of nano systems
	Physical methods and information technologies in medicine
Radiophysics	Electromagnetic waves in the environment
Information Security	Information security of automation systems
Informatics and Computers	Microprocessor systems
Chemistry	Analytical chemistry
	Organic chemistry
	Physical chemistry
	Nanoengineering of functional and biomimetic materials
	Modern problems of chemistry education
Technosphere safety	Complex safety, human safety and resource conservation as parts of life safety
Biology	Botanics
	Vertebrata zoology
	Biochemistry and molecular biology
	Ecology
	Industrial microbiology
	Physical and chemical biology and biotechnology
	Clinical biochemistry and physiology
	Human and animal physiology
	Information technologies in biological education
Ecology and Environmental Management	General ecology
	Agroecology and rational environmental management
	Environmental management
Philology	Theory and practice of speech communication
	Russian literature
	Language in terms of polyculture
	Philological basics of translation
	Linguistic integration of Eurasian cultural resources
Journalism	Theory and methodology of journalistic work
Philosophy	Social philosophy
Political Science	Political management and PR
Religious Studies	State and confessional policy and ethno-religious processes
Geography	Information technologies in study and management of natural and anthropogenic systems
	Landscape planning and design
	Geographical basics of stable recreational and touristic development
	Area planning
	Country studies and international tourism
Service	Modern methods and technologies of service in social and cultural area
Tourism	Tourism and tourism markets: global, national, regional
	Tourism: design and management of touristic and recreational systems
Sociology	Sociology of law
	Sociology of management
	Sociology and ethics of business
Social Work	Organization and management in social work
	Innovative technologies of population social security
Psychology	Psychology of personality
	Psychology of health
	Psychological, medical and biological basics of human safety
History of Arts	History of Russian arts (history of architecture, visual art, applied and decorative art)
Professional education	Applied and decorative art and design
Textile and Costume Art	Costume artistic design

 

Hostel

Currently, the campus of ASU has the ability to accommodate those who wish for a long period of residence in conditions of increased comfort. To do this, ASU created superior roomsin the hostel № 5 at ul. Chervonnaya, 5.

Students who have signed a tenancy agreement can move into superior rooms on the campus of AltSU, according to a personal statement submitted to the campus, 215M. Accommodation in these rooms is paid according to the order of the cost of living. There are wonderful conditions for living here: a separate room is available for living, fully equipped with furniture and necessary equipment. This allows you to have a personal space and equip it to your own taste and needs. Due to the smaller number of residents, it is easy to establish communication and relationships in the section and create an atmosphere close to family. The sections, the corridor and the kitchen on the higher comfort floor are serviced by the hostel staff who maintain comfort, cleanliness and order.

If there is a need for short-term accommodation in the city of Barnaul, ASU hostels have the possibility of temporary settlement for up to 1 month in hotel-type rooms for business travelers. Rooms for seconded employees are located in hostels №1 and №5.

Rooms for business travelers can use for living as students of the correspondence form during the session and certification tests, as well as employees of branches of ASU, as well as employees and students of other universities at the invitation of AltGU. The cost of living can be found here. You can move into rooms for business travelers on the basis of a certificate – a call to a session (for correspondence students) or at the request of the inviting party. An application for accommodation in rooms for business travelers is provided at 215M. Accommodation is paid for at the university cash desk (103M) or through the terminals of any bank using the details of ASU.

City

Barnaul is located in the forest steppe zone of the West Siberian Plain, on the left bank of the Ob River, at the confluence of the Barnaulka and the Ob.
The border with Kazakhstan is 345 kilometers (210 mi) to the south, which makes Barnaul the closest major city to the Altai Mountains. The city is also situated relatively close to the Russian border with Mongolia and the border with China.
The humid continental climate of Barnaul  is defined by its geographical position at the southern end of the Siberian steppe: it is subject to long winters, with an average of −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) in January, but also enjoys a short warm season in the summer with an average temperature of 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) in July. Temperatures can vary in the extreme, from below −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter to above 35 °C (95 °F) in the summer.
The climate is relatively dry. The average precipitation in the area is 433 millimeters (17.0 in) per year, 75% of which occurs during the region’s warmer season.

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