Education in PSU
Located in the very heart of a Mineral Spa Resort area with rich historical and cultural heritage, Pyatigorsk State University (PSU) has been honoured by its 80 years history and listed among the best Humanitarian schools in the country with high educational standards, innovative curriculum and developed infrastructure, multinational student-friendly atmosphere and a variety of educational programs offered at quite affordable tuition costs that vary from USD 1,500 to USD 2,500 depending upon the majorprofession chosen.
Unlike metropolitan cities, Pyatigorsk offers a very safe environment, friendly and hospitable local community, scenic countryside and mild climate of South Russia that along with lower living costs makes it an ideal place to live and study toward future life career.
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Currently, over 4600 undergraduates, postgraduates and trainees from all over Russia and 34 foreign countries study at the Institutes and Higher Schools of the University generating friendly multinational student community. The graduates of the University live and work in more than 120 countries worldwide.

Today 8 Institutes and Higher Schools of the University provide multilevel educational programs leading to BA, Specialist, MA and PhD degrees including a wide selection of e-learning programs. As Russian is the main language of the institution thus the non-Russian speaking students initially take a one-year Russian course at the Preparatory Department and enroll for the selected major and profession.

Training programs/majors

Names of Institutes/Higher Schools Majors/professions

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Bachelor’s programs (full-time education):

38.03.01 – Economy 41.03.04. – Politology 41.03.05 – International Relations 42.03.01 – Advertisement and Public Relations 42.03.02 – Journalism 42.03.05 – Mediacommunications

INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

Bachelor’s programs (full-time education):

43.03.01 – Service 43.03.02 – Tourism 43.03.03 – Hospitality 44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 45.03.02 – Linguistics 45.03.04 – Intellectual Systems in Humanitarian Field

Specialist program (full-time education, 5 years program):

38.05.02 – Customs

INSTITUTE OF ROMAN AND GERMAN LANGUAGES, INFORMATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bachelor’s programs (full-time education):

09.03.03 – Applied Informatics 10.03.01 – Information Safety 13.03.02 – Electrical Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering 27.03.05 – Innovation Studies 44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 45.03.02 – Linguistics 49.03.03 – Recreation and Sport and Healthy-Improving Tourism 51.03.03 – Social and Cultural Activity

HIGHER SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION

Bachelor’s programs (full-time education):

37.03.01 – Psychology 37.03.02 – Conflictology 38.03.02 – Management 38.03.04 – Government and Public Administration 38.03.05 – Business Informatics 39.03.02 – Social Work 39.03.03 – Organization of Youth Outreach 41.03.03 – Oriental Studies, African Studies 44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 46.03.01 – History 48.03.01 – Theology

Specialist programs (full-time education, 5 years program):

37.05.02 – Psychology of Official Activities 38.05.01 – Economic Safety

INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATOLOGY AND MULTILANGUAGE STUDIES

Bachelor’s programs (full-time education):

44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 45.03.02 – Linguistics

Specialist programs (full-time education, 5 years program):

45.05.01 – Translation and Translatology 52.05.04 – Literature Art

JUDICIAL INSTITUTE

Bachelor’s program (full-time education):

40.03.01 – Legal Studies

Specialist programs (full-time education, 5 years program):

40.05.03 – Forensic Enquiry 40.05.04 – Judicial and Public Prosecution

HIGHER SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

Bachelor’s program (full-time education):

07.03.01 – Architecture 44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 54.03.01 – Design 54.03.02 Decorative and Applied Arts and Folk Crafts

INSTITUTE OF DISTANT EDUCATION AND INFORMATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor’s programs

09.03.03 – Applied Informatics 27.03.05 – Innovation Studies 37.03.01 – Psychology 38.03.01 – Economy 38.03.02 – Management 38.03.04 – Government and Public Administration 38.03.05 – Business Informatics 39.03.02 – Social Work 39.03.03 – Organization of Youth Outreach 40.03.01 – Legal Studies 42.03.01 – Advertisement and Public Relations 42.03.02 – Journalism 42.03.05 – Mediacommunications 43.03.01 – Service 43.03.02 – Tourism 43.03.03 – Hospitality 44.03.01 – Pedagogic Education 45.03.02 – Linguistics 46.03.01 – History 48.03.01 – Theology 49.03.03 – Recreation and Sport and Healthy-Improving Tourism 51.03.03 – Social and Cultural Activity 54.03.01 – Design

Specialist programs

38.05.01 – Economic Safety 38.05.02 – Customs 40.05.04 – Judicial and Public Prosecution 52.05.04 – Literature Art

 

Hostel

Students live in modern one, two, or three-bedroom apartments with en-suite bathrooms, furnished with all necessary domestic appliances and of course, fast Wi-Fi. There also are lounge rooms and computer classes for studying, kitchens and laundry rooms.

One to four students live in a dorm room and the rent only costs $20-30 per month. There are lots of parks, stadiums, and cultural centers near the dorms where students like to gather and spend their free time.

 City

Pyatigorsk is a resort-city located in Stavropol krai, Russia. It is the oldest spa and mud resort of federal importance as well as an industrial, commercial, scientific, cultural, and tourist center of the Caucasian Mineral Waters (Kavkazskiye Mineralniye Vody) eco-resort region.

Pyatigorsk places of interest

Mount Mashuk – one of the most visited places in Pyatigorsk. There is a TV tower standing on the top of the mountain. You can see the panorama of the foothills of the Caucasus and the Greater Caucasus mountain range, Elbrus and Kazbek, and the panorama of Pyatigorsk. The height of the Mashuk Mountain is 993 meters above sea level. You can get to the top using a cable car (about 3 minutes to overcome the distance of 964 meters up to the station on the mountain top).

Proval Lake – a small lake with hydrogen sulfide water located inside Mashuk Mountain.

“Tsvetnik” Park (flower-garden). The park was laid out in marshlands formed by springs flowing down from the mountains in 1829-1831.

“Aeolian Harp” Pavilion. The pavilion was built on the highest point of Mikhailovsky spur of Mashuk Mountain in 1831. An original musical instrument played by the wind – an Aeolian harp – was placed in the pavilion. In 2008, special equipment was installed in the pavilion that plays music regardless of wind. From here you can see splendid views of Elbrus Mountain, Pyatigorsk and the settlements of Goryachevodsky and Svobody.

“Oryol” Sculpture. The sculpture depicts an eagle fighting a snake – the official symbol of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The original monument was opened in honor of the centennial of Mineralniye Vody resort in 1901. Similar sculptures were erected in all the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters: Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, Yessentuki, and Zheleznovodsk.

Lermontov Gallery. In the early 20th century, it was decided to build a fashionable construction of metal and glass. The gallery was opened in May, 1902. It was named after the great Russian poet Lermontov. A lot of famous personalities performed in the gallery (Shalyapin, Yermolova, Mayakovsky).

Pyatigorsk Necropolis. Today, this necropolis located at the foot of Mashuk Mountain, is an architectural monument. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the North Caucasus (1824). There are a lot of historical monuments on the territory of “Necropolis” – the graves of soldiers, outstanding statesmen, scientists, writers, artists, and medical doctors.

Pyatigorsk museums

• Pyatigorsk Museum of Local Lore (Bratyev Bernardatstsi Street, 2);
• Lermontov House. The great Russian poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov spent the last two years of his life in this house. Today, it houses the State Museum-Reserve of Lermontov (Lermontova Street, 4);
• Pyatigorsk “Resort Exhibition”: “Tsvetnik” exhibition hall, the former Gukasov coffee house (Kirova Avenue, 23), Mikhailovskaya Gallery (Dzerzhinsky Street, 49a);
• The Museum of Military Glory (Lenin Square, 23);
• The museum “The first steps of electric power” (Dunayevsky Street, 9, Gorelektroset);
• The museum of the Pyatigorsk State Research Institute of Health Resort (Kirova Avenue, 30);
• The Museum of Television (Mira Street, 1);
• The Museum of Insects in “Tsvetnik” Park (“Academic gallery”, Kirova Avenue, 1a).

Other cultural institutions

• Stavropol State Regional Operetta Theater (Kirova Avenue, 17);
• The Concert Hall “Kamerton” (Green Theater) in the recreation park named after Kirov;
• Pyatigorsk Philharmonic in “Tsvetnik” park, Lermontov Gallery;
• Pyatigorsk Planetarium (Dunaevskogo Street, 5, the recreation park named after Kirov).

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