National Tempus / Erasmus+
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IDEA: MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Relevance

Social (cultural) Anthropology is one of the most popular humanities in scientific and educational context. The necessity for training of social anthropologists is determined by acute problems facing Russian society, including increasing social and ethnic tensions (even open xenophobia) caused by general social and economic instability and growing immigration from Central Asia and Caucasia. To solve these problems we need experts assistance, we need social anthropologists who can assess and respond to modern challenges and risks using modern knowledge. Their skills will contribute to prevent and resolve conflicts (ethnic, religious and cultural) and to plan long-term development strategies – in business, social and cultural spheres.

In 2010 Russian Ministry of Education approved a federal educational standard of higher education of master’s program № 032 400 – "Anthropology and Ethnology."

The master Social Anthropology program at the History Department at Tomsk State University is aimed for training such experts.

Purpose

To integrate Russian Social Anthropology Higher Education in international practices and approaches system

Tasks

• To develop master’s program in Social Anthropology taking into account international experience
• To train teachers who can use modern methods and approaches in Social Anthropology
• To train students within Social Anthropology master’s program
• To train administrators who can effectively manage the educational process in the global education space (integration of the Russian universities in the Bologna system)
• To establish interaction channel “university – employer” to orient educational programs to labor market needs in cultural and social administration.

Stakeholders

• University staff
• Undergraduates
• Young administrators in Higher Education

Actions

1. To develop and approve courses within master’s program in Social Anthropology by

-    teachers training in the European universities to exchange experience in development of educational programs

-     Joint methodological seminars and conferences

1. To develop students mobility – students training in the partner European universities.

Russian partners

Omsk State University, Department of Ethnography and Museology

Ural Federal University, Institute of Humanities and Arts

Contacts: Popravko Irina; email: popravkoirina@yandex.ru