Study Opportunity at MGU

[Linda Bruce]

The Center for Russian Studies
at
Moscow State University


 Certificate in Russian Business and Economics

Students of Russian as a foreign language now have the opportunity to expand
 their knowledge of the contemporary Russian business world and earn a
 certificate in business and economics.  This non-traditional program is made
 for students who have had some
sity.  In the summer months instructors will vary.  Although all courses are
 conducted in Russian, special courses in English or French may be organized if
 your level of Russian in not sufficient to listen to lectures in the language

Requirements:  Six courses including the following:

Russian Business Language:  Introduction to Russian business terms and lexicon.
 Conversational situations in the business world.  Language of negotiations,
 contracts, agreements and business correspondence.

partners in joint ventures.  Instructor: Professor Tsagolova, Chair, Dept. of
 Sociology and Communicative Systems.

fessor Sevruk, Chair, Dept. of  Economics and Sociology.

Economics of Geography:  Regional economics of Russia and the former Soviet
 Union.  Interaction and interdependence of regions in economy and trade,
 economic implications of geography.  Major industries, raw materials,
 transportation system, agriculture.
Political implications of economic problems,  nationality issues, city vs.
 country,
demographics.  Instructor:  N. Zubarevich, Docent, Dept. of  Economics and
 Geography.

Russian Business Law:  Legal implications of doing business in Russia.  Taxes
 and customs regulations, registrations and licenses, Russian commercial codex,
 labor laws.
Instructor: P. Lakhno, Docent, Dept. of  Law.

One elective course chosen from the following:

Russian Grammar and Composition or Russian Culture and Civilization.

Internship: The Center for Russian Studies will secure an internship with a
 Russian firm or organization in Moscow.   Possible internships include work
 with insurance companies, investment firms and Western or Russian newspapers.

 within the city of Moscow.

 For more information and application please contact:

Mikhail Basharatian,
Assistant Dean
Department of Sociology
Moscow State University

Telephone/FAX : 7 095 132-24-58
E-mail: linda at sovam.com  (Linda Bruce)