This programme gives citizens of the Russian Federation having engineering and specialist degrees an opportunity to improve their research and teaching qualifications.
Admission to the programme is competitive. There are full- and time-part courses. The period of study in the full-time programme must not exceed three years and in the part-time it lasts four years. The time spent in the full-time programme is included in the record of service as research and teaching work.
Candidates have interviews with their prospective research advisors and take admission examinations in their majors, philosophy and a foreign language.
The results of final examinations in philosophy and a foreign language passed in the M. Sc. programme may be accepted as entrance examinations if they were included in the individual plan of a graduate student and were passed with an excellent or good mark.
Majors with Concentrations
I. Physics and mathematics
Mathematical logic, algebra and number theory
Theoretical mechanics
Mechanics of strained solid bodies
Fluid and plasma dynamics
Dynamics and strength of machines, devices and equipment
Radiophysics
Semiconductor physics
Thermal physics and theoretical heat engineering
Physics of charged particles and accelerating facilities