Type:
Master
Speciality:
031101.04.7 - Economics
Specialisation:
031101.04.7 - International Economics
Qualification awarded:
Master’s degree
Programme academic year:
2024/2025
Mode of study:
Full time
Language of study:
Հայերեն
1. Admission criteria/requirements
Graduates with Bachelor's, Master's degrees, or diploma specialist qualifications from RA state and other non-state universities accredited by professions/institutional accreditation have the opportunity to apply for the program. The admission will be carried out according to the admission procedure of the Master's degree program of Yerevan State University.
2. Programme Objectives
The goal of the program is to prepare economist specialists who can work in different cultural environments, taking into account different social and economic norms and rules of behavior. Graduates of the program can work in RA state or private companies whose activities are related to the foreign sector, as well as in the offices of international economic organizations operating in RA.
3. Educational outcomes of the programme
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Present the problems related to foreign trade.
- Identify opportunities for international trade and development of services.
- Present the features of international business and international management.
- List the main ways of entering the international market.
- Choose the most appropriate methods for the implementation of specific international marketing research.
- Present the problems related to the international financial system.
- Explain the issues of foreign economic activity.
- Analyze the activities of international economic organizations in the economy.
- Explain the issues related to international finance.
- Discuss the possibilities of attracting and using foreign investments.
- Choose the most appropriate forms of international calculations.
- Formulate the ways and forms of exchange rate regulation.
- Identify the changes taking place in the international financial markets.
- Assess the functioning of the international banking system.
- Use various sources of information (Internet resources, electronic libraries, scientific articles, and reports.
- Predict the existing problems, estimate the resources necessary for their solution, and explain the cause-and-effect relationships of changes in economic phenomena.
- Prepare and make reports, cover research results, and conduct scientific debates.
4. Assessment methods
Based on the YSU’s Educational Process Organization Procedure (April 7, 2022), the courses are divided into 4 groups according to the evaluation form:
· With final assessment
· Without mid-term exam assessment
· Without final assessment
· Check-up
· With final assessment
· Without mid-term exam assessment
· Without final assessment
· Check-up
5. Graduates future career opportunities
Graduates of the "International Economic Relations" Master's educational program can work in the offices of such international economic organizations operating in the republic as:
. The World Bank
· The International Monetary Fund,
· in the economic structures of the United Nations,
· In the embassies of different countries in RA.
A significant part of RA state and private companies have departments dealing with foreign economic relations, where graduates of the given Master's educational program can work. Commercial banks operating in RA deal with foreign trade financing issues, servicing international loans, currency financial transactions, and correspondent relations with various international banks. Graduates of the program can engage in all of the functions listed.
Finally, the graduates of the given master's educational program can continue their studies in the post-graduate course with the specialty "International Economics".
. The World Bank
· The International Monetary Fund,
· in the economic structures of the United Nations,
· In the embassies of different countries in RA.
A significant part of RA state and private companies have departments dealing with foreign economic relations, where graduates of the given Master's educational program can work. Commercial banks operating in RA deal with foreign trade financing issues, servicing international loans, currency financial transactions, and correspondent relations with various international banks. Graduates of the program can engage in all of the functions listed.
Finally, the graduates of the given master's educational program can continue their studies in the post-graduate course with the specialty "International Economics".
6. Resources and forms to support learning
The following auxiliary resources are used in the learning process:
· auditoriums equipped with modern appliances and software,
· online lectures,
· electronic resources,
. YSU learning management system, www.e-learning.ysu.am
· auditoriums equipped with modern appliances and software,
· online lectures,
· electronic resources,
. YSU learning management system, www.e-learning.ysu.am
7. Educational standards or programme benchmarks used for programme development
· RA national framework of educational qualifications, RA Government decision dated 07.07.2016, N714-N.
. Master's degree programs, American University of Washington,
. Moscow Higher School of Economics,
. Cambridge University.
. Master's degree programs, American University of Washington,
. Moscow Higher School of Economics,
. Cambridge University.
8. Requirements for the academic staff
General Abilities
Teaching/Pedagogical
· ability to make a work program (calendar plan) of the course,
. Knowledge of interactive teaching methods, and ability to use active learning techniques.
Research
· ability to work with various scientific sources, as well as to use Internet information resources,
· ability to conduct sociological and marketing research,
· ability to lead a research group.
Communication
· ability to communicate orally with the audience,
· ability to present research results in writing,
· knowledge of at least one foreign language (at least B1 level of English).
ICT application
· basic computer skills (fluent command of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point package),
· the ability to use modern social platforms,
· skills to prepare and present presentations (pptx, prezi, canva, etc.).
Other abilities
· knowledge of professional ethics and legal norms regulating public relations,
· ability to estimate the necessary resources and implement projects effectively,
· Ability to plan and manage time resources.
2. Professional abilities
· ability to transfer knowledge and skills presented in the course description to students,
· ability to conduct professional research,
· ability to develop and present economic strategies, plan and implement projects,
· ability to work with the most popular professional computer packages,
· ability to use various reports and perform professional analysis based on them,
· ability to present an oral and written opinion on issues related to the professional field,
· ability to present issues related to the issues of the professional sphere, their management, organization, and financing.
3. General requirements
Academic degree
· an academic degree in social sciences, or in some cases, a Master's degree obtained at a foreign university in a given or related specialty,
· availability of at least 2 scientific and/or methodological publications in the last 5 years,
· at least 2 participations in conferences and/or workshops in the last 5 years.
Teaching/Pedagogical
· ability to make a work program (calendar plan) of the course,
. Knowledge of interactive teaching methods, and ability to use active learning techniques.
Research
· ability to work with various scientific sources, as well as to use Internet information resources,
· ability to conduct sociological and marketing research,
· ability to lead a research group.
Communication
· ability to communicate orally with the audience,
· ability to present research results in writing,
· knowledge of at least one foreign language (at least B1 level of English).
ICT application
· basic computer skills (fluent command of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point package),
· the ability to use modern social platforms,
· skills to prepare and present presentations (pptx, prezi, canva, etc.).
Other abilities
· knowledge of professional ethics and legal norms regulating public relations,
· ability to estimate the necessary resources and implement projects effectively,
· Ability to plan and manage time resources.
2. Professional abilities
· ability to transfer knowledge and skills presented in the course description to students,
· ability to conduct professional research,
· ability to develop and present economic strategies, plan and implement projects,
· ability to work with the most popular professional computer packages,
· ability to use various reports and perform professional analysis based on them,
· ability to present an oral and written opinion on issues related to the professional field,
· ability to present issues related to the issues of the professional sphere, their management, organization, and financing.
3. General requirements
Academic degree
· an academic degree in social sciences, or in some cases, a Master's degree obtained at a foreign university in a given or related specialty,
· availability of at least 2 scientific and/or methodological publications in the last 5 years,
· at least 2 participations in conferences and/or workshops in the last 5 years.
