Digital Innovations in Philology

About the program

Global digitalization is fundamentally changing the requirements for professional philologists. Digitalization also gives rise to new professions that are already urgently needed in organizations and enterprises. A few years ago, no one could explain what Social Media Marketing (SMM) is, but now the demand for professionals in this field is growing steadily. The modern market needs specialists who have both philological and digital competences: data analysts, software and application developers, social media specialists, and many others.

“Digital Innovations in Philology” is a unique educational program, upon completion of which you will become a universal specialist who has philological knowledge and is able to work in a digital environment.

The program is designed for students interested in learning how to tackle professional applied and research challenges in the fields of:

digital humanities (DH)
intelligent text data processing
online pedagogy/electronic linguodidactics/media didactics

You need
this program

If you wish:

to acquire a future-oriented profession and collaborate with digital market leaders

to learn Russian and foreign languages at a professional level

to learn how to process text data intelligently

to have a thorough understanding of the ideas and practices of effective online teaching

to be able to solve applied and research issues using digital technology at a high level

to get a master's degree from a state internationally recognized university

After completing the training, you will be able

to learn how to program and work with massive amounts of text data, as well as how to use visualization software

to understand modern philology's challenges, ideas, and theoretical approaches, and learn how to apply this knowledge to project work

to analyze IT products, websites, blogs, and social media sites, as well as the text's virtual component

to master the language's technological tools for organizing information

to get acquainted with modern models of formal language description

to fix problems like the design of data analysis tools and the analysis itself

to manage socio-cultural projects

to discover how to promote and advertise on the internet

Who can join the program

The program has an interdisciplinary character, therefore, it is designed for graduates of Russian and foreign bachelor's and specialist's programs in both humanities and technical areas of training, as well as specialties in the field of digital technologies.

Digital technologies are used practically everywhere in today's society. Search engines, digital libraries, museum collections, professional Internet communities, free access to information and data sharing, and educational process management all necessitate universal specialists with humanitarian philological knowledge and the ability to function in a digital environment.

Students who have completed a humanitarian education will be trained:

Students with technical or IT education:

Students who have completed a humanitarian education will be trained:

in the field of digital technologies for the humanities
automatic text analysis
automatic natural language processing
programming
digital linguodidactics

Students with technical or IT education:

will be capable of mastering the difficult humanitarian knowledge
learn how to work with texts
to use digital tools to tackle the problems in the humanities and philology of various degrees of complexity.

Graduates of the "Digital Innovations in Philology" program can work successfully after completing their master's degree

in business structures in Russia and abroad

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in Russian and foreign educational organizations

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in digital mass media

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in organizations that carry out expert activities

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Training program

2 years / 2,5 years

Disciplines that form universal competencies

Pedagogy and psychology of higher education
Psychology of computerization
Foreign language
Problems of modern philosophy
Cross-cultural practices in digital and traditional environments
Tools of project activity in the humanitarian sphere
Legal issues in digital humanities
Russian as a foreign language in the field of professional communication

Disciplines that form competencies in the field of philology

Philology in the system of modern humanitarian knowledge
Semiotics
Cognitive science
Modern language processes
Corpus linguistics
Infostylistics
Literary editing of media texts
Methods of analytical sociolinguistics
Linguocognitive aspects of information modeling
Critical communication studies

Disciplines that form digital competencies

Web semantics
Table editor: Advanced Excel
Machine learning. Speech Recognition Tools
Programming in Python
Database management systems in the humanitarian field
Digital technologies of comparative text research
Narrative design
Linguocognitive aspects of information modeling
Interactive Data Visualization
Social Network Analysis
Computational social networks
Application of Big Data in the humanitarian sphere
Pedagogical design
Web development

Disciplines that form skills in the field of marketing

Digital Marketing Tools and Services
Storytelling in digital and traditional environment

Learn from the experts

Kurilenko Victoria Borisovna

Head of the Russian Language Department N 5, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor

Yelnikova Svetlana Igorevna

First Deputy Director, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor

Alimova Liliya Batorgalievna

Deputy Director for Academic Affairs,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor

Bragina Marina Alexandrovna

Head of the Russian Language Department No. 1 of the Preparatory Faculty, Candidate of Philological Sciences Associate Professor

Sinyachkin Vladimir Pavlovich

Head of the Department of Russian Language and Intercultural Communication, Doctor of Philological Sciences Professor

Kunovski Marina Nikolaevna

Deputy Director for International Affairs, Head of the Russian Language Department No. 2 of the Preparatory Faculty, Candidate of Philological Sciences Associate Professor

Biryukova Yulia Nikolaevna

Associate Professor of Russian Language Department No. 5, Candidate of Philological Sciences

Esteban Jose Azofeifa Gomez

Industrial engineer, architect of Yandex crowdsourcing solutions.

Advantages of studying at RUDN University

Studying at a prestigious public university with a global reputation (QS World University Rankings 2022 - 317th place)

Highly qualified and practical experience of teachers in the field of digital technologies in the humanitarian field

Interdisciplinary project approach to the mastering of disciplines

High-tech digital educational environment

Two foreign languages in one program

A large majority of practice bases and internships

The final portfolio displaying digital humanitarian skills

How is the
training going

Intramural classes are held at the Russian Language Institute at the address:

The Institute od Russian language, 10-3 Miklouho-Maclay Str., Moscow.

The training is conducted under the guidance of teachers, personal educational tutors and specialists in educational work.

The students' internship is organized by RUDN University:

At International Center for Digitalization of Pre-University Training

At the Center for the Development of Digital Technologies in Educational Processes at RUDN University

In the distance learning laboratory

At Russian and foreign partner universities

In organizations of the real economy sector: MTS, IBS.

Conditions and terms
of acceptance of documents

Applicants for the entrance
examinations of RUDN University

For Russian citizens
(according to the contract: on a paid basis):

Admission conditions

	Internal study mode	External study mode
Application start	June 20	June 1
Application deadline	August 20	November 19
RUDN University entrance examinations	June 20 – August 28	June 1 – November 26
Consent statement/original document submission deadline	August 30	November 29
Beginning of the academic year	September 1	December 1

For foreign
citizens

Full list of documents and conditions of admission for foreign citizens

	Internal study mode	External study mode
Application start	April 1	June 1
Application deadline	September 29	November 26
The official response of the RUDN	From 14 to 30 days from the date of application submission
Confirm your training and pay for the offer	The term is specified in the offer agreement
Prepare a full package of documents and get a visa	From 3 weeks to 1.5 months
RUDN University entrance examinations	Until September 29	Until November 26
Pay for the training contract and undergo a medical examination	Until September 30	Until November 29
Beginning of the academic year	October 1	December 01

F.A.Q.

1. What are the admission rules for the program?

You can get more information about the conditions of admission for Russian citizens to the program here:
Admission rules (rudn.ru )

You can get more information about the terms and conditions of admission for foreign citizens to the program here:
https://admission.rudn.ru/master/

2. What are the fees payment methods?

In accordance with the terms of the contract, tuition is paid for semesters. The first payment under the contract should be made within 10 calendar days from the date of conclusion of the contract on the basis of the invoice issued at the conclusion of the contract.

3. Is it possible to pay for training using maternal capital?

Yes, there is. You can get more information about payment using maternal capital here: https://www.rudn.ru/education/fee-paying-education

4. Are there discounts on tuition fees?

You can get more information about discounts on tuition here https://admission.rudn.ru/undergraduate/sale/

5. Is the hostel provided to nonresident/international students?

Yes, the hostel is provided

6. Where is the Institute located?

Address: Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya street, 10, building 3.

7. How can you contact us for more information?

Address: 117198 Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 10, building 3
Phone: +7 (499) 936 86 49
Email: zayavka-ruslang@rudn.ru