Federal University of the South. Southern Federal University: faculties

Many applicants of Rostov-on-Don are dreaming to enter the Southern Federal University (SFU). People attract this university first of all because you can get a high-quality classical education here. Some have a great chance to go abroad and have an internship at leading foreign partner universities. Applicants who choose SFU, are interested in the first place, what departments are there. Before talking about them, it is worthwhile to understand the history of the university and get acquainted with its multi-level structure.

Creation of an educational institution and its purpose

In 2006, a large Russian university, the Federal University of the South, began to work in Rostov-on-Don. It incorporated the traditions and knowledge accumulated by other universities, because SFU appeared on the basis of 4 joint educational organizations:

• Rostov State University, functioning since 1915;
• Rostov Pedagogical University, which began training in 1930;
• Taganrog Radio Engineering University, which has been operating since 1952;
• Rostov Academy of Architecture and Arts, appeared in 1988.

The University was established with the aim of preserving and multiplying existing traditions, improving educational services, training highly qualified specialists, and actively participating in research and innovation activities.

Structure of the educational organization

Since the Federal University of the South was established on the basis of several universities, it has a multi-level structure. The structure of the educational institution has academies, institutes, faculties and other units that organize the training in the areas of training and specialties.

All existing structural units are grouped into 5 large groups belonging to certain areas of knowledge:

• Physical-mathematical and natural-scientific direction;
• Engineering direction;
• Socio-economic and humanitarian direction;
• The direction of education and science in the field of pedagogy and psychology;
• The direction of education and science in the field of arts and architecture.

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics and Science

This group of units includes the Faculty of Physics. This is one of the largest structural units of the Southern Federal University. This faculty works with schoolchildren. On its basis there is a school of additional education. In it, children from the earliest years study interesting science, immerse themselves in various experiments, are interested in solving problems. After completing the training at this school, many enter the physical department at the Southern Federal University, specializing in choosing the most suitable and interesting ones.

The chemical faculty also refers to the physical-mathematical and natural-scientific direction. On it, students study theory, conduct chemical research in laboratories. For applicants, one direction of bachelor's degree ("Chemistry") and one specialty (Applied and Fundamental Chemistry) is offered. At senior courses, students improve their knowledge and skills in the most interesting specializations for them, of which there are more than 10.

Faculty of engineering

The engineering direction at the Southern Federal University is the Military Training Faculty. Its history was started in the 1920s. The current faculty has several main tasks. He in the structure of the Southern Federal University should:

• Implement military training programs for reserve officers at military departments in military registration specialties;
• To carry out educational activities and work on the military-professional orientation of young people.

Military education, which can be obtained at the faculty in question at the Southern Federal University, is considered additional. The students of the university are accepted for training, who undergo medical examination, the stage of professional psychological selection, successfully pass the standards for physical training.

Management department

Has in its composition the Southern Federal University faculties related to the socio-economic and humanitarian direction. One of such structural divisions is the faculty of management. It appeared in 2014 due to a shortage of managerial personnel in the region and the country. This structural subdivision from the economic faculty was allocated.

For applicants at the Faculty of Management, one direction of bachelor's degree is offered: Applied Informatics and Mathematics. On it students get knowledge on application of information technologies and systems in business, mathematical methods for making important management decisions. The proposed direction is characterized by a large amount of project work, students are practicing, doing research work and solving important practical tasks.

Faculty of Economics

The Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don) has an economic structural subdivision. It grew out of the Faculty of Economics and Philosophy, which existed at the Rostov State University in 1965. At present this is a fairly large structural unit, which includes 8 departments, 6 training and research laboratories, and 5 educational centers. The faculty sees its goals:

• In the qualitative realization of the educational process;
• Expansion of services;
• Development of human resources;
• Improvement of the material and technical base;
• Development of the research potential of the faculty;
• Development towards national and international recognition.

At the Faculty of Economics, prospective students are offered two areas of training - "Management" and "Economics". In the first direction, students study financial and organizational management, business process management strategy, practice and management decision theory. At the "Economy" students get acquainted with current disciplines. Teachers of different departments can be invited to lecture on one subject. This allows us to form a systematic vision of the current economic processes.

College of Applied Vocational Education

The Federal University of the South is aimed at training specialists not only with higher education. The structure includes the College of Applied Vocational Education.

The unit began its work in 2015. Created a college based on:

• Economic college belonging to the higher business school;
• Art and Humanities College, formerly part of the Academy of Architecture and Arts.

Directions of training in the college

This structural subdivision of the Southern Federal University realizes its educational activity in 6 specialties:

• "Information Systems";
• "Folk art creativity";
• "Organization and law of social security";
• "Banking";
• "Finance";
• "Accounting and Economics (by industry)".

On all available training areas there is only full-time training. You can apply for some specialties not only after 11 classes (that is, on the basis of secondary general education). Those who graduated from the 9th grade can also get secondary vocational education.

In conclusion, it should be noted that the Federal University of the South provides students with excellent opportunities for obtaining a quality education. Students can use modern computers, technical facilities and laboratory instruments, communicate with highly qualified teachers and receive from them the necessary baggage of theoretical knowledge and practical skills. It is worth noting that SFU students study not only in Rostov-on-Don. The Southern Federal University has a branch in Gelendzhik, Zheleznovodsk, Makhachkala, Novoshakhtinsk, Uchkeken.