In addition, a special focus of the programme will be the analysis of social networks , a direction of data science that is becoming increasingly popular in foreign and Russian research practice.Īnother important characteristic of the programme is its applied nature - students do not learn from abstract theoretical constructs, but rather from dealing with specific applied research questions.

Those mathematically inclined gain an understanding of sociology and the object of research, while those with a background in the humanities will be able to build their skillset and gain a deeper understanding of statistical processes making up the data analysis that we teach. As part of the programme, students from different disciplines can come together to solve practical analytical problems. This programme is unique because it is the first programme in Russia to offer a comprehensive approach to data analysis in different areas. At the same time, training in the field of statistics is carried out in different ways: the majority of educational programmes in this area belong to the field of economics and focus mainly on mathematical methods in the field of sociology, the study of statistics is limited to the study of probability theory and introductory courses. There is a shortage of specialists in applied statistics, especially in the area of social network analysis.

Applied network analysis definition