Program choice
Level 3
Major & minor
University
NArFU
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) N/A
- THE (2026) 1501+
- RAEX-100 (2026) N/A
- Priority 2030 (2026) not listed
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 2
Distribution requirements ("M of N")
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 4 - 6 years
- Enrollment (2024):
- bachelor's: 8,517, specialist: 674
Sources
- Official institutional information https://narfu.ru/sveden/common/
Official institution page with general information about the object.
Used as the primary public source for the object card.
- Curriculum Plan for 39.03.01 Sociology, 2025 https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/9f2/rtijnwed3714l82kfhgrzclj73c5dhs7/39.03.01-UP-2025-.plx.pdf
The curriculum shows a shared early-course block and a large Modules by Choice block in semesters 5-7.
Within this block, students choose one major interdisciplinary pathway: applied religious studies, digital humanities research, political philosophy, or applied cultural studies.
- Curriculum Plan for 51.03.01 Cultural Studies, 2025 https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/323/wzjvfxjmcyndmtjr2v5szte8a37uucvu/51.03.01-UP-2025.pdf
The curriculum repeats the same architecture with a large Modules by Choice block in semesters 5-7.
Used to verify that the choice of a main cluster pathway is not a one-off feature of a single program.
- Curriculum Plan for 09.03.01 Computer Science and Engineering, 2025 https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/5e0/2mjvl5ez3labb8rkz858xjfgz22u0rci/09.03.01-UP-2025.pdf
The curriculum for the DevOps Engineer profile includes a Minor module and a Minor by Choice line in the part shaped by education participants.
The same plan shows university-wide elective disciplines inside the required program component and separate optional courses outside the core workload.
- Curriculum Plan for 38.03.01 Economics, 2025 https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/fc0/qbd0thqqbt7p1fk52a0241ra1zsh3w2z/38.03.01-UP-2025.pdf
The curriculum for the Finance and Accounting profile contains a Minor by Choice module within the required program workload.
The plan also shows several university-wide elective blocks and profile-specific alternatives.
- Curriculum Plan for 40.03.01 Law, 2025 https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/a0f/tee6r9kf1xebtl7sbbgegitdfi1166nj/40.03.01-YUrisprudentsiya-OFO-2025-2_0-_FTD_.plx.pdf
The law curriculum does not show a minor model, but it includes university-wide elective blocks in the required component.
Used as a control example: course-choice flexibility is evidenced more broadly than the minor model.
- University-Wide Elective Disciplines https://narfu.ru/studies/speciality/elective_courses/
The official page states that every student can independently choose a university-wide elective discipline through Modeus.
The choice is organized through several modules and educational clusters, which corresponds to distribution requirements rather than fully free electives.
- Organization of Elective Discipline Selection for 2025/2026 https://narfu.ru/upload/medialibrary/298/l2vpbaqq3bn8o52tgunxj0uduzu1w5p4/Organizatsiya-vybora-DPV-25_26.pdf
The selection-campaign presentation describes Modeus selection windows, the rule to choose one discipline in each required module, and coverage of specific educational clusters.
The material also shows that some electives may be delivered through partner online platforms, but this is not open registration for external university courses.
- Higher Education Monitoring 2025: NArFU https://monitoring.miccedu.ru/iam/2025/_vpo/inst.php?id=1544
The 2025 higher education monitoring profile reports 10,986 bachelor, specialist, and master students across all study modes.
The bachelor and specialist fields are calculated from the published shares: bachelor students are 77.53% and master students are 16.34%. The profile does not give a separate specialist share, so the specialist value is a derived remainder.