MSU

Sources

• About the MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics https://pk.cs.msu.ru/faculty

  The admissions page of the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics describes a common first two years and department and supervisor choice at the end of the second year.

  Used as an official example of post-enrollment main specialization choice without a minor or double-major model.

• MSU Open Day: Faculty of Biology https://openday.msu.ru/bio

  The official open-day page shows admission to the faculty's programs and describes department choice after foundational study.

  Used as an additional example of faculty-level specialization choice, not a university-wide major + minor architecture.

• Economics 38.03.01 program details https://www.econ.msu.ru/entrance/bachelor/2026/Economics/

  The Faculty of Economics describes a required-course core, more than 80 elective courses, and seven soft thematic profiles.

  The source confirms broad faculty-level elective choice, but does not show a university-wide free-elective pool or a formal minor.

• Transfer and reinstatement at the Faculty of Philology https://www.philol.msu.ru/for-students/transfer-and-restoration/

  The page describes transfer between fields, educational programs, and profiles as a procedure with vacancies, curriculum-difference review, and competitive assessment.

  Used as a limiting source: changing programs through transfer is not the same as freely changing the main academic pathway.

• Procedure for forming and taking elective courses and modules at MSU http://edu.msu.ru/legal/university/pdf/por_form_i_osv_elek_dists_0404.pdf

  The MSU local regulation governs the choice of elective courses and modules within degree programs and enrollment organized through faculties.

  Used as formal evidence that elective courses may be part of the required structure of a degree program.

• Getting started with MSU interfaculty courses https://lk.msu.ru/site/about

  The interfaculty-course page explains that MSU interfaculty courses are available to MSU students, organized across all faculties, and included in study as a distinct interfaculty element.

  The source confirms free choice from a university-wide interfaculty elective pool.

• Interfaculty courses FAQ https://lk.msu.ru/site/faq

  The FAQ clarifies that full-time third-year bachelor's students must take one interfaculty course per semester, and only courses at other faculties count toward the required interfaculty-course volume.

  The source identifies a required two-semester block of free interfaculty choice and separates it from additional courses taken beyond the curriculum.

• List of interfaculty courses https://lk.msu.ru/course/list

  The 2025/2026 interfaculty-course catalog shows a broad list of courses from different faculties and filters by faculty, format, and semester.

  Used as a current check that interfaculty choice is an operating catalog, not only a policy statement.

• Higher Education Monitoring 2025: MSU https://monitoring.miccedu.ru/iam/2025/_vpo/inst.php?id=1725

  The 2025 higher education monitoring profile reports 44,348 bachelor, specialist, and master students across all study modes.

  The bachelor and specialist fields are calculated from the published shares: bachelor students are 51.54% and master students are 27.83%. The profile does not give a separate specialist share, so the specialist value is a derived remainder.