HSE University Academics

FAQ― Who will assist me on academic matters?― What kind of courses are there at HSE University?― How can I enroll for courses?― How can I drop my courses?― Where can I find my timetable?― How will I be assessed?― How can I get my transcript?

Who will assist me on academic matters?

Study manager Programme manager

What dothey do?

provide support regarding general study issues:― Learning Management System

(LMS);― HSE University e-mail password

recovery;― Your study plan (course

drop/course enrolment)

provide support regarding a particular course:― syllabus;― schedule;― accepting / declining enrollment request.

How to find them?

https://istudents.hse.ru/arrival Visit the web-page of degree programme, where the course is taught (see Course search instructions)

How can I enroll for courses?

I filled in the preliminary course choice before 16 August

Great! The courses you chose are already in your LMS and

CourseSelect account

September 03-06Go to CourseSelect to check the

schedule and see overlaps

Everything is correct? Great! You are enrolled.

Schedule overlaps? Want to enroll for more courses? Want to change courses? • Go to CourseSelect before September 07 and

search for more courses• Notified that your selective courses had been

cancelled on September 07-08? Search for others on September 08-10.

I didn’t fill in the preliminary course choice or didn't indicate courses’ codes

before 16 August

September 03-06Go to CourseSelect to select

your courses

Want to enroll for more courses? Want to change courses? • Go to CourseSelect before September 07

and search for more courses• Notified that your selective courses didn’t

take place on September 07-08? Search for others on September 08-10.

Where can I see my current courses?

See your draft course list in LMS on lms.hse.ru

Password: Edu + your student ID number without dots and slashes

Login: your HSE email address

Where can I find my timetable?

― RUZ

― CourseSelect (starting September 03)

―Programme coordinator (see Course search instructions)

Why can’t I see a course in my schedule?

The course schedule has not been added to RUZ yet.

1. Check if you are enrolled in the course in CourseSelect

2. Contact the programme managerYou are not enrolled in the course.

1. Check if you are enrolled in the course in CourseSelect

2. Enroll in the course in CourseSelect if it is available.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

PRELIMINARY COURSE CHOICEDate: by 16 August, 2020

CHECK IF A SELECTIVE COURSE WAS CANCELLEDDate: 07 September – 08 September, 2020

SIGNING OF YOUR LEARNING AGREEMENTDate: after 10 September, 2020 (WHEN COURSE ENROLMENT IS FINALIZED) STEP 5

IF THE SELECTIVE COURSE WAS CANCELLED, ENROLL FOR OTHER COURSESDate: 08 September – 10 September, 2020

Course enrolment calendar

SEARCH FOR MORE COURSES AND ENROL Date: 03 September – 06 September, 2020

What kind of courses are there at HSE University?

Types of courses

Compulsory – always on schedule and are held annually on a regular basisElective – optional and offered if a certain number of students are registered

Offline – face-to-face courses, may have online access

All-Campus courses/Межкампусные:Online – are taught on an online platform (Zoom, MS Teams or other) by an HSE instructor MOOC – are taken on Coursera or EDX without online sessions with an HSE instructorBlended – MOOC+ online classes with an HSE instructor

What kind of courses are there at HSE University?

All-campus coursesOnline mode 100% guaranteed

Face-to-face elective coursesOnline mode not guaranteed

What kind of courses are there at HSE University?

Bachelor’s and Master’s level courses

• HSE University places no restrictions on choice of MA level courses for BA students

• All courses are free for exchange students

PrerequisitesCheck in the course syllabus if a course has Prerequisites (Course search instructions)

MA IN RUSSIAN STUDIES COURSES

Informal Economy and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Russia (02.10)https://www.hse.ru/ma/rs/courses/375277940.html

Modern Russian City and Life in a Megapolis (16.09)https://www.hse.ru/ma/rs/courses/375300083.html

Russia and the Muslim World (29.09)https://www.hse.ru/ma/rs/courses/375266383.html

China and Russia: Great Powers in an Era of Global Disorder (17.09)https://www.hse.ru/ma/rs/courses/375284687.html

Gender Politics in Russiahttps://www.hse.ru/ma/rs/courses/375274137.html

Enrollment in the ‘Курсы по выбору’/Elective courses tab1-2 Modules, Online mode5 ECTS

How can I drop my courses?

Course drop

September 03 – 10 After September 10

Deselect courses in CourseSelect or ask SIMO to

delete the courses

Fill in Course drop form and sign it at SIMO (Online Document Request)

E-mail signed Course drop form to your study manager (in cc SIMO)

How will I be assessed?

• HSE University credits and grading system: https://istudents.hse.ru/en/credit

• Regulations for knowledge assessment: http://istudents.hse.ru/en/asses

• Exam schedule is published 1 week prior to the examination session

NB! Students are advised to take not more than 45 ECTS

NB! HSE University grades are cumulative. The grade composition for each discipline is defined in the course syllabus

NB! Exams schedule is subject to change.

How can I get my transcript?Grades finalization

5 weeks after the examination period

Your LMS account

Transcript draft5 weeks after the examination period

Your HSE University e-mail

Official TranscriptSent to your home university coordinator by email.

Hard copy is sent upon request.

You confirm correctness of the data within 1 week after receiving the

draft Data correction is needed

We update your Transcript

You don’t answer our request within 1 week after receiving the draft

Useful links

Course catalogue

CourseSelect

RUZ

HSE credits and grading system

Academic calendar

Transcript of Records

Next: MS Teams Workshop1. Go to https://teams.microsoft.com/

2. Log in with your HSE email account details

3. Go to the Fall 2020 Exchange&Visiting Students Team

4. Join the Meeting in the General Channel

Аddress: 11 Pokrovsky Boulevard, office 605D https://istudents.hse.ru/en Phone: +7 (495) 772 95 90