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Baku State University — what is taught, how the program progresses, what graduates become
The History program at Baku State University (BSU) is offered within the Faculty of History (11 departments: archaeology and ethnography, history of Azerbaijan, history of the Turkic peoples, history of the Caucasian peoples, history of Asia and Africa, history of Europe and America, history of the Slavic countries, ancient and medieval history, source studies). With 11 departments covering Azerbaijani history, the history of the Turkic peoples, the Caucasus, world history and archaeology, it provides the most comprehensive history education in Azerbaijan. There are English, Azerbaijani and Russian groups.
Baku State University (BSU), founded in 1919 by decision of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, is the country's first and oldest university: 16 faculties, 127 departments, about 26,000 students, 1,500 faculty members and nearly 1,000 international students. Ranked 688th in the QS World University Rankings 2026, it is first in Azerbaijan and the leader in the South Caucasus; it received 5 stars in the QS Stars audit. Nobel laureate physicist Lev Landau and Azerbaijan's founding leader Heydar Aliyev studied at this university. It has cooperation agreements with Middle East Technical University (METU), Moscow State, Indiana and Vienna universities.
No entrance exam score is required for admission; applicants submit an application letter (stating the department and language of instruction), an apostilled high school diploma and transcript with a notarized Azerbaijani translation, a medical report (HIV, Hepatitis B and C) and a passport valid for at least 1.5 years. The program lasts 4 years (8 semesters, 240 ECTS) and ends with a bachelor's (bakalavr) diploma; the language of instruction is Azerbaijani, and Russian and English groups also open in many departments. Students whose language level is not sufficient first enter a 1-year preparatory class. The Department for Work with Foreign Students, established in 2019, supports the visa, residence permit and adaptation processes.
| Department | Scope |
|---|---|
| History of Azerbaijan | From antiquity to the present |
| History of the Turkic Peoples | Turkic world |
| History of the Peoples of the Caucasus | Regional history |
| Ancient and Medieval History | World history |
| History of Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa | Modern and contemporary periods |
| Archaeology and Ethnography | Field and museum |
| Source Studies and Historiography | Method |
| Graduation Thesis | Research |
The first 2 years cover the core courses of the field, a foreign language and general courses; years 3 and 4 cover specialization courses, electives, practical training/internship and the graduation thesis.
Source: bsu.edu.az (official site and faculty sites); QS World University Rankings 2026
Graduates work in museums, archives, research institutes, media, tourism and cultural institutions; a teaching qualification can be obtained for school teaching.
WSEC handles the whole process from application to enrolment. Consultancy is free and creates no obligation.
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