​​​​The Academic department of Political Science had been established in 2006. Subsequently, the Department of Political Science has been transformed into the Academic department of Political Science and Sociology providing bachelor program​es in Political Science and master program in Political institutions, processes and technologies.

The mission of the department is to train highly qualified experts with a broad professional outlook in politics, economics, and social sphere. The educational process to an active intellectual activity connected with generation of new creative ideas oriented to make a significant impact on the development of science, society, and government in Russia.