Economic Cybernetics

Economic Cybernetics is a field of study concerned with the application of modern mathematical methods to analysis of economic systems. A specialist in Economic Cybernetics is an economist and analyst highly qualified in the field of the analysis and the management of various sectors of the economy, such as: production, finance, banking, public governance, etc. He is conversant with modern information acquisition, database development, economic situation analysis and forecasting techniques using modern mathematical models and novel information technologies, and is able to manage economic objects in conditions of the uncertainty.

What will students learn?

The specialty of Economic Cybernetics offers to students a comprehensive curriculum, including:

  • economic theory;
  • finance;
  • statistics and econometrics;
  • operations research;
  • logistics;
  • mathematical economics;
  • economic dynamics;
  • business computer systems;
  • e-commerce technologies and many others.
The knowledge and skills acquired by students can be used in analyzing complex economic processes by applying methods of mathematical economics. Another major feature of our program is the emphasis on students’ proficiency in modern information technologies.

Special applied disciplines include:

  • Systems of Support of Making Decisions,
  • Technology of Creation of Software and Intellectual Systems,
  • Modeling of Economy,
  • Information Business,
  • Information Systems in Economy.
Such courses give students different skills in IT-technologies as well as practice of using them in different economic situations. The courses of this group also provide students with knowledge of mathematical methods and models for solving economic problems.

Employment opportunities

State, joint-stock, private enterprises and companies, business corporations, enterprises of market infrastructure – as marketing specialists, economists, analysts, business leaders. The graduating students of this specialty have skills and abilities in the area of economic analysis, book-keeping and financial accounting, taxation, audit, control and revision not only in the field of industrial production but also in the area of commercial services, in the field of small enterprise.