The law provides for the following divisions in higher education in Russia: higher education – Bachelor's Degree and higher education – Master's Degree or specialist training.
The federal law also stipulates that Russian citizens will be admitted on a competitive basis into higher education establishments and the Bachelor's, Master's and specialist training programmers.
Along with this and in accordance with the federal law, the government of the Russian Federation has listed various areas of qualification (specialties) within higher education and has confirmed that upon completion candidates will be awarded the title of ”Specialist“ in this field.