St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work

St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work (SPbGIPSR, ') is the only Russian state higher education institution of psychological and social profile in the Northwestern Federal District.

Academic structure

As of December 2017, the Institute consists of Faculty of Psychological and Social Work (since 1995) and Faculty of Applied Psychology (since 1999) with a total of seven departments:

Theory and Technology of Social Work

Applied Social Psychology and Conflictology

General, Developmental and Differential Psychology

Counseling and Health Psychology

Psychological Counseling

Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behaviour

Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Foreign Languages

Economics, Mathematics and Informatics

Academic structure also comprises the specialized Training and Laboratory Complex (TLC) designed to facilitate the practice-oriented approach in student's training. TLC consists of 6 laboratories and 4 classes:

Art-Workshop Studio

Center of Computer Technologies

Psychological Counseling Studio

Psychological Practice Center

Psychophysiology Lab

Music Therapy Studio

Physical Education Center

Individual Counseling Class

Training and Methodology Class on <br />Psychological and Social Work

Civil Defense Class

Higher Education

Bachelor's degree programmes

37.03.01 Psychology

39.03.02 Social Work "Social Work in the System of Social Services"

37.03.02 Conflictology

Master's degree programmes

37.04.01 Psychology "Psychological Counseling"

39.04.02 Social Work "Innovative Practices of Social Work"

All courses are delivered in the Russian language.

Legal status

Institute operates under the university charter and internal regulations. It has license and state accreditation.

See also

Education in Russia

List of universities in Russia

References