Employment Psychology
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37.05.02 In English and Russian
Level of education Specialist
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 5 years
Programme description
The specialist’s programme ‘Employment Psychology’ is designed to train specialists to be ready to solve effectively the complex tasks of psychological support for the performance of employees and units in: various associations and organisations; state and political structures; and in the field of public relations.
The programme includes both fundamental psychological disciplines as well as specialist knowledge of:
- the psychological patterns of regulating social relations
- maintaining the integrity of society
- professional and social development of the individual
- human resource management and general management, including in special circumstances
- advertising and image in the context of personal communication mechanisms
- power
- coping with and resolving conflicts in social interactions, including politics and power relations
- professional health
Main courses
Fundamentals of Developing and Conducting Trainings
Psychology of Political Communication
- Psychology of Personnel Motivation and Stimulation
- Psychological Correction and Rehabilitation
- Psychological Assistance in Emergency
- Psychological Support of Professional Activity
- Psychology of Government and Political Activity
- Psychology of Communication in Organisations
- Psychology of Personnel Assessment and Certification
- Psychology of Decision Making. Decision Making Training
- Psychology of Socio—Political Influence
- Psychology of Human Resources Management
- Psychology of Extremism and Terrorism
- Stress-Management in Professional Activity. Anti-Burnout Training
- Conflict Management in Organisations. Conflict Resolution Training
The programme includes a wide range of elective courses that support students in identifying and pursuing their individual academic interests:
- Occupational Psychology and Organisational Employment Psychology
- Social and Political Employment Psychology
- Employment Psychology in Special Conditions
Teaching staff
- Elena Soldatova, Head of the specialist’s programme ‘Employment Psychology’, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, consultant, accredited expert of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor), Member of the Presidium of the Russian Psychological Society, Member of the Presidium of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association for Psychological Sciences, Member of the editorial boards of top-rated scholarly journals, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education
- Natalia Vodopyanova, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, business coach, consultant, member of the editorial boards of scholarly journals, author of highly sought-after workshops in stress management and professional burnout, Principal Investigator of projects supported by grants from Russian Science Foundations, expert in the psychology of stress and coping, the psychology of positive management, and health psychology
- Svetlana Gurieva, Doctor of Psychology, Member of the Expert Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Policy at the Committee for Local Self-Governance, Interethnic and Interfaith Relations of the Leningrad Region; Honoured Worker of Science of the Republic of North Ossetia—Alania
- Olga Deyneka, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor in the Department of Political Psychology, Member of the editorial boards of top-rated scholarly journals; founder of the school of thought ‘Economic Psychology in Politics’; Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education; Principal Investigator of research projects supported by the Russian Science Foundation, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, and St Petersburg University
- Nikolay Lepekhin, Candidate of Psychology, Associate Professor, Consulting psychologist, Member of the Northwestern branch of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association in higher education for the consolidated groups of specialities and fields of study 20.00.00 ‘Technosphere Safety and Environmental Engineering’; Principal Investigator of research projects supported by grants focused on organisational sustainability and the resilience of teams, personnel, leadership, and organisational structures
- Elena Rodionova, Candidate of Psychology, Associate Professor, business coach, consultant, Head of research on employee motivation and incentives, engagement technology, strategies and tactics of organisational behaviour, organisational culture, and psychological factors affecting employee productivity
Our advantages
- Along with fundamental academic education, students acquire the necessary knowledge and professional practical competencies in social, organisational, political psychology, and psychology of management.
- The training is provided by recognised experts in: crisis psychology; professional psychodiagnostics; interethnic and interfaith relations; staff assessment; and competence assurance.
- The programme provides the possibility to acquire applied skills during practical classes. These include training, business games, project work, and training using case methods.
- The programme has been designed taking into account the requirements of the labour market and the views of expert community representatives. This makes it possible to prepare sought-after specialists with the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting professional activities.
- Graduates are qualified to receive EuroPsy certificates – the European standard for professional qualifications adopted by the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA).
- Students have an opportunity to take part in unique annual international events: ‘Winter Psychological School’; the international scientific conference ‘Ananievskiye chteniya’; and the international conference ‘Psychology of the 21st Century’.
Accreditation
The programme has been internationally accredited by the Direction for Evaluation and Accreditation of the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge (DEVA-AAC) as part of the institutional accreditation of the Faculty of Psychology, the Certificate dated 3 May 2019
Career opportunities
Practices at
- Uralsib Bank
- The Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg
- AO ‘United Insurance Company’
- Personnel Bureau ‘Okhota’
- Gazprom Neft Science and Technology Centre LLC
- Northern Capital Gateway LLC
- Kelly Services CIS LLC
- Nissan manufacturing RUS
- The Representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in St Petersburg
- Khanty-Mansiysk Bank Otkritie
- St Petersburg Institute of Management and Law
- Office of the Federal Treasury
- Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation ’Institute of Modern State Development’
- Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Advanced Professional Education ‘St Petersburg Power Engineering Institute for Advanced Training’
- Private Educational Institution of Advanced Professional Education ‘Training Institute’
Professions
- Psychologist in executive bodies of the state civil authorities
- Psychologist in the uniformed services (the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Ministry of Defence)
- Psychologist in business entities
- Recruitment specialist
- Specialist in personnel evaluation and certification
- Specialist in personnel development and training
- Career development specialist
- Specialist in corporate social policy
- Coaching specialist
Specialists in employment psychology are much-in-demand by many security agencies, government agencies at different levels, and public and private sector organisations.