It's no secret that in modern Russian society the demand for certified psychologists significantly exceeds supply, a full-time psychologist or even an entire psychological service is an integral part of any company, any enterprise. The constantly changing socio-economic situation, stressful pressure have a negative impact on the human psyche, and more and more people turn to counseling psychologists, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts for help.
The Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Moscow State Technical University is engaged in the professional training of specialists to solve complex problems in the field of education, health care, culture, social assistance and other areas of activity.
The Department of Psychology and Pedagogy is a graduating department in the following areas of training:
Direction 37.03.01 Psychology (Bachelor)
Direction 44.03.02 Psychological and pedagogical education (Bachelor)
Form of study: full-time, part-time and part-time.
The training of psychology students involves, along with lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory work, trainings and training programs: "Personal Growth Training", "Workshop public speaking”, “Creativity Training”, “Communicative Competence Training”, “Self-Confidence Training”, “Leadership Training”, “Effective Leader Training”, “Pedagogical Excellence Training” and others.
The department organizes master classes as part of the postgraduate vocational training in various areas of psychological practice: "Cognitive psychotherapy", "Art therapy", "Gestalt therapy", "Psychodrama and sociodrama", "Symbol-drama", "Creative drama", "Body-oriented psychotherapy", "Neuro- linguistic programming", "Group psychotherapy", "Transactional analysis", "Method of sanogenic reflection", "Psychology of management", "Psychological consulting", "Psychology management decisions”, “Training of trainers”, “School of game technicians” and others.
Future psychologists have the opportunity to practice in state educational and administrative institutions, social services, psychological assistance centers, public and charitable organizations involved in helping orphans, in the administration of the Southern Administrative District.
A student scientific society has been created at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, within which students conduct scientific research in accordance with their professional interests, participate in scientific and practical student conferences.
The department has a psychological service.
Upon graduation from the Academy, graduates of the department can work in state and commercial structures engaged in the provision of psychological and consulting services. individuals and organizations, as well as the right to work as teachers.
The Department of Pedagogy and Psychology traces its history back to the first years of the existence of our university, which in the early 30s of the twentieth century was called the Moscow State Library Institute.
The heads of the Department of Pedagogy were:
from 1938-1942 - Kuzma Prokhorovich Belsky, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor;
from 1942-1944 - Evgeny Nikolaevich Medynsky (one of the authors of the textbook on the history of pedagogy for teacher training universities);
from 1944-1951 - associate professor Lyubov Solomonovna Frid;
from 1953-1980 - Alexander Oskarovich Pint - the founder of adult pedagogy and cultural and educational pedagogy;
AT different years headed the department: Gennady Sergeevich Zhuikov, Ph.D. sciences, professor; Yuri Petrovich Azarov is a famous scientist, doctor of ped. sciences, professor, writer, artist, worked on the problems of pedagogical art and skill, and the accelerated development of talents; Natalya Konstantinovna Baklanova, doctor of ped. Sciences, Professor, Specialist in the Problems of Professional Excellence of Cultural Workers; Larisa Sergeevna Zorilova, Doctor of Cultural Studies, professor, member of the Writers' Union, developed the concept of the spiritual and creative development of youth.
since 2013, the head of the department is Tatyana Vitalievna Christidis, doctor of ped. Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Sciences of Pedagogical Education, author of the textbook "Pedagogy of Higher Education", initiator of the development of the concept of art pedagogy and art psychology.
Today, the following experienced teachers work at the department:
- A.G. Kazakova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor;
- N.F. Spinzhar, candidate of pedagogical sciences, professor;
- IN AND. Florya, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor;
- E.V. Olshanskaya, candidate of psychological sciences, associate professor;
- O.A. Bakovkina, senior lecturer, deputy. head of the UMU;
- M.S. Novashina, Deputy head department of UMR, lecturer.
