General info

The Department of Humanities was founded in 1996 as a part of the Prof. M.A. Bonch-Bruevich  Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications.

The Dean of the Department is Prof. Losev, S.A.

At the current time, the main specializations provided at the Department are Public Relations and Area Studies.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

The professional scope of a specialist  in PR involves 

- establishing relations with state institutions and mass media;

- public opinion analysis and management as well as company reputation management,

- developing  corporate culture and maintaining foreign relations,

- crisis management,

- arranging exhibitions, presentations, lotteries, festivities; setting up public associations, organizations, clubs etc.

In the frames of this specialization, the students may deepen their education in the field of

- Marketing research in PR

- Telecommunication and computer technologies in PR.

AREA STUDIES

The professional activity  of a specialist in Area Studies, focused on the countries of Northern Europe or Western Europe,  involves:

- organization-communication work  related to economical and other contacts with foreign partners,

- information and analytical work  related to basic tendencies in the development of political systems and foreign countries economics, socio-economical, trade and culture relations with the Russian  Federation,

- culture and education activity related to cultural exchange and humanitarian interaction, including exhibitions, presentations, auctions and other arrangements in culture,

- R &D and education activity.

A  specialist in Northern Europe is to learn the first language, Danish, Swedish, or Finnish, in accordance with the country under study, and the second language of international communication, English.

A  specialist in Western Europe is to study English as the language of the country under study and the second language, German or French.

Within the framework of this specialization, the students, at their wish,  may get additional education in

- International cooperation and business meeting arrangement,

- Translation in professional sphere.

The reduced form of education (for 3 years and 6 months)

The reduced form of getting higher education in the fields of PR and International cooperation and business meetings arrangement  is also possible, the graduates of vocational schools are invited.

The Second Higher Education in the field of Public Relations, both in distant and evening form, is also possible to get. The term of education is 2 years and 10 months.