School of Psychology
History
The School of Psychology was established in 2000. It became the first independent School of Psychology in Ukraine. An important milestone in the prehistory of the school was the formation of the Kharkiv Psychological School in the early 1930s. In 1972, a Department of Psychology was opened at the university. One of the outstanding scholars of that period was H. K. Sereda, who headed the Department of Psychology until 1995. From 2000 to 2008, the School was headed by O. M. Laktionov, who initiated research in the field of the psychology of individual experience in Ukrainian science. Researchers of the School of Psychology continue to work actively in this area today.
At the same time, the following research areas have been developed at the Faculty of Psychology: psychology of memory, developmental psychology, health psychology, and gender-role psychology.
Structure
At present, the School comprises three departments:
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Department of General Psychology, Head — V. O. Olefir;
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Department of Applied Psychology, Head — O. V. Huliaieva;
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Department of Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy, Acting Head — V. A. Fedosieiev.
The School provides professional training in the specialty “Psychology” at the first (Bachelor’s) and second (Master’s) levels of higher education.
Forms of study: full-time and part-time.
The School employs 8 Doctors of Sciences and 28 Candidates of Psychological Sciences. These are highly qualified specialists with practical experience who teach students according to original author-designed programs.
Students have access to modern classrooms, a computer laboratory, a library, and Internet resources.
Research Activity
The research achievements of the School's scholars are published in the Bulletin of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, series “Psychology”, the journal “Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy”, and the “Scientific Notes” of the Department of Pedagogy, which are included in the list of professional academic journals of Ukraine. Each year, the School organizes the International Youth Scientific Conference “Vectors of Psychology”. The Kharkiv International Psychological Readings are held on a regular basis.
Students of the School actively participate in the social life of the School and the University. Event organization is coordinated by the Collegium of Postgraduate Students and Students of the School of Psychology, which cooperates with student self-government bodies, namely the Student Scientific Society, the Student Council, and the School Trade Union.
Every month, students publish the newspaper “Psycheia”, and meetings of the student club “Time and Us” are held. Students demonstrate their knowledge and creative abilities during annual faculty psychology competitions and through research activities.
Graduates of the School are in demand on the psychological services market. Today, psychology covers almost all spheres of human life, and psychological knowledge is applied in economics, politics, education, industry, as well as social and personal domains. Graduates work in various professional fields, including educational and research institutions, recruitment and HR agencies (staffing agencies, IT companies, employment and career guidance centers), psychological counseling services, helplines, law enforcement agencies, business (management, human resources, marketing, advertising, PR), and social organizations.
Acting Dean
Pavlo Oleksandrovych Sevostianov
PhD of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
Phone: +380 (66) 373-94-09
E-mail: psychology@karazin.ua
Address: 6-61, 4 Svobody Square, Kharkiv, 61022, Ukraine