Thinking Master’s courses

Module description 

In the process of learning anything, we not only acquire new knowledge, but also inevitably reshape ourselves, our thinking, our worldview, attitudes, goals, and values. In this module,  there are a range of courses that will turn the learning process into a conscious and exciting exploration. All of the module’s courses can be divided into three groups:

1. general development of thinking skills and analysis of scientific methods: Critical Thinking in Practice (in Russian), Thinking and Scientific Rationality (in Russian), Critical Thinking Skills, Scientific Reasoning and its Relevance for Society;
2. development of problem thinking skills and analysis of ethical problems of modern technoscience: Ethics in Science and Technology (in Russian), Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (for students of Machine Learning Engineering) (in Russian);
3. development of thinking skills based on the analysis of modern phenomena that shape our everyday experience and habitual thinking patterns: Critical Theory of Modern Society (in Russian), Key Questions in Modern Social Thinking (in Russian), Visual Forms of Thinking (in Russian), Computer Games and Media Theory (in Russian), Critical Theory of the Modern Human: Trans-, Post-, and Antihumanism (in Russian). 

All Thinking courses are module-based, meaning that they will be studied within 16 calendar days. You will be able to attend the courses in the first or second semester.  See the descriptions of specific courses for more details.

Language

Russian and English

The courses Scientific Reasoning and its Relevance for Society and Critical Thinking Skills (Advanced) are taught in English. Please note that the recommended level of English proficiency is at least B2 (according to the international CEFR scale). This is important for your successful completion of the course.

Контакты

E-mail: think@itmo.ru

 Address: Kronverksky Pr. 49, room 2323