Soft Skills Bachelor’s courses

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Module description	ITMO University is one of the first universities in Russia to implement courses in soft skills into the curriculum for Bachelor’s and Master’s students. This module includes effective communication, teamwork, self-regulation of one's own state – the skills that are a prerequisite for success. Unlike the “hard” academic disciplines, this course will pay greater attention to practice. After all, this is how new habits and behaviors can be formed. Students will be able to develop skills that will help them not only become more efficient in the process of studying at university, but also improve their quality of life, pave the way for rapid adaptation and career building in their future profession.
How to sign up for the course	The schedule of practical classes corresponding to the lecture stream you have chosen will be highlighted automatically. For first- and second-year students: every odd or even week (depending on your choice) you will have 2 academic hours of lectures and 4 academic hours of practical classes. For third year students: you need to choose 2 out of 16 disciplines. Confirm your choice with the corresponding key – and the system will send us your application. The number of places on the streams is limited! If a convenient time is not available, it means that it has already been completely booked, and you will have to choose another one.
Contact us	Address: 9 Lomonosova Street, room 3103 Phone: +7(812) 607-04-66 E-mail: softskills@itmo.ru

1 year:

Communication and Teambuilding, 2 term (in Russian)

More information you can find here Коммуникации и командообразование, 2 семестр

Teachers:

Yulia Romanenko

Olga Hofman

Anastasia Bulatkina

Valeria Limonova

Antonina Fedorova

Tatiana Kopylova

Konstantin Kim

Svetlana Smolyaninova

Elena Karpova

Alyona Bondar

Olga Arlashkina

Marina Kazantseva

Maria Stepanova

Nikita Rusmanov

Nastasya Nikolaeva

Natalia Khokhlova

Inna Toporova

Vadim Mochkin

Natalya Platonova

Svetlana Skakun

2 year:

Public Speaking and Presentation Techniques, 3 term (in Russian)

More information you can find here Техники публичных выступлений и презентаций, 3 семестр

Teachers:

Anastasia Prichislenko

Maria Ososkova

Mikhail Pushkarev

Elena Karpova

Elena Ponomareva

Inna Toporova

Marina Kazantseva

Evgeniya Shestakova

Anatoly Shaulsky

Valentin Kuznetsov

Ksenia Rzayeva

Daria Helstein

Konstantin Kim

Valeria Limonova

Natalia Khokhlova

Antonina Fedorova

Olga Kalyaeva

Alexey Galishnikov

Olga Sorokotyaga

Tatiana Vasilyeva

Natalia Verigina

Tatiana Afanasyeva

Sergey Zharov

3 year, 5 term:

Digital Journalism

If you love writing in English and finding a good story then this is the course for you! Together we will explore the world of digital journalism, what makes an intriguing story, how to write like a journalist, interviewing to capture what counts, how to make your story visually appealing and meaningful for your audience, and what it takes to get published. Join our crash course for lots of reflection, laughs and good old fashioned writing.

Prerequisites: proficiency in English at the C1 - C2 level, interest in blogging and journalism

Course workload: 2 credits | 72 academic hours

Teachers:

Anna Haddelston

Maryam Reyhani

Olga Dobrovidova

Development of Social Programs and Projects (in Russian)

More information you can find here Разработка социальных программ и проектов

Teachers:

Kuporosov Yuri

Organization of Mass Events (in Russian)

More information you can find here Организация массовых мероприятий

Teachers:

Experts from the SETTERS agency

Creation and Development of the Student Club (in Russian)

More information you can find here Создание и развитие студенческого клуба

Teachers:

Zlenko Andry

Academic Writing Lab (AWL)

Are you considering a career in academia? Are you motivated to do research? Would you like to enroll in an international Master’s program? Then the Academic Writing Lab course has been developed for you. Writing constitutes a big part of scientific communication and well-developed academic writing skills definitely contribute to its success. You will be able to focus your writing on the content using the appropriate vocabulary, grammar, style and format structure.

Prerequisites: English C1-C2

Course workload: 2 credits | 72 academic hours

Teachers: