St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work

St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work (SPbGIPSR, Санкт-Петербургский государственный институт психологии и социальной работы, СПбГИПСР) is the only Russian state higher education institution of psychological and social profile in the Northwestern Federal District.

Academic structure
As of December 2017, the Institute consists of Faculty of Psychological and Social Work (since 1995) and Faculty of Applied Psychology (since 1999) with a total of seven departments:
 * Theory and Technology of Social Work
 * Applied Social Psychology and Conflictology
 * General, Developmental and Differential Psychology
 * Counseling and Health Psychology
 * Psychological Counseling
 * Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behaviour
 * Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Foreign Languages
 * Economics, Mathematics and Informatics

Academic structure also comprises the specialized Training and Laboratory Complex (TLC) designed to facilitate the practice-oriented approach in student's training. TLC consists of 6 laboratories and 4 classes:
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 * Art-Workshop Studio
 * Center of Computer Technologies
 * Psychological Counseling Studio
 * Psychological Practice Center
 * Psychophysiology Lab
 * Music Therapy Studio

Psychological and Social Work
 * Physical Education Center
 * Individual Counseling Class
 * Training and Methodology Class on
 * Civil Defense Class

Higher Education
Bachelor's degree programmes


 * 37.03.01 Psychology
 * 39.03.02 Social Work "Social Work in the System of Social Services"
 * 37.03.02 Conflictology

Master's degree programmes
 * 37.04.01 Psychology "Psychological Counseling"
 * 39.04.02 Social Work "Innovative Practices of Social Work"

All courses are delivered in the Russian language.

Legal status
Institute operates under the university charter and internal regulations. It has license and state accreditation.