Tourism management and socio-cultural services
In an attempt to meet the ever increasing demand in tourist services in the region the Humanities Faculty and the Polyarnaya Zvezda travel company, the largest travel agency in Novosibirsk, combined their efforts to set up the department of tourism management in Novosibirsk State Technical University. Since 1998 the Faculty offers a broadly based programme that encompasses a wide area of tourist and socio-cultural services for both Russian travellers and travellers from other countries. The programme is designed to prepare students for a wide range of career opportunities that relate to all varieties of tourism and back-up services which include hotel and restaurant management, insurance, amusement and recreation, museums and exhibitions, advertising, information technologies, and others. Emphasis is placed upon acquiring a sound theoretical background in social sciences and humanities as well as specific study in the areas of interest to develop knowledge and awareness of the business and cultural environment, stimulate creative thinking, and prepare students for particular professional activity. Hands-on experiences applicable to the chosen area of interest are a vital part of the curriculum, providing students the opportunity to apply theories taught in the classroom in supervised professional activities. In the process of training students are introduced to potential careers through internship opportunities at leading travel and service companies such as Polyarnaya Zvezda, Sputnik, and Ob. Specialists from these companies maintain close links and work in collaboration with the Faculty. As a result, students not only gain needed work experience but also develop professional contacts that are helpful as they enter the job market. Job prospects for initial employment and promotion are exceptional in the tourism market. In fact, new positions are constantly developing due to the dynamic growth of the business. Graduates of the Faculty may be employed by travel agencies, hotels, restaurants, and similar organisations as advertising and marketing managers, market analysts, publicity advisers, legal advisers, guides, etc., or they may start their own business. The programme offers the following options to specialize in:
1. Tourism
2. Hotel management
3. Socio-cultural services
4. Advertising business
Subjects of Study (majors and compulsory disciples)
Foreign languages (English, German or French); art and art history; Russian and foreign literature; history of world's civilizations; geography; social psychology; legal studies; economics; management; marketing; accounting; finance, and some others.
Psychology
This programme is designed for humanities graduates who wish to become human factors specialists and to practice as applied psychology specialists in counselling centres, industrial establishments, educational or medical institutions, and other governmental and commercial agencies. The student is provided with a basic knowledge of the human sciences and experience of the available procedures for the appraisal of human performance. The objective of the programme is to ensure that the intending practitioner has been trained in all known techniques in one of the areas of application and that he/she is familiar with current state-of-the-art in related areas. Emphasis is placed on application to real problems. Graduates from the course take up posts in a wide diversity of public and private organisations. Typical applications include: personnel selection and training; human factors research and development career guidance; psychological diagnostics and correction of interpersonal relationships in organisations, and individual vocational or psychological counselling. Counselling is a process in which a professionally trained specialist helps a person collect his/her own resources in such a way that they may find an appropriate resolution to an academic, vocational, or personal decision or problem. The way in which consultants approach problems varies according to nature of the problem. The main tool of the consultant is the one-to-one interview, though group counselling is also favoured by some psychologists in settling internal conflicts of people. Standardised tests are helpful in certain counselling situations.
In the third year of study the programme offers specialization in the following options:
1. Social psychology
2. Management psychology
Subjects of study
Comprehensive training covers a wide variety of disciplines:
Humanities and social sciences: history; philosophy; ethics; aesthetics; world cultures; foreign languages;
Natural and exact sciences: mathematics; anatomy of the central nervous system; physiology of the central nervous system;
General specialist disciplines: general, age, social, clinical, and educational psychology; anthropology; psychological diagnostics and correction; psychology of personality;
Specific specialist disciplines: psychology of management; family psychology; marketing psychology; public consciousness psychology; organisational psychology; leadership theory, etc.
Basic Vocabulary
related to - связанный с; относящийся к
diverse - разнообразный
curriculum (pl.-a) - учебный план; учебная программа
to expose - здесь: знакомить;
подвергать воздействию
enquiry - исследование
challenging - интересный;
требующий отдачи всех сил
to be committed to - быть приверженным ч.-л.
to retain - сохранять; удерживать
in one’s turn - в свою очередь
to uphold - поддерживать; отстаивать
to keep abreast of the times - идти в ногу со временем
scholarly - научные исследования
to enhance - увеличивать
job placement - трудоустройство
competitive job market - конкурентный рынок труда
complement - комплект; набор
software - программное обеспечение
state -of-the-art - достигнутый; реальный;
здесь: современный
workshop - семинар по обмену опытом
tutorial - занятие с небольшим числом студентов;
консультация
to foster - способствовать
option - здесь: специализация; выбор
recipient - получатель
academic records - успеваемость
curiosity - любознательность
| 1. interplay inspiring major encompass systems analysis cultural awareness in-depth specialization to assign assimilation | 1. - взаимодействие - вдохновляющий; воодушевляющий - профилирующий предмет - охватывать - системный анализ - понимание культур других стран - углубленная специализация - назначать - усвоение |
| 2. strata (pl) – stratum (sing.) legal couselling legislation on-the-job-training internship ultimate goal state-owned inspectorate practitioner | 2. - слой; прослойка - юридическая консультирование - законодательство - обучение на рабочем месте - стажировка - высшая цель; конечная цель - государственный - инспекция - специалист-практик |
| 3. ever increasing encompass back-up services amusement recreation awareness hands-on experience internship employment promotion legal studies | 3. - все более возрастающий - охватывать - дополнительные услуги - увеселение; развлечение - развлечение; отдых - понимание; осознание - практический опыт; профессиональный опыт - стажировка - трудоустройство - продвижение; служебный рост - правоведение |
| 4.counselling centre appraisal human performance practitioner appropriate career-guidance to favour comprehensive public consciousness organisational psychology | - консультационный центр - оценка - качества и свойства человека; поведение людей - специалист-практик; профессионал - соответствующий; подходящий - профориентация - оказывать предпочтение; благоприятствовать - всесторонний; всеобъемлющий - общественное сознание - организационная психология |