37.04.01 Psychology

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Clinical psychology and psychotherapy

Qualification: Master's Degree

Code of a programme: 37.04.01

Field of study: Psychology

Location: Rostov-on-Don

SFedU Institute: Academy of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Language: Russian

Tuition fee - based: 15

Duration of full-time mode: 2 years

Tuition fee per year (in rubles, 2026): 165 000

Basic subjects
Specialized subjects
Program Overview
Program Benefits
Prospects. Career & Employment
Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

Basic subjects

  • The module of foreign language communicative competence
  • Module "Theoretical and methodological foundations of modern psychology"
  • Module of project activity
  • The module "Mathematical statistics and information technologies in scientific research", etc.
  • Module of foreign language communicative competence: Academic writing and business communication
  • Module "Theoretical and methodological foundations of modern psychology"
  • Module of project activity
  • Module "Mathematical statistics and information technologies in scientific research"

Specialized subjects

  • Pediatric neuropsychology and a workshop on neuropsychological diagnosis and correction in childhood
  • Pediatric pathopsychology and a workshop on pathopsychological diagnosis and examination
  • Psychological support of the treatment and rehabilitation process in the clinic
  • Psychological aspects of sex pathology
  • Fundamentals of cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Fundamentals of Gestalt psychology and psychotherapy
  • Narrative psychotherapy
  • Integrative psychotherapy
  • Supervision in Gestalt therapy
  • Supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Applied Neuroscience
  • Neurotechnology in psychology and education
  • Modeling of information processes in neural structures

Program Overview

The educational program is designed to train research scientists and practitioners who will be able to work in healthcare institutions, research institutes, engage in private practice, etc.
Training of highly qualified specialists, research scientists and practitioners who will be able to work in healthcare institutions, research institutes, engage in private practice, etc. The relevance of clinical psychologists is beyond doubt due to the statistics of the spread of anxiety-depressive disorders, somatic and mental diseases, suicidal tendencies in modern society. At the same time, there are not enough specialists in Russia and the world who provide psychological support to different groups of patients, their relatives, as well as medical personnel at different stages of the treatment process.

Program Benefits

  • Disciplines developed by the faculty of the department, as well as leading practitioners, taking into account modern scientific achievements.
  • A modern laboratory of psychophysiology with scientific equipment as a base for conducting research.
  • The cooperation with the Southern Regional Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Education provides undergraduates with access to modern equipment for conducting scientific research in the field of psychogenetics and psychophysiology.
  • During their studies, undergraduates will get acquainted with the fundamental and applied aspects of modern clinical psychology, psychotherapy and neuroscience, learn how to work with modern scientific equipment at the Southern Regional Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Education; gain experience in planning and conducting scientific research, as well as in processing and interpreting the results obtained, writing scientific theses and articles, in presentations at scientific and practical conferences.
  • Undergraduates will get acquainted with all types of practical activities of a clinical psychologist, including modern non-drug psychotherapeutic areas, as well as gain experience in supervision in various psychotherapeutic approaches, including experience in group supervision in the centers of practical psychology, which are partners of the program.

Prospects. Career & Employment

Graduates can continue their postgraduate studies, doing research in the field of clinical psychology and psychophysiology.
Neuroscientists (including psychophysiologists) Leading universities in Russia and abroad are actively invited as postdocs, their research activities are significantly supported by funding from the Russian Science Foundation. Another promising way to develop and realize the professional potential of graduates of the program is their implementation of the practical activities of a clinical psychologist (psychohygiena, psychoprophylaxis, diagnosis, examination, correction, rehabilitation, non-drug psychotherapy) in public and private institutions.

Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

The relevance of clinical psychologists is beyond doubt due to the statistics on the spread of anxiety and depressive disorders, somatic and mental illnesses, and suicidal tendencies in modern society. At the same time, there are not enough specialists in Russia and the world who provide psychological support to different groups of patients, their relatives, as well as medical personnel at different stages of the treatment process.