Social Sciences Training

High-calibre staff: Professors, Associate Professors, staff holding doctoral and advanced doctoral degrees, Honorary Higher Education Professionals of Russia
The use of modern educational technologies: e-learning courses in Information Technology in Professional Activity; multimedia (presentations, presentations to facilitate individual or group work of students); Flash technology (computer-based testing); simulations, case studies and game-based learning (practical training for to-be teachers of history); projects in teaching and learning history
Experience of working in difference education institutions (lyceums, gymnasiums, vocational education schools, specialised schools, and additional education facilities)
Meetings and master classes with the city’s leading teachers
An opportunity to take part in the following Faculty projects and initiatives: Research Society, Faculty Newspaper, organising and conducting The Games of Mind—a quiz for school students, volunteer programme, etc.
An opportunity to pursue a doctoral programme at the Department of Methods for Teaching History and Social Studies, Herzen University

Key Courses/Disciplines

1
Theoretical Foundations of Methods for Teaching Social Studies
2
Methods for Teaching Social and Economic Development at School
3
Methodology for Assessing and Controlling Social Sciences Training for School Students
4
Developing Modern Tools for Assessing Learning Outcomes
5
Educational Design in Teaching Social Studies
6
Risk Studies in Social Sciences Education
7
Current Issues in Education in Religion Studies and Theology

A teacher of social studies in general education schools, gymnasiums and lyceums
A curriculum developer in centres of methodology, information and research
A curriculum developer in publishing houses specialising in pedagogy
A curriculum developer in additional education facilities