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From
the foundation of Kiev University in 1834, lectures on psychology
were closely related to Orthodox Church doctrine, in accordance with
instructions of The Synod. That’s why sychology was taught by
theologians.
Only reform of University education in 1863 made it possible
to teach psychology by persons with secular education. Mainly professors-philosophers
provided teaching psychology at that time, and later by psychologists,
who occupied the chair of philosophy.
One of the most famous psychologists, who worked in Kiev University, was Professor G.I.Chelpanov (1862-1936),
who founded the experimental psychology laboratory (since 1912 G.I.Chelpanov
worked in Moscow, where he created and headed the first in Russia
Institute of Experimental Psychology).
I.A.Sikorsky (1845-1918), who had worked for a long time as Professor of Psychiatry in the Medical
Faculty of the University, had also made significant contributions
to the development of psychological science in Kiev University.
For the first time Psychology Department in Kiev University was founded
in the Philosophy Faculty in 1946. Also in 1946 two Departments of
psychology began their work: one attached to the philosophy faculty,
and the other — to the philological faculty. In 1956 after cessation
teaching of psychology in secondary schools both departments were
closed. However, the philosophy faculty continued the psychological
specialisation of students — starting from the third year of
study, groups of 5-71, who majored in psychology and received
the chance to attend the principal courses related to certain branches
of psychology. These students could defend their diploma in psychology,
but their occupation was not indicated in their diploma certificate,
where the qualification “teacher of philosophy” was printed.
In 1967 the Department of Psychology, which started the training of
psychologists, was created again in the philosophy faculty of the
University. In 1971 two futher Departments were created, the Department
of General and Engineer Psychology, and the Department of Social and
Educational psychology.
The current Department of General and Engineer psychology numbers
10 teaching staff — 1 Doctor of Science/Professor, 6 candidates
of science/readers, 3 assistants without scientific degree. The department
provides special teaching and training of students in general psychology
and psychology of labor. Head – Prof. Yuri Trofimov.
The staff of the Department of Social and Pedagogical Psychology numbers
8 teachers — 1 Doctor of Science/Professor, 4 candidates of
science/readres, 2 candidate of science. The Department of Socilal
and Educational Psychology provides special teaching and training
of students in Social and Educational psychology. Head — Dr.
Nicolas Kornev.
Both Departments have postgraduate studentship — 3-4 postgraduate
students join each chair annually after competitive examinations.
Since 1989 the Psychology Departments has Scientific Council, which
at government level was granted the right to confer scientific degrees
of candidate of psychological sciences (PhD) and doctor of psychological
science (Dr.Sc.) in the three specialties of general psychology and
history of psychology, medical psychology, psychology of labor and
ergonomics (Chairman of the Scientific Council — Professor Leonid
Burlatchuk).
In 1990 Psychology Departments were transferred from the Philosophy
Faculty to the Sociology and Psychology Faculty, founded the same
year2. Currently this faculty has tree-degree system of
students training: “bachelor” (four years); “specialist”
(five years); “magister” (5 or 6 years).
The Sociology & Psychology Faculty also has in its structure three
Sociological Departments, which provide teaching and training of
sociologists, and the Department of social work and education, which
since 1995 trains social workers and has postgraduate studentship.
Training of students on clinical psychology, since 1973, was provided on
the Department of social and pedagogical psychology (approximately
5-6 students, who specialize in this field of psychology, each year).
From 1982 the training of students in clinical psychology has been provided
by the Department of Psychodiagnostics and Medical Psycology (circa
15-16 students annually)3.
Every
year competitive selection of admitted students for training on
Psychology gives 50 persons, competition level when entering varies
from 5 to 10 candidates for one place.
1. Since 1956 the basic task of sole Department of psychology on Philosophical
Faculty becomes teaching small courses on general psychology for the
students of humanitarian faculties.
2. Since 2002 Dean of Faculty — Prof. Vladimir Evtuh.
3. See information About our Department. |
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