The SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities has created unique conditions for obtaining higher education, allowing graduates to successfully work in the modern information media space. On the one hand, this is a complete educational cycle – Bachelor’s degree – Master’s degree – postgraduate study. On the other hand, a powerful production base for studying - a world-class media complex. But first things first.
The Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations of the SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities provides Bachelor’s degree training in two media areas: Journalism, and Advertising and Public Relations. Having mastered these academic programmes, students acquire key media competencies in the development and implementation of projects in social networks, creation of media products for various types of media, blogs and social networks, operational management of advertising services and PR departments, etc.
Within the framework of these areas, unique Master’s degree programmes in Transmedia Journalism, and Strategic Communications and Branding are offered. They are based on research workshops at the Neuromarketing and Virtual Reality advanced technological laboratories, allowing Master’s degree students to conduct in-depth media research and create immersive media projects. Upon completion of the Master’s degree programme, you can enrol in our postgraduate program in Media Communications and Journalism.
“This is a new level of training in media, it meets the challenges of digital media content, the communications market and requires high professional competence. And key media competencies today lie in the development and implementation of social media projects for creating media products for various types of media, generating content for blogs and social networks, operational management of advertising services and branding and PR departments, of brand identity system, and strategic planning of brand communications. And we teach all of this at our institute,” says Liudmila Shesterkina, Head of the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Public Relations, Doctor of Sciences (Philology).
The modern digital material base allows students of the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Public Relations of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities to immerse themselves in the world of media, acquiring the professional competencies necessary for working in digital media.
All university media of SUSU confidently position themselves in the digital media space: these include the first university SUSU-TV Television and Radio Company in Russia, 360-Degree Multimedia Newsroom, SUSU Radio Station, Photography Studio, the SmartUniversity newspaper, Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Neuromarketing. And all university media are at the disposal of students – future multi-purpose media specialists. This is the generation of winners!
“This year we have significantly strengthened our position as the leading media educational platform in our region,” shares Director of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities, Doctor of Sciences (Philology), Professor Lidiya Lobodenko. “We have created and successfully operate a Regional Student Media Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. And this allows aspiring media professionals to study and be in the media flow of big and important events happening in Russia and around the world. Our students covered the World Festival of Youth and Students, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian Economic Forum, the Congress of Young Scientists, and much more. Our media students have a huge number of victories and awards, such as “PR, the Profession of the Third Millennium”, “Silver Archer”, the “SHUM” All-Russian Youth Award in the Field of Media and Journalism, and “Student TEFI”! That is why we can say: your successful media career begins at the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities.”
Enrol in the Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations of the SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities and become the best in the media, get the most advanced media competencies, and make a brilliant career in the media industry!
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