Department of Distance Learning

Vera Nikolayevna Kornienko Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dean of Department

Department of Distance Learning is a structural unit of the Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy” educational complex which provides basic and full higher education.

Phone: +38057 716-47-22; extention: 2-82

Room: 315-II

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During their course of studies at the Department, students receive education at the following qualification levels and in the following specializations:

Specialization "Economy of the Enterprise"

Bachelor’s, Specialist’s and Master’s degrees in "Economy of the Enterprise":

• receiving an advanced legal training;

• acquisition of skills to create one’s own business;

• opportunities for designing a professional strategy for the following careers: business owner, economist and analyst, manager, employee of the Planning and Economic Department, specialist in the field of marketing, head of financial and economic departments at enterprises, organizations, banks.

Duration of the program:

Bachelor’s - 4 years;

Specialist’s - 1.5 years;

Master’s - 1.5 years.

Specialization "Translation"

Bachelor of Philology, Specialist in the fields of "Philology" and "Translation":

• advanced training as a Personal Assistant;

• training as a translator of two foreign languages: English and German;

• opportunities to participate in international internships and exchange programs in order to broaden professional and social experience;

• opportunities for designing a professional strategy for the following careers: translator, language teacher, office manager.

Duration of the program:

Bachelor’s – 5 years;

Specialist’s – 1 year.

Specialization "Sociology"

Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, Master’s degrees in "Sociology":

• in-depth study of Psychology;

• obtaining a specialization which is in demand at the job-market;

• opportunities for designing professional strategies in the following careers: HR Manager, social analyst and expert in the field of PR-technologies, advertising and market researcher, business consultant.

Duration of the program:

Bachelor’s - 4 years;

Specialist’s - 1.5 years;

Master’s - 1.5 years.

Upon successful completion of the course of studies, students are awarded a state diploma.

Competitive advantages of the Department:

• The education process is conducted as a combination of study and work (there are flexible opportunities for distance learning of the subjects).

• Availability of practicing professors on the staff and practical orientation of the education process with the possibility of assistance in obtaining future employment and starting one’s own business.

• Availability of a complete set of educational materials in the full-text electronic format.

• Modern facilities (computer and multimedia classrooms, availability of WI-FI zones in the educational buildings).

• Systematic teaching provided to part-time students during the school year through individual counseling by teachers in the evenings and on Saturdays.

• High moral standards and transparency of the training and learning processes.

• Engaging part-time students in all extracurricular activities which contribute not only to the enhancement of skills, but also development of other qualities needed for future work.

• Unique Faculty and staff: 71% of the Academy’s teaching body has academic degrees and titles, including 12% of full doctors and PhD holders.

• Individual approach to each student.

The high quality of education is guaranteed by the professors’ high qualifications. Prominent professors of the Department are: E.F. Pelikhov, I.V. Tymoshenkov, T.M. Timoshenkova, I.V. Zmiyova, E.G. Mikhailyova, E.A. Podolska including practicing professors: O.L. Yaremenko and I.V. Golovneva, associate professors P.P. Nedov, Yu.S. Potemkin, T.V. Topchiy.

If you have chosen to study at the Department of Distance Learning,

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Teaching is conducted in Ukrainian and Russian languages.

The official curriculum presupposes 2 examination sessions lasting 3 to 4 weeks each. In accordance with the curriculum, students have class work (lectures, seminars, workshops), tests and exams; introductory lectures in the subjects that are on the next semester schedule.

Learning is separated from the students’ main professional activities (official leave from work for participating in examination sessions can be obtained on the basis of a certificate of employment), individual and distance learning schedules are available too.

In addition to an intense course study at the Department, one can enjoy an interesting extracurricular life. Students of the Department are encouraged to take part in all academic festivals and events such as:

- Initiation to student’s life;

- Honoring excellent students event;

- “KVN” The Comedy club;

- “The history of my family” Contest;

- “Autumn Mosaic” - amateur arts festival;

- Victory Day (May 9th) celebration;

- The Academy’s Birthday celebration.

For those who want to broaden their scope, there are various clubs:

─ the Political club

─ the Business Club

─ the European Club

─ the Cinema Club

─ the English Club and others.

Special additional courses can be taken in:

─ tourism (tourism management);

─ the Basics of entrepreneurial activities;

─ financial services market;

─ "Hotelier" School of hospitality

─ Applied Psychology;

─ PR and advertising (management of public relations and advertising);

─ journalism;

─ foreign language teaching methodology;

─ web design;

─ driving;

─ language courses: English, Spanish, German and French.

Despite the busy learning schedules, part-time students actively participate in scientific conferences (regional and international ones, including the Academy’s annual International Student Conference).

The opportunity of getting two degrees simultaneously and an interesting student life attracts not only residents of Kharkiv, but also young people from the Kiev, Zaporozhe, Lugansk, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovs’k, Sumy, Volyn, Ternopol regions, the Crimea, as well as those from the neighboring and distant counties: Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Turkmenistan, Germany, USA.

The high quality of education obtained by part-time students makes them competitive on the labor market and capable of successfully climbing the career ladder. The Laboratory of career planning – a structural unit of the Academy – helps graduates to find employment. Employers willingly recruit our graduates, as they have proven to be good professionals.