ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS

Degree Studies and Programs:

Major in Public Relations and Communication Techniques, Major in Linguistics and Linguistic Arts, Major in Economics and Finance, Major in European Studies, Minor in Gender Studies, Minor in Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, Minor in Communicative Skills, Minor in Advertising Art.

Programs:

Art-studio, Web-design, Courses for Foreign Languages, Course for City-Guides, Course in Simultaneous Translation, Business Course for Managers, Course in Managing an Office.

How to Read a Course Description

Short descriptions of all the courses that are offered at the Nevsky Institute are included into the present catalogue.

The term “course” means a subject students take during one or several terms.

You can find the information about course descriptions in the parts with the description of the Departments of the Nevsky Institute.

Every course has its own code that means the following:

Abbreviation is the name of the Department

• Eng – English Language Department
• Sp, Grm, Fr – Department of the Second Foreign Language (Spanish, German, French)
• Ling – Department of Linguistics and Translation
• PR – Department of Public Relations and Communication
• Hm – Department of Humanities
• Ec – Department of Economics and Finance
• Reg – Department of European Studies
• Inf – Department of Information System and Natural Sciences
• Psy – Department of Psychology and Education
• Gen – Department of Gender Studies
• Rus – Department of Russian as a Foreign Language

Arabic numerals mean the ordinal number of the subject at the Department.

Roman numerals mean the year of study:

• I. – the first year
• II. – the second year
• III. – the third year
• IV. – the forth year
• V. – the fifth year

F or S means a term:

F. – Fall Term
S. – Spring Term

After the name of the course you can find the description of its aims and contents.

The total amount of hours, a type of final tests (test, exam etc.) are indicated in brackets.

If a course is offered during more than one term you can find a detailed description of its parts after its general one. In the detailed description of the parts you will find information about how the material of the course is divided for each term.

If it is necessary for a student to know the material being lectured during the previous term there is a special notice in brackets.

* The course is not a compulsory one, i.e. a minor course.

** The student will write a term paper for only one course, and may choose which paper for which course will be written.

For instance:

Ling-07. INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS. The course presents the main issues of linguistics and the place of linguistics in the general theory of communication. It covers both conventional and non-conformist approaches to language and is to encourage students to develop their own way of abstract thinking. Students will have an opportunity to acquire a vision of the basic problems and issues of general linguistics, the role of language as a means of intercourse, and features of verbal communication. The course familiarizes students with language classifications and typologies and typical issues of general linguistics, its goals, methods, and techniques.

Ling-07.I.F. The course covers the following topics: language as a system of signs (semiotics); origins of language; linguistics change and development; linguistic units and levels of language. (38 h., pass/fail, 2 ECTS)

Ling-07.I.S. Phonetics, grammar, and lexicology as parts of linguistics. Le langage, la parle, la langue. Principles of language classification. Abstracts from history of writing. (Prerequisites Ling-07.I.F.) (38 h., examination, 2 ECTS)

This means the following:

Ling- means the Department of Linguistics and Translation where the course of “Introduction to Linguistics” is offered.

07. means the ordinal number of the course at the Department. After this you can find a short general description:

1. – the first year of study

F. – Fall Term

S. – Spring Term

38 h. – the total amount of academic hours

test, exam – the form of final test

2 ECTS - value of the course according to European Credit Transfer System

(Prerequisite Ling-07.I.F.) – only students who attended the course during a Fall Term can attend this course during a Spring Term.