Department of Social Communication

 

The Department of Social Communication was opened at the faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences by the order of the Chancellor of BSU in May 1999 «to ensure training of students specializing in Information and Communication and also to activate scientific research in the field of communicational processes in the modern society». O. Tereschenko (the Head of the Department), professor Dr. O. Manaev, associate professor N. Yefimova, assistant professors N. Yelsoukova, I. Krasav­tseva, V. Fours, lecturers I. Bourina, M. Mazanik, assistant M. Redni­kina were first people working at the department. Intensive spadework within the Belarusian-French-British project TEMPUS (1993-1997), opening of the Department of Information and Communication at the faculty of Philosophy and Economics (1997) and also long traditions of scientific research in the field of communication preceded creation of the Department.

The Social Communications major was launched at BSU in 2012 and is one of the most sought-after programs among employers and students today. Students enrolled in the Social Communications major will receive the training necessary for the following activities:

  • producing information about an organization or enterprise and its product for the purposes of positioning and promotion;
  • information support for management decisions and assessing their consequences: collecting, processing, accumulating, updating, presenting, analyzing, and interpreting information, including through marketing, organizational, media, and other research;
  • planning, developing, and implementing communications policies for enterprises and organizations: strategies, campaigns, promotions, and events to promote, position, and reposition their products and services; evaluating the results of communications campaigns and events;
  • disseminating information using modern information and communication technologies in the interests of the employer (enterprise, organization);
  • developing, implementing, and optimizing information resources and flows within enterprises and organizations;
  • training and professional development for personnel of organizations and enterprises.

 The Department of Social Communication provides the teaching of the following academic disciplines:

 for students of the specialty 6-05-0321-03 Social Communications (Curriculum approval date: 15.05.2023)

History of Social Communications
Introduction to the Specialty
Public Speaking Techniques
Academic Writing
Social Theory
Social Communication Theory
General Methodology of Social Research
Applied Statistics
Marketing
Mass Communications
Data Collection Methods in Communications Research
Sociolinguistics
Conflict Studies
Marketing Communications
Organizational Communication
Computer Data Analysis
Semiotics
Online Research
Programming for Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis
Consumer Behavior
Global Media
Advertising
Media Planning Fundamentals
Public Relations
Elective Course: Intercultural Communication
Elective Course: Fundamentals of Media Business
Analysis and Presentation of Social Research Results
BI Analytics
Elective Course: Project Management
Elective Course: Personal Branding and Self-Presentation
Internet Marketing and Web Analytics Fundamentals
Social Policy
Elective Course: Communication Technologies in Political Affairs process
Elective course: GR Management
Elective course: Popular Culture
Elective course: Fundamentals of Journalism
Elective course: Organizational Culture
Elective course: Visual Analysis of Media Texts

 

for students of the specialty 1-23 01 15 Social Communications (Curriculum approved June 30, 2021)

Elective course: Introduction to Negotiations and Business Communication
Elective course: Conflict Management and Mediation Fundamentals
Legal Regulation of Communication
Fundamentals of Social Media Management
Elective course: Youth in the System of Social Relations
Elective course: Researching Employee Loyalty in an Organization
Elective course: Historical Memory in Social Research
Elective course: Creativity in Marketing
Risk and Crisis Communications
HR Management
Social Advertising
Elective course: Social Research of the Urban Environment

for students of the specialty 6-05-0312-02 International Logistics

Elective course: Communication in crisis situations

 for students of the specialty 6-05-0314-01 Sociology

Elective course: Organization and programming of sociological research

for students of the specialty 7-06-0321-02 Communications Profile: Media Research and Social Analytics (date of approval of the Curriculum: April 11, 2023)

Theory of Modern Communication Studies
Research Methodology in Modern Communication Studies
Research Seminar
Media Monitoring and Social Media Analytics
Qualitative Online Research Methodology
Elective Course: Modern Media Systems
Elective Course: Modern Programming Technologies
Storytelling Technology
Country Branding

for students of the specialty 7-06-0321-02 Communication Profile: Social Sommunication Research (date of approval of the Curriculum: April 11, 2023)

Foreign Language Communication in the Media Space
Theory of Contemporary Communication Studies
Research Methodology in Contemporary Communication Studies
Research Seminar
Elective Course: Problems of Speech Communication in Phenomenology
Elective Course: Modern Media Systems
Social Research Design and Statistical Text Analysis
Sampling Method in Sociological Research
Elective Course: Psychology of Sexuality
Elective Course: The Phenomenon of Symbolic Violence and Cybersecurity Issues in the Modern World
Discourse Analysis
Elective Course: Country Branding
Elective Course: Comparative Social Research
Qualitative Methods in Communication Research

The department conducts scientific and methodological work, including the preparation and publication of teaching aids and teaching and methodological complexes for disciplines taught by the faculty.

Annually in the framework of the faculty conference «Human. Culture. Society» the Department organizes the work of sections on mass, organizational, Internet and marketing communications.

Students present the results of their research in the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference «Communication in social and humanitarian knowledge, economics, education» held by the Department.

Students of the Department annually participate in the National Competition of Scientific Works of Students. A number of student scientific works were awarded with awards and prestigious awards, diplomas of international competitions.

Teachers of the Department carry out the scientific management of the teaching and research work of the students of the department of social communications within the framework of the training practice, the management of course and diploma theses.

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