Sergey Kurginyan

Deputy Dean: Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology

Sergey Kurginyan has been at HSE University since 2011.

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Education and Degrees

2013

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in General Psychology, Psychology of Personality, History of Psychology
Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Thesis Title: The personality psychic organization as a resource of self-relation maintenance

2009

Master's
University of Nottingham

2009

Master's
University of Nottingham

2008

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in General Pedagogy, History of Pedagogy and Education
Moscow State Pedagogical University
Thesis Title: Psychological and pedagogical assistance to adolescents" adequate self-relation formation

2006

Degree
Moscow State Pedagogical University

2005

Degree
Armavir State Teacher Training University

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Courses (2024/2025)

Psychological Analysis of Professional Activity (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar: Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Psychological Analysis of Professional Activity (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Qualitative and mixed research design in psychology (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Research Seminar: Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Practical Training in Psychology: Psychodiagnostics and the Basics of Psychometrics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Psychological Analysis of Professional Activity (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar: Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Workshop: Ability Diagnostics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Case-Study Method in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
Psychology of Activity and Skills (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus

Timetable for today

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Grants

Neurodynamics of substantive thought generating (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2017)

Differential diagnostics of person’s thought generating characteristic properties (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2016)

Personality determination of thought generating (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2015)

Development of standardized test of activity reflection (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2014)

An Investigation of Subjectness and Its Manifestations in Human Mental Development (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2013)

An Investigation on the Role of Reflection in the Process of Ability Development (The Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2012)

Conferences

2015
V Международная конференция «Психология индивидуальности» (Москва). Presentation: Природа приобретенных страхов и порог эмоционального контроля в неравновесных психических состояниях

2012
4-я Всероссийская научная конференция с иностранным участием "Психология индивидуальности" (Москва). Presentation: Эмпирическая модель изучения единичного случая адекватного отношения к себе
Всероссийская научная, юбилейная конференция, посвященная 40-летию ИП РАНа и 85-летию Б.Ф. Ломова «Психология в системе комплексного человекознания: история, современное состояние и перспективы развития» (Москва). Presentation: Личность и ее отношение к себе как субъекту отношения

2010
III Всероссийская научная конференция "Психология индивидуальности" (Москва). Presentation: Принцип субъекта в исследовании отношения личности к себе как субъекту индивидуального уровня бытия человека

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
E. Osavolyuk Person's cognitive flexibility in different types of self-relation, 2021

Employment history

All-Russian Сhildren's Center, 2003, 2007.
Moscow State Pedagogical University, Pedagogy and Psychology Department, 2006-2008.
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Psychology Department, 2010-2015.
Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Distant learning Department, 2010-2016.

Sep

2024

‘My Dream Is to Help as Many People as Possible, Making the World a Healthier and Happier Place’

Nikolay Bogdanov, 28, from Sofia, Bulgaria, graduated from the Psychology programme of the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences in 2022. Currently, he is based in the Netherlands, where he pursues a master's degree in behavioural sciences at Radboud University and works as a life coach. In an interview with the HSE News Service, Nikolay shares his experience at HSE University, his professional challenges and achievements, as well as the importance of teamwork, persistent curiosity, and self-improvement.

May

2024

'Those Who Choose Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, or Governance Today Cannot Do without IT'

HSE Faculty of Social Sciences celebrates its tenth anniversary