Гуманитарные дисциплины в Массачусетском гуманитарном институте

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А.А. Манухин, Н.Н. Володина
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Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
© A.A. Manukhin, N.N. Volodina
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
The features of humanities teaching at a technical college are considered by an example
of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The priorities in training, students’ academic
workload in the study of humanities, especially the US approach in teaching these disci-
plines at universities are analyzed. The importance of interdisciplinary research in mod-
ern science is emphasized. The significance of combination humanities, natural-science
and technological disciplines is revealed. The practical recommendations concerning
borrowing some of the MIT approaches to the humanities are given.
Keywords: MIT, humanities, technological disciplines, teaching approaches, concepts of
modern science, philosophy of science, engineer preparation.
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Manukhin A.A, associate professor of the History Department, Faculty of Social Scienc-
es and Humanities at Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Fields of studies:
modern and contemporary history of Europe and America, Russian contemporary history,
revolutions as a historical phenomenon, relations between the great powers and develop-
ing countries, United States — Latin American relations, contemporary United States -
Russian relations. e-mail:
Volodina N.N., assistant professor of the History Department, Faculty of Social Sciences
and Humanities at Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Fields of studies: mod-
ern and contemporary history of Russia, government and society in the Russian Empire,
history of Latvia, history of the Caucasus, historical biographies, history of russian cul-
ture and social thought, history of science. e-mail: