Basics of religious examination
Course: Religious Studies 2021
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Basics of religious examination
Code
ОК.20
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
2. Confidently possess the state and foreign languages for the implementation of written and oral communication, including for scientific and professional communication; present research results in national and foreign languages.
3. Apply modern methods and technologies, in particular information technology, to successfully and effectively solve complex problems in the field of religious studies, adhere to the rules of academic integrity.
4. Evaluate and critically analyze state-confessional, inter-confessional and inter-religious relations, the state of religious freedom and religious security in Ukraine and the world.
5. To propose ways of solving socio-religious problems in complex and unpredictable conditions, which involves the use of relevant approaches and forecasting.
\7. Analyze, compare and classify different directions and schools of classical and modern religious studies.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main religions, their essence and features; basic concepts of religion and methods of religious studies, including methods of history of religion, philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, psychology of religion, phenomenology of religion; basic religious concepts and categories; modern trends in the development of religious studies.
2. To be able to collect and interpret information about the phenomena and phenomena of religion, religious processes and events; apply basic terms and categories of religious studies in the analysis of socio-cultural phenomena and processes; identify modern trends in the coexistence of different religions in the conditions of globalization and interfaith dialogue, forecast the prospects of their development, taking into account the peculiarities of the course of religious processes in the conditions of globalization.
Course content
The discipline "Fundamentals of Religious Expertise" is taught in the first year of the first semester of the master's degree. The educational discipline introduces the masters to the methodology and methodology of religious examination, which will allow them to acquire the ability to practically apply modern religious knowledge in the field of professional and practical-expert activities. The main stages of conducting a religious examination are considered and its heuristic potential is revealed in the context of optimizing state-confessional and inter-confessional relations and preventing religious conflicts.
The world experience of conducting a religious examination is revealed, and the peculiarities of conducting a religious examination in Ukraine are clarified.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Maidanevich L.O. Religious expertise: concept and structure // Security, religion, church in modern society (edited by O.I. Predko, K.M. Vergeles) Monograph. Vinnytsia, 2021. Published by FOP Kushnir Yu.V., 2021. P.47-81.
2. Predko O.I. Methodological aspects of religious security // Sofia. Humanitarian and religious bulletin. No. 2(16), 2020. P.94-95.
3. Predko O.I. Religious security of Ukraine: the essence and main "zones" of concern // "Days of Science of the Faculty of Philosophy-2017", International Scientific Conference (2017; Kyiv). International Scientific Conference "Days of Science of the Faculty of Philosophy"-2017, April 25-26 .2017 (materials of reports and speeches). Kyiv: Kyiv University Publishing Center, 2017. Part 10. P. 41-43.
4. Predko O.I. etc. Religious security in Ukraine in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. Monograph. Vinnytsia, 2021. Published by FOP Kushnir Yu.V., 2021. 204 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
The final number of points for the discipline (maximum 100 points) is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the final test. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not predict
additional evaluation measures.
For students who scored a total of less than the critical minimum of 60 points, in order to receive credit, it is necessary to complete the missed topics in writing and submit/send by e-mail to the teacher conducting the seminar classes.
Thus, the final grade for the discipline (minimum 60, maximum 100 points) consists of the sum of the number of points for the semester work (minimum 48, maximum 80 points) and the final test (minimum 12, maximum 20 points).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Olena
Illivna
Predko
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy