Social and Political Studies
Course: Psychology
Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology
Title
Social and Political Studies
Code
ОНД.07
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
LO17. To demonstrate socially responsible and conscious behavior, follow humanistic and democratic values in professional and social activities.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
to have generalized knowledge of the processes and phenomena of social life, the philosophical, cultural, political, legal and socio-economic foundations of society;
to be able to collect and analyze information about events, protests and phenomena of social and political life of society;
to have basic skills in using information sources: scientific research and information management; critical attitude to social and political events and phenomena.
Course content
The aim of the discipline is to acquaint students with the basics of modern political science and to form knowledge about society, political institutions, processes and phenomena, the peculiarities of politics and power in modern societies. The discipline introduces students to the basics of political science; provides knowledge of the nature of modern political processes, the nature and types of political systems and regimes, theories of political institutions - the theory of the state, parties, interest groups, political elites, political leadership, elections and electoral systems, the nature and essence of political culture and political consciousness, the main ideological trends in the modern world, processes of international political life.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Politolohiya: Pidruchnyk Za red. O.V. Babkinoyi. V.P. Horoatenka. - K.: VC «Akademiyu, 2008,- 568 s.
Politolohiya. Navchal"no-metodychnyj kompleks. Zared. Kyrylyuka F.M. - K. 2004.
Politolohiya: pidruchnyk dlya studentiv vyshhyx navchal"nyx zakladiv. Za red. Cvyxa V.F. Batrymenka O.B. -K.'Kyyivs"kyj universytet", 2010-671 s.
Politolohiya. Pidruchnyk. 'Za red. Kulahina Yu.I., Poluriza E.I. -K, 2002.
Politolohiya: vidpovidi na pytannya ekzamenacijnyx biletiv. Nanchal"nyj posibnyk. Za red. Cvyxa V.F. - K. Znannya. 2012 - 374 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminar, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral presentation and participation in seminar discussions: 36/60 points
2. Individual work (writing an abstract or essay): 12 / 20 points
All types of work for the semester have a total of
- in the maximum dimension 80 points
- in the minimum dimension 48 points
In case of absence from the seminar, the student can work on the seminar assignment in writing or orally.
3. The final test - 12 / 20 points
The final number of points in the discipline (maximum 100 points) is determined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester and the final test.
For students who have scored a total of less than the critical minimum of 60 points, it is mandatory to work on the missed topics in writing or orally to receive credit.
Thus, the final grade in the discipline is a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 100 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Departments
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