Social and Political Studies
Course: "English Studies and Translation and Two Western European Languages"
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Title
Social and Political Studies
Code
ОК 14
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
PLO 2. Process information effectively: collect relevant information from a variety of sources, including professional literature and electronic databases, critically analyze and interpret it, organize, classify and systematize it.
PLO 3. Organize own learning and self-education process.
PLO 4. Understand the fundamental principles of human, nature and society genesis.
PLO 5. Collaborate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, supporters of different political views, etc.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the main stages and characteristics of the socio-political process. 2. Skills of collecting and interpreting information on events and phenomena of politics, socio-political processes and events. 3. Basic skills of research and dealing with information; critical attitude towards and ability to forecast political, economic, socio-cultural events and phenomena. 4. Skills of group work and a public discussion. 5. Successful mastering of the course "Philosophy".
Course content
The purpose of the course is to form knowledge of features of the modern Ukrainian society, politics and government in a comparative context, of the specifics of sociological and political knowledge on the problems and trends of society, politics and government. The subject of study includes the main elements of social structure, social institutions, trends in social structure in modern Ukrainian society, features of the latest social phenomena inherent in modern societies caused by modernization and globalization, the functioning and development of modern society, politics and power, human interaction with social and political institutions, special characteristics of modern Ukrainian society in a comparative context.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Короткий оксфордський політичний словник. К., 2006. Кузьменко Т.М. Соціологія / Навчальний посібник. К., 2010. Політологічний енциклопедичний словник / В.Б. Авер’янов, І.В. Алєксєєнко, С.С. Андрєєв та ін.; В.П. Горбатенко (упоряд.), Ю.С. Шемшученко та ін. К., 2004. Політологія: відповіді на питання екзаменаційних білетів: Навчальний посібник / за ред. В.Ф. Цвиха. К., 2012. Політологія: підручник для студентів вищих навчальних закладів. / За ред. Цвиха В.Ф., Батрименка О.В. К., 2010. Соціологія: навч. посібник / За редакцією С.О. Макєєва. К., 1999. Спеціальні та галузеві соціології / За ред. В.Є.Пилипенка / Навч.посібник. К., 2004. Шляхтун П.П. Політологія: історія та теорія: Підручник. К., 2010.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Forms of study include lectures, seminars, consultations and students’ self-study. Teaching methods include answers at the seminars, analytical task on the topic given by the lecturer, report, participation in the discussion, self-study (essay, analytical task, project presentation), test papers.
Assessment methods and criteria
Final score for the course constitutes a total of points for all forms of control and does not need any additional forms of assessment. Forms of the current control include the sum of marks for answers at the seminars (min 18 / max 30 points), analytical task on the topic given by the lecturer (min 9 / max 15 points), report (min 9 / max 15 points), participation in the discussion (min 6 / max 10 points), self-study (essay, analytical task, project presentation) (min 6 / max 10 points), test papers (min 12 / max 20 points). Students who did not manage to score 60 points during the term have to work for the classes and topics they missed. Final point correlation scale According to 100-point scale Mark according to national scale 60–100 Pass 0–59 Fail
Language of instruction
English
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Volodymyr
Anatoliyovych
Shelukhin
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology
Yaroslav
Serhiyovych
Teleshun
Politology department
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology
Politology department
Faculty of Philosophy