Religious studies

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Religious studies
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
The result of the study is the acquisition of knowledge about the specifics of religious systems, which will understand the influences of religious factors on cultural, political, economic life in different societies, and freely navigate the religious processes of the modern world.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prior to studying this course, students must meet the general requirements for knowledge and skills required in higher education. Be able to collect and interpret information about cultural phenomena and phenomena. Have basic skills in research and information management; critical attitudes and predictions about religious events and phenomena.
Course content
The discipline introduces students to religious studies. The subject, tasks, theoretical bases, methodologies, main directions and problems of modern religious studies are determined. The principles of religious activity are clarified and the socio-cultural dynamics of religious life is studied. The basic religious doctrines are considered, the typology of religions is outlined. The interaction of religion and other spheres of human life is explained. Special attention is paid to the history of religions in Ukraine.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Academic religious studies. Textbook for students of higher education. textbook institutions / Under the scientific editorship of A. Kolodny. - К .: "World of Knowledge", 2000. - 862 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Seminars 40 points / 20 points 2. Independent individual work 1 20 points / 10 points 2. Independent individual work 2 20 points / 10 points 4. Final test 20 points / 10 points Final assessment: in the form of a credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksandr Serhiyovych Pasichnik
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy