Sociology of Religious and Migration Processes

Course: Sociology (with English language of instruction)

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Sociology of Religious and Migration Processes
Code
ВБ1.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1.1 To know the basic theoretical paradigms that reveal the concepts of "religious processes" and "migration". 1.2 To know the basic social mechanisms of religious processes and migration in the participating Ukrainian society. 1.3 To know the content of the concepts of research of religious processes and migration in view of modern transformational processes in society. 2.1 To analyze the types of religious and migration processes in modern Ukrainian society. 2.2 To identify trends and consequences of modern religious and migration processes in Ukrainian society. 3.1 To demonstrate the skills of reasoned presentation of personal opinion, competent and tolerant discussion with opponents.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the specifics of the sociological approach to the study of modern society and its social problems. 2. To be able to create presentations at seminars, in a mass audience. 3. To have basic skills of group work and public discussion.
Course content
1. Theoretical issues of religiosity. 2. Social perspective of religious processes. 3. Sociological methods of studying religious processes. 4. Methodology of sociological study of migration. 5. Migration as a social phenomenon. 6. Modern migration studies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Beyer, P. 2006. Religion in Global Society. New York: Routledge. 2. Iakovenko, A. K., Iakovenko, Iu. I. & Tashchenko, A. Iu. 2020, ‘Specificity of Religiosity of Status Consistent and Status-Inconsistent Youth’, Habitus, vol. 11, pp. 102-110. 3. Scherschel, K. (2019) Migration, On the Move, Global Dialogue, vol. 9, iss. 3. http://globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/migration-on-the-move/ 4. van Dijk TA (2018) Discourse and Migration. In: Zapata-Barrero R, Yalaz E (eds) Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies. IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76861-8_13
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, tasks on individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. oral presentations: LR1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 - maximum 30 points, minimum 18 points. 2. analytical task: LR1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 - maximum 5 points, minimum 3 points. 3. tasks on individual work: LR1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 - maximum 5 points, minimum 3 points. 4. control work 1: LR1.2, 3.1– maximum 10 points, minimum 6 points. 5. control work 2: LR1.2, 3.1– maximum 10 points, minimum 6 points. final assessment: written exam (assessed LR1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1) - maximum 40 points. The minimum score for passing the exam is 24 points.
Language of instruction
english

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Andrii Melnikov
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology