Orthodoxy in modern Ukraine

Course: Religious Studies 2021

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Orthodoxy in modern Ukraine
Code
ОК.17
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
2 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 technologies, for successful and effective solving of complex problems in the field of religious studies, adhere to the rules of academic integrity. 4. Evaluate and critically analyze state-denominational, inter-denominational and inter-religious relations, the state of religious freedom and religious security in Ukraine and the world
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students must meet the general requirements for knowledge and skills that are required for studying in higher education institutions. 2. To be able to collect and interpret information about religious phenomena, to justify one's own worldview regarding the importance of religion in human life, use information and communication technologies. 3. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management, critical attitude and forecasting regarding religious events and phenomenon; use of foreign language professional informative sources.
Course content
The discipline "Orthodoxy in modern Ukraine" is focused on the study of issues of independence and self-reliance of the Orthodox Church in management, in its missionary, spiritual and educational and social service in the modern Ukrainian state. Each nation in its historical development forms a national church, which is confirmed by the historical experience of Universal Orthodoxy. All autocephalous or autonomous churches gained their independence in the context of independent political and socio-economic development of states. Ukrainian churches also went through this. But the state of separation of Orthodox churches in Ukraine (OCU and UOC) is extremely unacceptable. This significantly inhibits social development and undermines the authority of Ukraine in the domestic space and on the international arena.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. History, structure and legal status of Christian churches: Educational and methodological manual on confessional and practical religious studies for students of the Faculty of Philosophy. / V.I. Lubskyi, E.A. Kharkivshchenko, M.V. Lubska, T.G. Gorbachenko, I.M. Fenno; under the editorship dr. philosopher Sciences, Prof. M.V. Lubska - K: "Center for Educational Literature", 2015. - 728 p. 2. O. N. Sagan, Ecumenical Orthodoxy: essence, history, current state. Kyiv: World of Knowledge, 2004. 912 p. 3. Kharkivshchenko E.A. Religious Studies: Textbook. – K.: VOC "Kyiv University", 2019
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of learning the material from the entire educational course. The overall grade for the semester consists of points received for classroom work (oral presentations, additions and participation in discussions at seminars) and for independent work (written description, essay). All types of work for the semester have as a result:  in the maximum dimension of 80 points  at least 48 points 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 include additional assessment measures.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yevhen Anatoliiovych Kharkovshchenko
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