Religion and globalization

Course: Religious Studies 2021

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Religion and globalization
Code
ОК.18
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
4
Learning outcomes
3. Apply modern methods and technologies, in particular information technology, for successful and effective solving of complex problems in the field of religious studies, adhere to the rules of academic integrity 6. Effectively interact in the professional team and with representatives of other professional groups of different levels, religious organizations, believers and non-believers. PRN 8. Systematize the facts of the religious life of society, interpret religious events and phenomena based on an understanding of the specifics of the influence of religion on social processes 12. Plan and carry out scientific research in the field of religious studies, choose effective research methods and tools, analyze the results, justify the conclusions
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Requirements for choosing an academic discipline. 1. Before starting the course, students should know the main doctrinal positions of the world's religions and the basic theoretical positions of the sociology of religion. 2. To be able to apply an interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious phenomena; to know the basics of religious methodology and terminology; to be able to work with scientific and theological literature and critically interpret it; collect and interpret sources relating to various phenomena of religious life; to analyze the essence, properties and characteristics of the phenomena of religious life. 3. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources; the ability to use information and communication technologies.
Course content
The discipline "Religion and Globalization" belongs to the list of mandatory disciplines and is taught in the II semester of the master's level of education. The educational discipline introduces students to the main manifestations of globalization processes and the involvement of religions in them (taking into account religious teaching features, ethical doctrines, social teachings, as well as the institutional dimension of the functioning of religion).
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. V. Yelenskyi. The Great Return: Religion in Global Politics and International Relations of the Late 20th - Early 21st Century. - Lviv: UKU Publishing House, 2013. - 504 p. 2. Casanova Jose. Religion in the modern world: pluralism, secularization, globalization / translated from English. Roman Skakun. Lviv: Publishing House of the Ukrainian Catholic University, 2019, 348 p. 3. Kozyriatska, S. A. Online Christian editions of the Ukrainian media space: monograph / S. A. Kozyriatska. – Zaporizhzhia: Prosvita, 2017. – 192 p. 4. Practical religious studies. Collective monograph. - K.: Ukrainian Confederation of Journalists and Ukrainian Association of Religious Studies, 2012. - 315p. 5. Saukh P.Yu. Modern challenges of the globalized era: society and the church in search of answers // Ukraine and the Vatican: before and after the Vatican Council / Ed. Prof. A. Kolodny, L. Filipovych, P. Yarotskyi. - K.: UAR, 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
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 (preparation of a presentation and independent research). All types of work for the semester have as a result:  in the maximum measure of 60 points  at least 36 points In case of absence from the seminar, the student must complete the seminar assignment in writing.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Mykolaivna Fenno
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