Formation of professional competences of a bachelor of cultural studies in the process of studying the disciplines of professional training

Abstract

The article analyzes the place and role of the disciplines «Museum Studies», «Fundamentals of Socio-Cultural Design», «Information Technologies for Professional Activity», and «University Education and Academic Writing» in the system of Bachelor of Cultural Studies professional training. The stages of the above-mentioned disciplines' introduction into educational and professional programs «Cultural Studies» of the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education in the specialty 034 Cultural Studies of the field of knowledge 03 Humanities of different years of introduction have been determined. The scope, form of control, and transformation of educational components have been clarified. It has been established that the introduction of such disciplines as mandatory for professional training is directly related to the approval by the State Standard of Higher Education of Ukraine for specialty 034 «Cultural Studies» for the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education. The study of the discipline's content shows that the topics presented in the programs have a clear practical orientation and allow to effectively form the future specialist’s professional skills and abilities. The priority importance of these disciplines in the formation of specific (professional, subject) competencies, which corresponds to SC1, SC2, SC3, SC6, SC8, SC9, SC10, SC11, and SC12 of the educational and professional program «Cultural Studies» has been proven for the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education in the specialty 034 Cultural Studies of the field of knowledge 03 Humanities. This approach corresponds to the goals of education stated in the standard of higher education and modern trends in the training of a competitive, high-class specialist who can actively develop his creative potential, which is necessary for solving complex multifaceted socio-cultural objectives and practical problems. In addition, it contributes to the formation of a specialist with an innovative type of thinking, capable not only of perceiving and adapting but also of producing changes in society, taking into account the norms of professional ethics. The formation of the professional ethos of a cultural specialist is extremely important in the context of the process of Ukraine’s integration into the European community, which requires new communication skills and activities with a fundamentally tolerant, non-aggressive approach to other traditions, views, and norms.