What are social and cultural activities? Where and how is it taught? What professions are involved in this activity? The answers to these questions are quite simple, and a long explanation is not required here.
The concept of social and cultural activities
Socio-cultural activity is an activity that is aimed at preserving and transferring cultural values, as well as the development, self-affirmation and self-realization of an individual and a group through their introduction to these values. Usually this activity is related to leisure. Experts work on the organization of cultural events, help in case of difficulties in family and any other communication precisely through the organization of free time for children and adults.
Such activity is very important because it is aimed at solving individual social problems and meeting the cultural needs of society. SKD is diverse, it has a large number of different options and institutions, is distinguished by exceptional voluntariness and freedom of choice. Social and cultural activities perform recreational and health-improving, cultural and creative, developmental and informational and educational functions.
Where and how is it taught
There are more than 60 universities in Russia that offer their programs to train students in social and cultural activities. The leading ones are Moscow universities, for example, Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, Moscow City Pedagogical University and others. Students study culture and art in all their diversity, their theory and historical development, applied disciplines and the humanities, practice in various cultural and production centers.
Graduates of universities of this specialty work in the field of culture and show business, are mainly engaged in organizational activities, negotiate with agencies, agree on holding events, as well as promoting stars on the career ladder. Experts work with actors, singers, circus performers, organize exhibitions in galleries and more. Many students of this department emphasize the desire and opportunity to work in their specialty after graduation, the high probability of earning profitable earnings, which grows with the work experience and qualifications of a specialist, as well as a whole range of activities that can be combined with studies. This is one of the most popular spheres of activity in the modern world, which, with a competent approach, brings real benefits to society and culture.
