What is considered culture? Criteria that distinguish culture from anticulture. Cultural and civilizational processes occurring in the modern world. Man and culture... When presenting these and other topics in the course of cultural studies, the authors present not only their concept, but also the views of other scientists, giving students the opportunity to draw their own conclusions. Much attention is paid to issues that often do not receive sufficient coverage when studying cultural studies as an academic subject: definition of spiritual culture, the place and role of morality, religion, science, art in the cultural system. Defining culture as a high level of human activity, the authors consider from this point of view the culture of communication, political culture, culture of national relations, pedagogical culture; show that familiarization with culture is a necessary condition for the development of a person and a specialist. Recommended for students studying cultural studies. It is of undoubted interest for students of political science, philosophy, pedagogy, as well as for anyone interested in current cultural issues.