The purpose of the course is to form, on the basis of the theory of virtualization of society, systematic ideas about the specifics and orientation of modern social processes. The course is focused on mastering skills: researching social phenomena using the latest conceptual tools; interpretation of empirical trends on the basis of various theoretical approaches - theories of post-industrial society, postmodernization, globalization, virtualization ; Comparative analysis and evaluation of the adequacy of alternative theoretical models of social change . The course is an element of professional training in the field of sociology, forms basic ideas about modern society and orients students in modern trends in the development of sociological theory. The duration of the training course is 40 hours of classroom classes, 16 hours of independent work . The course is taught for one semester. The program includes the content of the course, lists of basic and additional literature