This manual is intended for studying the main sections of "Culturology" as a variable part of the state educational standard. It highlights problem tasks, questions for self-control, examples of tests for intermediate certification of students; contains a list of basic and additional literature. Methodological material includes topics of abstracts for students of correspondence form of education, as well as the basic conceptual apparatus of the course necessary for understanding the material. The methodical manual helps to improve the organization of independent work of students of any form of education: full-time or part-time, studying in the following areas: 080000, 100000, 140000, 150000, 190000, 220,000, 270000.