Sociology aims to analyze and understand the various components that make up a society or civilization. Students learn how these societies are organized, as well as how they are sustained. Issues related to other humanities may also be studied.

Ukrainian history is long and proud, with the inception of Kievan Rus as the most powerful state in Medieval Europe. The capital Kiev is one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe. Higher education in Ukraine is either state funded or private. Most universities in Ukraine provide subsidized housing for out-of-city students. There are a lot of foreign students in Ukrainian universities.