Abstract: The subject of the research is the main approaches to designing a professional educational program 'Museology and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage Objects'. The object of the research is the professional training as part of the aforesaid program. Based on current laws and regulations and considering demands of employers as well as modern trends in the development of museology as a science, the authors of the article offer a model for selecting and defining the contents of disciplines as part of the professional training. The authors focuse on the role of historical disciplines in the process of professional training and teaching the major 'Cultural Tourism and Excursion Activities'. The research is based on using the modelling method, design method and traditional teaching method that is based on fixation and generalisation of teaching and managerial experience. The novelty of the research is based on the fact that the authors prove the role of a department head as the main curriculum designer and that of a lecturer as an executive who has some autonomy in how to present his or her discipline as well as the model structure when executing the aforesaid professional educational program. In conclusion, the authors emphasize the need to apply this model to teaching basic and professional disciplines and illustrate how the model can be applied to teaching the module of historical disciplines. 

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The subject of this research is the integration of modern information and communication technologies and practice-oriented education during the process of professional training of the students-museologists. The object of this research is the professional preparation of the bachelors on the discipline “Museology and preservation of the objects of cultural and natural heritage”. Attention is focused on the fact that the model of practice-oriented efficient education is pragmatic in its nature and content, as well as corresponds with the didactical approaches applied in high education with consideration of implementation of the new educational and professional standards. The main conclusion of this work consists in substantiation of the advantages of mutually beneficial cooperation between the specialized graduate chair that realizes the practical preparation on the discipline “Museology and preservation of the objects of cultural and natural heritage” and a specific museum, in accordance with the principle of efficient education, taking into account the requirements of the job market, and development of the museum professions.