No specific prior knowledge is required.

A) The student will develop an analytical and critical way of thinking towards sociology, in order to get used to formulate debates in relation to the different social context and from a scientific perspective B) The student will develop research abilities through the essays that have to be done during the course, using primary and secondary sources and different tools available at University. C) The student will be encouraged to develop oral expression and abilities for debates, focusing on information from an empirical analysis of the social reality. D) The student will learn to identify the relations between social institutions and social systems. E) The student will learn to observe everyday social processes through different ways, like movies, readings or observation, in order to understand the hidden characteristics of the phenomena. F) The student will learn to work with different methodologies, carrying out individual and group activities, as well as essays done in the class or at home, that will have to be presented both in a written and oral way.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 2.Will be able to collect data, produce information and use it to base their reflections and judgements on social and political reality. 3.Will be able to apply the skills and knowledge acquired to solve problems in complex situations and in academic or professional work environments that require creative or innovative ideas. BASIC COMPETENCES 1.Students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study 4.Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. GENERAL COMPETENCES 2.To be able to recognize the social, political, cultural and religious diversity of contemporary societies and the relevance and transversality that democratic values and human rights have in these societies 4.To know how to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills into practical professional problems SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 7.To understand and use the concepts of social structure and social change, their interdependence and their relationship with the political and economic system, especially with regard to the Spanish case 9.To recognize the historical dimension of political and social processes and to explain them by taking such dimension into account. TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES 2.To demonstrate the ability of planning and organizing your work, the ability of reaching the right decisions by taking into consdieration the available information and the abilty of gathering and interpreting relevant data to make good judgments in your area of study

This course aims to give information about Spanish contemporary social reality from a sociological perspective. Therefore, different concepts and ideas about Spanish society and social changes will be given, based on theoretical and empirical research and main contemporary debates. Information related to Spain will be analyzed in a broader European framework. Topic 1: Social tendencies in Spanish society Topic 2: Gender relations Topic 3: Welfare state Topic 4: Forms of everyday life Topic 5: Labour market Topic 6: Migrations

Theoretical classes in the form of a face-to-face master class exposing the theoretical contents of the subject, using the tools that facilitate the presentation, ensuring time for clarification of questions from the students and waiting for their participation during the presentation. Practical classes in the form of exercises linked to theoretical content, which will be analyzed collectively by teachers and students, using computers, films, documents, press articles and others.