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Course: 2019/2020

Introduction to Sociology

(13000)

Study: Bachelor in Sociology (208)

Coordinating teacher: VALIENTE FERNANDEZ, CELIA

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Social Sciences

Type: Basic Core

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 1º

Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law

Competences and skills that will be acquired and learning results. Further information on this link

- Knowledge of main sociological theories. Basic skills for sociological empirical analysis. - Critical thinking.

Description of contents: programme

- The course will teach students: i) the object of sociological study; ii) main sociological theories; and iii) main sociological concepts. Some lessons will be devoted to the analysis of families, education, religion or the state.

Learning activities and methodology

- Lectures (2 ECTS credits). Students will have enough time to ask questions. - Exercises made and corrected in the classroom (2 ECTS credits). - Mandatory and voluntary readings made by students (2 ECTS credits).

Assessment System

- Mid-term exercise on sociological theories, concepts and empirical cases: 25% of the final grade.   Students who fail this exercise must meet the professor during office hours in order to assess results and find ways to improve performance.
- Final exam: 60% of the final grade.
- Assignments in the classroom: 15% of the final grade.

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography

Macionis, John H., and Ken Plummer. Sociology (fifth edition). Pearson. 2011

The course syllabus and the academic weekly planning may change due academic events or other reasons.