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Course: 2020/2021

Culture and society

(14479)

Study: Bachelor in Sociology (208)

Coordinating teacher: DIAZ GANDASEGUI, VICENTE

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Social Analysis

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 1º

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

Knowledge of the fundamental elements of the culture and society. Approach to the sociological analysis of culture and society. Development of sociological skills linked to different forms of learning.

Description of contents: programme

Topic 1. Nature, culture and society Topic 2. Elements of culture. Topic 3. Cultural diversity. Topic 4. Cultural change. Topic 5. Religion and magic (I). Topic 6. Religion and magic (II) Topic 7. Ethnicity and race. Topic 8. The arts.

Learning activities and methodology

Theoretical classes for acquisition of competences related to the knowledge of the fundamental elements that constitute the culture and society. Assignments will be both individual and collective. Some of the assignments will be presented in class orally.

Assessment System

The theoretical exam to be taken at the end of the course represents 30% of the final grade.
The remaining 70% of the grade will be obtained from practical work

However, students who cannot attend lectures may take a final exam, on the date indicated in the official calendar, which will be rated between 0 and 10 points.

% end-of-term-examination 0
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 100

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