SylabUZ
| Course name | Theoretical Foundations of Sociology |
| Course ID | 14.2-WP-SOC-TPS |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Field of study | WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | Second-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2021/2022 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 4 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
To present different theories of sociology and how they can be used as explanation of social phenomena.
No special prerequisites
Class discussion. Small groups discussion. Multimedia learning process – using Power Point presentations, use of filmstrips, recordings etc. Textbook assignments.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Active participation is defined as reading course literature and taking part in group discussions. A grade will be awarded also for a 5-page home-taken essay on the lecturer given topic.
1. Turner J. H., The Structure of Sociological Theory, Wadsworth 1998.
2. Ritzer G., The McDonaldization of Society, Pine Forge Press, 2011.
1. Ritzer George, Frontiers of Social Theory. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988.
2. Giddens A., Sociology, Cambridge, 2006.
The course can be advised especially to students who are not studying sociology but other social sciences.
*the subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.
Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 15-04-2021 19:17)
