Urban Anthropology Field of study: Cultural Studies
Programme code: W1-N2KU19.2023

Module name: Urban Anthropology
Module code: W1-KU-N2-AM02
Programme code: W1-N2KU19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: depending on the choice
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to introduce the student to selected research perspectives on urban anthropology. In the module, the student deepens and organises his/her existing knowledge of mental space, urban practices and urban identity in anthropological and philosophical perspectives.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
using the knowledge he/she has acquired about urban anthropology, is able to formulate critical opinions on phenomena related to urban space [K_01]
 W1-K02SN_K04 [4/5]
is able to integrate knowledge about the city based on the achievements of the discipline of cultural studies [U_01]
 W1-K02SN_U04 [4/5]
understands the need to improve his/her own knowledge and skills and to share them with others [U_02]
 W1-K02SN_U12 [4/5]
knows the role of urban studies in shaping the multidisciplinarity of cultural studies, understands the specificity of the cultural studies approach [W_01]
 W1-K02SN_W02 [5/5]
has an in-depth knowledge of urban anthropology, knows and understands the importance of research perspectives in constructing reflections on the mental and identity spaces of the city [W_02]
 W1-K02SN_W01 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W1-KU-W] 10 Monographic lecture [a02] 
Lecture-discussion [b02]  		course work K_01 U_01 U_02 W_01 W_02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
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Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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